1.

Cadre de référence administratif

Faculté/Ecole/Institut Institut des Sciences Appliquées (ISA)

DER Génie Biologique (GB)
Cycle Licence Professionnelle
Niveau d’étude L1
Semestre S1
Balla DIANKA
Disponibilité : Jeudi et Samedi de 12h-13h
Bureau : C3-2
Enseignant responsable UE
Spécialité : Sociolinguistique
EPR : NTICS
Grade : Assistant
Téléphone 20 22 44 21
Email balla.dianka@isamali.org

2. Descriptif du cours

Système d’entrée
Domaine Sciences et Technologies (ST)
Mention Biologie
Spécialité Génie Biologique
Options Tronc commun
Langues d’enseignement Anglais/Français
Intitulé du cours Anglais
Code de l’UE AGN11
EC Anglais
CM TD TP TPE
Volume horaire de l’UE :
16 14 0 12
Nombre de crédits de l’UE 2
Objectif général Connaitre les fondamentaux de la grammaire anglaise

• Apprendre le vocabulaire technique

Objectifs spécifiques de l’UE
• Avoir une bonne maitrise des temps du présent
• Dialoguer en anglais
Prérequis Anglais du secondaire

Contenus de l’UE
Part one :Structures
Chapitre I: present simple
Chapitre II: present continuous
Chapitre III: Wh Questions
Part two: Texts studies
- Importance of English
- What’s Biology
 - Scientifique attitude
Part two :Fonctions
Chapitre I : Greeting, Introduction and leave taking
Chapitre II: Asking for and giving direction
Chapitre III: Making and Responding complaint
Ressources et activités à proposer aux étudiants

Supports de cours : Polycopies

Activités : Conversation, Listening, Rechearches TD et exercices à domicile

Système de sortie
Objectif de l’évaluation
Part dans la note finale Types de questions
Contrôle
• Questions de cours ;
continu 1/3
• Exercices pratiques ;
Modalités de (formatif)
l’évaluation
Examen
• Questions de Cours ;
final 2/3
• QCM ;
(sommatif)
Codes de conduite : Présence obligatoire aux cours, aux travaux dirigés.

Bibliographie et webographie
Grand Jokers de Claude Vollaire
La grammaire anglaise au lycée de S. Berland – Delepine
Dictionnaire scientifique Anglais-Français
Azar Betty Schramper English Grammar Fourth Edition
 Introducing yourself and other people

Introducing yourself and others

There is a range of ways to introduce yourself and people.

Introducing yourself:

Here are expressions to introduce yourself:

• My name is ...
• I'm ....
• Nice to meet you; I'm ...
• Pleased to meet you; I'm ...
• Let me introduce myself; I'm ...
• I'd like to introduce myself; I'm ...

Introducing others:

Here are expressions to introduce others:

• Jack, please meet Nicolas.

• Jack, have you met Nicolas?
• I'd like you to meet Liza.
• I'd like to introduce you to Betty.
• Leila, this is Barbara. Barbara this is Leila.

Useful responses when introducing yourself or other people:

• Nice to meet you.

• Pleased to meet you.
• Happy to meet you.
• How do you do ?

Dialogue:

Alex is talking to the new manager and his assistant. Notice how they introduce
themselves:

Alex: Hi! My name is Alex Litterman, the new manager.

William: Hi! I'm William O'Brian. Nice to meet you, Mr Alex
Litterman.
John: William, please meet Mr Steve Lynch, my assistant
Jack: How do you do?
Nicolas: How do you do?

Things to remember:
 • When introducing yourself or other people in a formal situation use full
names. ("I'm Alex Litterman.")
• "How do you do?" isn't really a question, it just means "Hello"

Greeting

There are different ways to greet people:

Greeting means welcoming someone with particular words or a particular action.

When meeting people formally for the first time, we greet by shaking hands and saying
"How do you do?" or "Pleased to meet you."

"How do you do?" isn't really a question, it just means "Hello".

When young people meet informally, they sometimes greet and say "Give me five!" and
slap their hands together (high five).

Generally, we do not greet by shaking hands with people we know well. We greet by just
saying 'hi' or 'hello'

Here are some expressions you can use to greet people.

Greeting

• Hi, hello.
• Good morning, good afternoon, good evening.
• How are you?
• How are you doing?
• How do you do ?
Responding to greeting

• Hi, hello.
• Good morning/Good afternoon/Good evening.
• I'm fine thank you (thanks)/Okey! Thank you (thanks)/Can't complain/Not
bad.
• How about you? /And you?
• How do you do ?

Things to remember about greeting:

When you greet someone and say:

"How do you do?"

this isn't really a question, it just means "Hello".

Saying Goodbye

Parting phrases
There are different expressions or phrases to say goodbye. These parting phrases depend
on situations and the people involved, their social status and personal relationship.

Leaving and saying goodbye

• All right, everyone, it's time to head off.

• Anyway, guys I'm going to make a move.
• Ok, everyone, it's time to leave you.
• See you later / tomorrow / soon.
• Talk to you later!

If you want to say goodbye in a hurry

• I'm so sorry, I've got to rush off / run / hurry!

• I'm afraid I'm going to have to rush off / run / hurry!

Saying goodbye politely after meeting someone

• Nice to see you.

• It's been lovely to see you.
• It was great to see you.
• Good to see you.
• Have a lovely / nice evening.
• Have a good day.

Saying goodbye to your hosts

 • Thanks very much for dinner/ lunch - it was lovely!
• Thank you very much for having me.

Other ways to say goodbye

• Take care
• Bye!
• Bye Bye!
• Later man / bro!
• Have a good one!
• It's time to be going!
• So Long!

Slang Goodbyes

• Catch you later

• Peace! / Peace out
• I'm out!
• Smell you later

Final goodbye

• Farewell (when you intend never to see your interlocutor again)

The simple present tense

This page will present the simple present tense:

▪ its form
▪ and its use.

Before you continue the lesson read the following passage and try to see how
the verbs are formed and used.

James is a taxi driver. He drives a taxi. But on Sundays he

doesn't drive his taxi. He stays at home.
The verb be, drive, stay are in the simple present.
(more on the simple present of the verb to be)

The forms of the simple present

The affirmative form of the simple present:

I, you, we, they play.

 He, she, it plays.

Remember the verbs in the third person singular (he,she and it) always take an
"s". For example, "he plays, she sings,itworks..."

Examples:

▪ Nancy and James speak good German.

▪ Nancy works in a restaurant downtown.
▪ The children play in the garden every weekend.

The interrogative form of the simple present:

Do I, you, we, they play?

Does he, she, it

Examples:

▪ Do you speak good German?

▪ Does Nancy work in a restaurant downtown?

The negative form of the simple present:

I, you, we,they do not play.

don't

He, she, it does not

doesn't

Examples:

▪ No, I don't speak German.

▪ No, she doesn't work in a restaurant downtown

The use of the simple present:

The simple present is used:

▪ to give your opinion - I like ice cream. I don't like spicy food.
▪ to talk about schedules - The library opens at eight. It doesn't open at 7.
▪ to talk about daily habits (routine actions)- Sara eats a cheese for breakfast
every day. She doesn't eat cereal.
▪ to give facts - The earth circles the sun. The moon doesn't circle the sun.

The spelling of the third person singular form of the simple

present:
All the verbs take an "s" in the simple present when conjugated in the third
person singular (he, she, it) form:

Examples :

▪ I visit my parents every summer holiday. But my wife visits her parents every
weekend.
▪ My brother meets his girlfriend every day.

So the rule is:

He / she / it + Verb + S

There are however some special cases. Here are the spelling rules:

Vowel + Consonant + Verbs ending Verbs ending in s, z,

Silent e
y y in o sh, tch, ch

close = play = study = go = goes miss = misses

closes plays studies do = does buzz = buzzes
note = say = marry = hatch = hatches
notes says marries finish = finishes
teach = teaches

Examples :

▪ She drives to work every morning.

▪ He says he plays football on the weekends

Exception :

▪ The verb to have changes its forms as follows:

I have two sisters and two brothers. But she has one sister and two brothers.
I have = he / she / it has

Things to remember about the simple present:

1.In the interrogative forms, we use "do" or "does".

▪ "Do you like the house?"

▪ "Does she go to school?"

2. Verbs never take an "s" in the the negative and interrogative forms.

▪ "Does he speak German ?"

▪ "Do they play soccer ?"
▪ She doesn't like ice cream.

3. don't is the short form of "do not". You can say either :

▪ I do not speak Italian, or

▪ I don't speak Italian.

4.doesn't is the short form of "does not". you can say either:

▪ He doesnot listen to jazz music, or

▪ He doesn't listen to jazz music.

Do the exercises below on the simple present and click on the

answers button to check your answers.
(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the simple
present )

Choose the correct form of the following verbs:

wake(s) up - open(s) - speak(s) - take(s) - do(es) - cause(s) - live(s) - play(s) - close(s) -
live(s) - drink(s)

1. Ann handball very well.

2. I never coffee.
3. The swimming pool at 7:00 in the morning.
4. It at 9:00 in the evening.
5. Bad driving many accidents.
6. My parents in a very small flat.
7. The Olympic Games place every four years.
8. They are good students. They always their homework.
9. My students a little English.
10. I always early in the morning.

Put the verbs between brackets in the correct form:

1. Jane (not/drink) tea very often.
2. What time (the banks/open) in Britain?
3. Where (John/come) from?
4. It (take) me an hour to get to work.
5. She (not/wake) up early on Sundays.

Choose the right verbs to complete the sentences.

Sometimes you need the negative:
write - turn - eat - tell - rise

1. The earth around the sun.

2. The sun in the east.
3. Vegetarians meat.
4. A liar is someone who the truth.
5. A novelist novels.

The Present Continuous / Progressive

John is in his car. He is in his way to work.

He is driving to work
This means he is driving now: “at the time of speaking”
This is the present continuous.

The past continuous (progressive) tense

This page will present the present continuous:
▪ its form
▪ and its use.

You may also be interested in a lesson about the past continuous

The form of the present continuous tense

The verb to be (in the simple present) verb + ing

The affirmative forms of the present continuous:

I am eating.
’m
You, we, are
they
’re
He, she, it is
's

The interrogative forms of the present continuous

Am I eating?
Are you, we, they
Is he, she, it

The negative forms of the present continuous

I am not eating.
’m not
You, we, are not
they
aren't
He, she, it is not
isn't
The use of the present continuous tense
▪ The present continuous is used to talk about actions happening at the time of
speaking.

Example:

▪ Where is Mary? She is having a bath. (Not she has a bath)

▪ What are you doing at the moment in front of your screen? Don't you
know? Well … you are reading this lesson. You are learning English.
▪ The present continuous can also be used when an action has started but hasn’t
finished yet.

Example:

▪ I am reading a book; it’s a nice book. (It means = I am not necessarily

reading it; I started reading it but I haven’t finished it yet.)

Special verbs
There are verbs which are normally not used in the present continuous.

Examples:
be, believe, belong, hate, hear, like, love, mean, prefer, remain, realize, see,
seem, smell, think, understand, want, wish

These verbs are called stative verbs in contrast to action verbs (also referred
to as 'dynamic verbs') such as 'work, play, eat, etc.'

It's not correct to say:

He is wanting to buy a new car.*

You must say:

He wants to buy a new car.

Do the exercises below on the present continuous and click

on the button to check your answers.
(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on the present
continuous )

Put the verbs into the present continuous:

1. Listen to the birds. They (sing) .
2. Look at that one. It (fly) high in the sky.
3. The other one (play) with a worm.
4. I feel happy because I (have) a good time here in these woods.

Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or

present progressive)
1. Look! Sara (go) to the movies.
2. On her right hand, Sara (carry) her handbag.
3. The handbag (be) very beautiful.
4. Sara usually (put) on black shoes but now she (wear)
white trainers.
5. And look, she (take) an umbrella.

Wh questions (Question Words)

Types of questions

There are two types of questions:

• Yes or no questions
• Wh questions

Question words

Question words are also called wh questions because they include the letters 'W' and 'H'.
 Question
Meaning Examples
words
who person Who's that? That's Nancy.
where place Where do you live? In Boston
reason Why do you sleep early? Because I've got to get
why
up early
when time When do you go to work? At 7:00
how manner How do you go? By car
what object, idea or action What do you do? I am an engineer
which choice Which one do you prefer? The red one.
whose possession Whose is this book? It's Alan's.
whom object of the verb Whom did you meet? I met the manager.
description What kind of music do you like? I like quiet
what kind
songs
what time time What time did you come home?
quantity (countable) How many students are there? There are
how many
twenty.
amount, price How much time have we got? Ten minutes
how much
(uncountable)
duration, length How long did you stay in that hotel? For two
how long
weeks.
frequency How often do you go to the gym? Twice a
how often
week.
how far distance How far is your school? It's one mile far.
how old age How old are you? I'm 16.
how come reason How come I didn't see you at the party?

Asking questions

1.If you ask about the subject of the sentence, simply add the question word at the
beginning:

Example:
James writes good poems. — Who writes good poems?

2.If you ask about the predicate of the sentence (the part of a sentence which contains the
verb and gives information about the subject), there are three options:

• If there is a helping (auxiliary) verb that precedes the main verb ( for example: can,
is, are, was, were, will, would...), add the question word and invert the subject and
the helping (auxiliary) verb.
 Examples:
He can speak Chinese. — Whatcan he speak?
They are leaving tonight. — Whenare they leaving?
• If you ask about the predicate and there is no helping (auxiliary) verb and the verb is
"to be", simply add the question word and invert the subject and the verb.
Example:
The play wasinteresting. — Howwas the play?
• If there is no helping (auxiliary) verb in the the predicate and the main verb is not
"to be", add the auxiliary "do" in the appropriate form.
Examples:
They go to the movies every Saturday. — Wheredo they go every Saturday?
He wakes up early. — Whendoes he wake up?
They sent a letter. — Whatdid they send?

Grammar Exercises - Wh questions

Do the exrcises on question words and click on the button to check

your answers.

(Before doing the exercises you may want to read the lesson on question words)

Choose the correct question words

1. do you live? - I live in London.
2. 's that girl? - She's my sister.
3. do you go to school? - By bus.
4. do banks open? - At eight O'clock.
5. are you wearing that coat? - Because it's hot!

Write question about the words in bold.

Example:

He drank juice. - What did he drink?

1. They went to Spain.

2. He writes novels.

3. Lacy likes soccer

4. The girls watched a serial.

5. He discovered the truth.

Asking about direction

To ask about directions use these questions:

• How can I get to . . . from here?

• How can I get to . . . ?
• Can you show me the way to...?
• Can you tell me how to get to . . . ?
• Where is . . . ?
• What's the best way to get to . . . ?

Giving directions

To give directions use these expressions:

• Go straight on
• Turn left/right
• Take the first (turning) to the left/right.
• Go past the restaurant/school...
• The ... is beside/in front of/next to...the....

Complaining - Talking about Complaints

What are complaints?

Complaints are expressions of "displeasure or annoyance" in response to an action that is

seen by the speaker as unfavorable. Suppose you want to complain about the pizza you
have just ordered because it's too salty, what are the expressions needed to express and
respond to complaints?

Complaining:
Here are expressions you can use when
complaining:

• I have a complaint to make.

...
• Sorry to bother you but...
• I'm sorry to say this but...
• I'm afraid I've got a complaint
about...
• I'm afraid there is a slight
problem with...
• Excuse me but there is a
problem about...
• I want to complain about...
• I'm angry about...

Examples:

I have a complaint to make. Your pizza is just

too salty.
I'm sorry to say this but your food is
inedible.
1. I'm afraid I've got a complaint about your child.He's too
noisy .
2. I'm afraid there is a slight problem with the service in this
hotel.
3.Excuse me but you are standing on my foot.
4. I want to complain about the noise you are making.
5. I'm angry about the way you treat me.

Responding to complaints

Positive response to complaints:

• I'm so sorry, but this will never occur / happen again.

• I'm sorry, we promise never to make the same mistake again.
• I'm really sorry; we'll do our utmost/best not to do the same mistake again.

Negative response to complaints:

• Sorry there is nothing we can do about it.

• I'm afraid, there isn't much we can do about it.
• We are sorry but the food is just alright.

Things to remember about complaints:

When expressing a complaint in English, it helps to be polite. Although "I'm angry about
your pizza. It's too salty" is one possible way of expressing a complaint, it is considered
too rude and you'd better use more polite expressions if you want to get what you want!