Čeština pro cizince I Dentistry

1st week: LEKCE 1/1: Communicative Competency: Introduction, Greetings. Phrases in the classroom. Instructions. Where are you from? What do you do? Grammar: Czech alphabet. Pronunciation. Vowels, diphthongs. Consonants, assimilation of consonants in groups. Personal pronouns. The verb "být".


I. Introduction and class explanation


II. What to study

  1. Pronunciation
    • Learn Czech letters and their pronunciation: Textbook, p. 10 (AUDIO: here)
      • detailed explanation: appendix, p. 206
    • Listen and repeat: Textbook, p. 10/ex. 5 (AUDIO: here)
    • Learn the vocabulary (= international words), observe and learn the pronunciation
  2. Basic phrases: textbook, p. 9/ex. 1: listen and repeat
    • Learn the phrases
  3. Phrases in the classroom: read and learn
  1. Grammar: verb to be (být)
    • study the forms: textbook, p. 13
    • practice in workbook: p. 8/ex. 15 + 16
    • (self-study: link + link)
  2. Speaking: talk about yourself/introduce yourself (Odkud jste? Co děláte?)

a) formal dialogue (Textbook, page 11)

b) informal dialogue (Textbook, page 12)

              6. Revision: complete the ROPOTs

Homework

  • watch these tutorials, prepare your question for next week if anything is not clear
  • apologies for audio quality