ZS1BK_AJ3A Language Practice 3A - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0/8. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Dobrovolná, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Tatiana Tkačuková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Ivana Hrozková, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Prerequisites
The Students are expected to be at the Intermediate level as the basic study material is a course book at this level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to develop speaking, reading, writing and listening skills at intermediate level. The basic study material is coursebook New English File Intermediate supplemented by various additional materials.
At the end of the course students should be able to: discuss everyday topics, communicate in everyday situations, read and listen to authentic texts at intermediate level and communicate in the language fluently.
Syllabus
  • The basic study material is the course book New English File INTERMEDIATE (Student’s book and Workbook), see Literature below. The syllabus includes Units 4 – 7, the focus is on speaking and listening activities and development of students’ vocabulary.
  • 1. Introduction, revision and summary
  • 2. U 4A – 1st conditional, time clauses; Back to school, aged 35
  • 3. U 4B – 2nd conditional; In an ideal world…
  • 4. U 4C – Usually, used to; Still friends?
  • 5. U 5A – Quantifiers; Slow down, you move too fast
  • 6. U 5B – Articles; Same planet, different worlds
  • 7. U 5C – Gerunds and infinitives; Job swap
  • 8. U 6A – Reported speech; Love in the supermarket
  • 9. U 6B – Passive; See the film
  • 10. U 6C – Relative clauses; I need a hero
  • 11. U 7A – 3rd conditional; Can we make our own luck?
  • 12. U 7B – Question tags, indirect questions; Murder mysteries
  • 13. U 7C – Phrasal verbs; Switch it off
Literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use :a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students : with answers. second edition. x, 350. ISBN 052143680X. info
  • OXENDEN, Clive and Christina LATHAM-KOENIG. New English file. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, 159 s. ISBN 9780194518000. info
  • REDMAN, Stuart. English vocabulary in use :pre-intermediate & intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003, vi, 263 s. ISBN 0-521-01171-X. info
Teaching methods
Methods: discussions, group work activities, pair work activities, homework.
Assessment methods
Requirements: assigned homework, i.e. prepare the corresponding section of the Unit (e.g. in section 1A read the text, study the vocabulary); active participation; 3 progress tests
The lessons will be focused on speaking, listening and reading. Credit test in January: summary of Units 1 - 3
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010, recent)
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