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Lecturer(s)
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Šmajdlerová Simona, Mgr.
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Outěřická Tereza, Mgr.
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Course content
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Course material overview: grammar and vocabulary International Express Intermediate 3rd Edition Units 4 - 6 Course Overview of vocabulary and grammar: - Making comparisons - City descriptions, ING vs ED adjectives - Giving opinions - Modals and related verbs (have to, must, need to, be allowed to, can) - Colours, colour idioms, prefixes - Telephoning - Giving advice and suggestions - Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect - Noun formation - Describing problems and finding solutions Vocabulary: Vocabulary is based on everyday communicative situations and practical topics discussed in particular units of the textbooks (colours, telephoning, giving advice, suggestions, city descriptions, giving opinions, making compounds, etc.).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises, Teamwork
- Participation in classes
- 20 hours per semester
- Preparation for course credit
- 50 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 50 hours per semester
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| prerequisite |
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| Knowledge |
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| Precondition is knowledge of English at B1+ level according to Common European Framework of Reference. Students who passed the language state exam, hold a certificate or completed a similar subject at a Czech or foreign university - at the same or higher level - may contact the course guarantor to discuss a possible individual study mode. |
| Precondition is knowledge of English at B1+ level according to Common European Framework of Reference. Students who passed the language state exam, hold a certificate or completed a similar subject at a Czech or foreign university - at the same or higher level - may contact the course guarantor to discuss a possible individual study mode. |
| learning outcomes |
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| rules of the English sentence structure, positive and negative sentences and questions |
| rules of the English sentence structure, positive and negative sentences and questions |
| Students are able to understand conversations dealing with simple topics. They understand short sentences and they can handle basic communicative situations. They can also ask questions and give short answers. They can apply basic grammar rules when speaking and writing at intermediate level, B1++ according to Common European Framework of Reference. |
| Students are able to understand conversations dealing with simple topics. They understand short sentences and they can handle basic communicative situations. They can also ask questions and give short answers. They can apply basic grammar rules when speaking and writing at intermediate level, B1++ according to Common European Framework of Reference. |
| comparison of adjectives |
| comparison of adjectives |
| past simple and identification of its use |
| past simple and identification of its use |
| past continuous and identification of its use |
| past continuous and identification of its use |
| past perfect simple and identification of its use |
| past perfect simple and identification of its use |
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| understand the main points of clear standard input |
| understand the main points of clear standard input |
| understand written texts that consist maily of high frequency everyday language |
| understand written texts that consist maily of high frequency everyday language |
| understand the description of events |
| understand the description of events |
| telling a story using various tenses |
| telling a story using various tenses |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Teamwork |
| Practice exercises |
| Practice exercises |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Teamwork |
| Lecturing |
| Lecturing |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| assessment methods |
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| Written examination |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
| Written examination |
| Analysis of the student's language performance |
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Recommended literature
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Harding, Keith. International Express Intermediate. Third Edition Student?s Book with Pocket Book and DVD-ROM. ISBN 978-0-19-459786-9.
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Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: A self-study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students with Anwers, 2nd ed,. Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 0-521-43680-X.
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Redman, S. English Vocabulary in Use with key : Intermediate. Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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