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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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In this class students practice selected grammar at B2 level according to CEFR 2020. The practice materials for vocabulary and reading are those for BEC Vantage examination. For written and spoken skills students practice reading business statistics in graphs and tables, also read and write short business reports. - Grammar Tenses - complex revision at B2 level - Direct and Indirect Questions - Quantity and Figures, use of articles - Conditionals - a complex revision of all types - Passive voice in all English grammatical tenses - Punctuation and Conjunctions - Describing statistics in graphs and tables - Short Business Report - Articles and press release - Short written messages
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
- Participation in classes
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for examination
- 40 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 40 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| Students should have B2 level of English in accordance with European Framework for Languages that corresponds with Intermediate - Upper Intermediate levels. |
| Students should have B2 level of English in accordance with European Framework for Languages that corresponds with Intermediate - Upper Intermediate levels. |
| learning outcomes |
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| After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2+ level or higher in: - grammatical tense at language level B2+ to C1 - forming direct and indirect questions - expressions of amounts, numbers, usage of articles - forming conditional sentences - usage of passive voice in the complex of all grammatical tenses - usage of sentence punctuation and sentence linking words |
| After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2+ level or higher in: - grammatical tense at language level B2+ to C1 - forming direct and indirect questions - expressions of amounts, numbers, usage of articles - forming conditional sentences - usage of passive voice in the complex of all grammatical tenses - usage of sentence punctuation and sentence linking words |
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| After the course students have ability to: - interpret statistic data provided in a graph or table - write a brief report for company´s PR - write a formal letter for regular business correspondence - write short messages for business communication - understand a lecture delivered in English |
| After the course students have ability to: - interpret statistic data provided in a graph or table - write a brief report for company´s PR - write a formal letter for regular business correspondence - write short messages for business communication - understand a lecture delivered in English |
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| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming) |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| Practice exercises |
| Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing) |
| Practice exercises |
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) |
| assessment methods |
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| Written examination |
| Written examination |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
| Analysis of the student's performance |
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Recommended literature
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Emmerson, P. Business Builder, MacMillan Publishers, 2006. MacMillan Publishers, 2006.
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Emmerson, P. Business Grammar Builder.
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Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge, CUP, 2013. ISBN 978-1107697386.
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Wood, Ian. Pass Cambridge BEC Vantage B2. Cambridge, CUP, 2013. ISBN 978113331.
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