Course: Cambridge exam preparation

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Course title Cambridge exam preparation
Course code CJV/CFCE1
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Navrátil Michal, Mgr.
  • Atcheson Hana, Mgr.
Course content
- Daily life, describing people, relations - Eating - Travel, tourism, transport, customs - Entertainment, culture, leisure time - Education, career, jobs - Review of tenses - present, past, future - Modal verbs - Phrasal verbs - Countable and uncountable nouns - Adjectives - Word formation with prefixes and suffixes - Informal letter - Formal letter - Formal letter of application

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Practice exercises
  • Home preparation for classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 24 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 16 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
This course assumes knowledge of English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
This course assumes knowledge of English at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
learning outcomes
After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2 level in: - Grammatical tenses - present, past, future - Modal verbs - Phrasal verbs - Countable and uncountable nouns - Adjectives and expressions of amounts, numbers, usage of articles - Word building with prefixes and suffixes
After the course students have English language knowledge minimum at B2 level in: - Grammatical tenses - present, past, future - Modal verbs - Phrasal verbs - Countable and uncountable nouns - Adjectives and expressions of amounts, numbers, usage of articles - Word building with prefixes and suffixes
Skills
After the course students have ability to: - Talk about topics related to daily life, relations, tourism, entertainment, education and work career - Understand differences in formal and informal style of writing - Write a job application - Interpret statistic data provided in a graph or table
After the course students have ability to: - Talk about topics related to daily life, relations, tourism, entertainment, education and work career - Understand differences in formal and informal style of writing - Write a job application - Interpret statistic data provided in a graph or table
teaching methods
Knowledge
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Practice exercises
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Practice exercises
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
assessment methods
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Martin Hewings. Advanced Grammar in Use. ISBN 0521498685.
  • Peter May. Compact First (2nd edition) Student´s Book. CUP, 2014. ISBN 9781107428447.
  • Peter May. Compact First (2nd edition) Workbook without Answers with Audio. CUP, 2014. ISBN 9781107428577.
  • Susanne Tayfoor. Common Mistakes at First Certificate ..and how to Avoid them. ISBN 9780521520621.


Study plans that include the course
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