UCJPRAK3 Practical Language 3

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Steven Morris, M.A. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Hamplová (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
This course is the third in a series of practical language courses. It aims at overall development of grammar, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking. The textbook CAE Result used in the course corresponds to Level Four in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system, and Council of Europe Level C1.
Syllabus
  • 1. (Unit 1) Character adjectives
    2. (Unit 1) Review of tenses
    3. (Unit 1) Word formation
    4. (Unit 1) Expressions with luck
    5. (Unit 2) Easily confused words
    6. (Unit 2) Gerunds and infinitives
    7. (Unit 2) Relative clauses
    8. (Unit 2) Expressions connected with age
    9. (Unit 3) Phrasal verbs with up and down
    10. (Unit 3) Future forms
    11. (Unit 3) Multiple-choice cloze
    12. (Unit 3) Open cloze
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Gude, K.; Stephens, M.:. CAE Result. Student's Book. OUP. 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-480039-6. info
  • Murphy, R.:. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: CUP, 2004. info
  • Wells, J.C. Harlow:. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman, 2000. info
  • Hornby, A.S.:. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford: OUP, 2002. info
  • Swan, M.:. Pracitcal English Usage, 3rd ed., Oxford. 2005. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
To pass the course the students are required to achieve at least 70% in each part of the exam:
1) Grammar and vocabulary (max 90, min 63 points)
2) Listening (max 20, min 14 points)
3) Reading (max 20, min 14 points)
4) Writing (max 20, min 14 points)
5) Speaking (max 50, min 35 points)
There will be one retake for each part of the exam. The students will only have to retake the part(s) of the exam which they fail.
Coursebook: CAE Result, Student's Book, Units 1-3.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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