KLJAGJ22 English II Pre-intermediate

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/3/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Martina Palyzová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Radmila Dluhošová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
KLJAGJ21 English I Pre-intermediate || ULGATLJ080 English I Pre-intermediate
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
The aim of the course is to deepen and strengthen all the language skills as well as to master the grammatical structures of the language. The students will improve oral and written forms of the language with the professional content as well as pronunciation, listening, understanding and ability to participate in a dialogue within the frame of a given professional topic. Emphasis will be put on the appropriate choice of language means, on a wider usage of professional language in different situations and on correct performance. The students will also enrich their vocabulary with professional terminology from the area of tourism.
Syllabus
  • 1. Expressing future intentions - going to a will. Verb patterns 1. Hot verbs. Plans and ambitions. Expressing feelings and mood.
    2. Comparative and superlative adjectives. What is it like? / What does it look like? Talking about towns. Money words. Synonyms and antonyms. Comparison. Directions. Relative clauses 1. Describing a place.
    3. Present Perfect and past Simple. Prepositions since and for. Tense revision. Past participles. Adverbs. Word pairs. Short answers. Relative clauses 2. Writing a biography. Interview.
    4. Modal verbs have to, should, and must. Jobs. Travelling abroad. Words that go together. Compound nouns. Holidays in January. At the doctor's. Writing formal letters.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • STOTT, T., REVELL, R. Highly Recommended. Oxford, 2008. info
  • JONES, L. Welcome! Cambridge, 2006. info
  • BALCAR, B. Slovník cestovního ruchu. Domažlice: Resonance, 2001. ISBN 80-902812-0-6. info
  • SOARS, L.& J. New Headway Student's Book + Workbook. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. info
  • FRONEK, J. Anglicko-český, česko-anglický slovník. Praha: Leda, 1999, 1999. ISBN 80-85927-48-9. 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
- 75% attendance in seminars, active participation
- presentation in front of the group - topic assigned by the lecturer
- written test in the extent of the given literature and the content of seminars - success rate 70 %
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Summer 2018, recent)
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