UIIABP0056 Practical Language 6

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2025
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Gregory Jason Bell, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Hájek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Hamplová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Lenka Jašková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Petr Hájek
Institute of Computer Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UIIABP0056/A: Mon 10:35–11:20 H4, Wed 8:55–9:40 M11, G. Bell, P. Hájek
Prerequisites
Knowledge acquired in Practical Language 1 - 5.
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 sixth in a series of practical language courses. It aims at the overall development of grammar, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking. The textbook CAE Result used in the course corresponds to the C1 level in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system and Council of Europe.
CAE Result Student's Book, Units 10-12
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to:
- communicate in the most common situations
- write a longer letter
- understand a complex written text
Syllabus
  • 1. (Unit 10) Expressions with business, and words connected with shopping
  • 2. (Unit 10) Mixed conditionals and wishes
  • 3. (Unit 10) Word formation, Gapped sentences
  • 4. (Unit 10) Easily confused words
  • 5. (Unit 11) Art and entertainment
  • 6. (Unit 11) Comparatives and superlatives
  • 7. (Unit 11) Open cloze, Key word transformations
  • 8. (Unit 11) Three-part phrasal verbs
  • 9. (Unit 12) Expressions with earth, world and ground
  • 10. (Unit 12) Emphasis
  • 11. (Unit 12) Multiple-choice cloze, Gapped sentences
  • 12. (Unit 12) Adverbs and their meanings
Literature
    required literature
  • GUDE, K., STEPHENS, M., EDWARDS, L., LUDLOW, K., WENDHOLT, H. and GUDE, K., STEPHENS, M., EDWARDS, L., LUDLOW, K., WENDHOLT, H. Cambridge English Advanced Result. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-451240-4. info
    recommended literature
  • SWAN, Michael. Practical English usage. Fourth edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2017. ISBN 978-0-19-420243-5. info
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English : without answers. 4th ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-521-18908-8. info
  • HORNBY, A S. Oxford advanced learner's dictionary of current English. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 978-0-19-431585-2. info
  • Wells, J., Harlow C. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Longman, 2000. info
Teaching methods
Tutorial
Assessment methods
Written assignment. Written and oral exam.
Compulsory attendance min. 70 %.
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023, Summer 2024.
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