UCJPRAK1 Practical Language 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2011
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Diana Adamová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
M.Sc. Gary Rostock (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Markéta Johnová, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Students must be of level A2-B1 of Council of Europe Level.
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 first in a series of practical language courses. It aims at overall development of grammar, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking. The textbook FCE Result used in the course corresponds to Level Three in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system, and Council of Europe Level B2.
Syllabus
  • FCE Result Student's Book, UNITS 1-4
    1) Lead in: The Circle of Life, Reading: The Jim Twins, Vocabulary: Describing personality
    2) Grammar: Expressing future, Listening: Multiple choice, Speaking
    3) Use of English: Key word transformation, Vocabulary: Using a dictionary, Writing: An informal letter
    4) Lead in: Wild, Reading: Born to Be Wild, Vocabulary: Describing natural landscape
    5) Grammar: Verb patterns, Listening: Sentence completion, Speaking
    6) Use of English: Open cloze, Vocabulary: Collective nouns, Writing: A formal email
    7) Lead in: What's so funny?, Reading: Here's One that You Haven't Heard..., Vocabulary: Extreme adjectives
    8) Grammar: Past tenses, Listening: Multiple choice, Speaking
    9) Use of English: Multiple-choice cloze, Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs with 'put', Writing: A story
    10) Lead in: Inspired, Reading: When the Music Takes You, Vocabulary: Films
    11) Grammar: Simple and continuous tenses, Listening: Multiple choice, Speaking
    12) Use of English: Open cloze, Vocabulary: Phrasal vebs with 'take', Writing: A review
Literature
    required literature
  • Davies, Paul A a Falla, Tim. FCE Result Student's Book. Cambridge, 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-480027-3. info
    recommended literature
  • Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. Oxford, 1998. info
  • Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge, 1995. ISBN 0-521-43680-X. info
    not specified
  • Hornby, A.S. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford, 2002. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
To pass the course students required to achieve at least 70% in each part of the exam:
1) Grammar and vocabulary (max 90, min 63)
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)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023.
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