UCJPRAK1 Practical Language 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2012
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
  • McCarthy, M. and O'Dell, F. English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. info
  • Peters, S. and Gráf, T. Cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Polygot, 1998. info
  • Swan, M. Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. info
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. info
    not specified
  • Hornby, A.S. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford, 2002. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, 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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