UCJNOPBP39 English 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2020
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Marie Machničová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. René Kron, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Timetable of Seminar Groups
UCJNOPBP39/A: Tue 8:55–10:30 H2, M. Machničová
Prerequisites (in Czech)
TYP_STUDIA(B)
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 course is focused on the systematic and comprehensive development of language competence and on the practical application of communicative skills for intermediate English speakers. Students will consolidate and deepen their knowledge of English grammar, expand their vocabulary and practice pronunciation. Emphasis will be placed on listening and speaking. Classes will be based on lessons 1-4 of the English File Pre-Intermediate 3rd Edition textbook.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- expand his/her vocabulary;
- consolidate and deepen the knowledge of English grammar;
- improve his/her pronunciation;
Syllabus
  • 1. Word order in questions. Common verb phrases, spelling and numbers. Vowel sounds, the alphabet. 2. Present simple. Describing people, appearance and personality. Final -s/-es. 3. Present continuous. Clothes. Prepositions of place. Practical English (hotel problems). 4. Past simple (regular and irregular verbs). Holidays. 5. Past continuous. Prepositions of time and place (at, in, on). Sentence stress. 6. Time sequence and connectors. Verb phrases. Word stress. 7. Be going to (plans and predictions). Airports. Sentence stress and fast speech. 8. Present continuous (future arrangements). Verb + prepositions. Sounding friendly. 9. Defining relative clauses. Expressions for paraphrasing. Pronunciation in a dictionary. 10. Present perfect + yet, just, already. House work. Make or do? 11. Present perfect vs past simple. Shopping. 12. Someting, anything, nothing, etc. Adjectives ending –ed and –ing. 13. Revise and check 1-4.
Literature
    required literature
  • Latham-Koenig, Christina, Clive Oxenden, Paul Seligson, and Jane Hudson. 2012. English File Pre-Intermediate Workbook. 3rd Edition. Oxford: OUP.
  • Latham-Koenig, Christina, Clive Oxenden, and Paul Seligson. 2012. English File Pre-Intermediate Student’s Book. 3rd Edition. Oxford: OUP.
    recommended literature
  • Coe, Norman, Mark Harrison, and Ken Paterson. 2008. Oxford Practice Grammar Basic. Oxford: OUP.
  • Davis, Fiona, and Wayne Rimmer. 2011. Active Grammar Level 1. Cambridge: CUP.
  • Murphy, Raymond. 2015. Essential Grammar in Use. 4th Edition. Cambridge: CUP.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, group projects
Assessment methods
written test
Language of instruction
English
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2021, Winter 2022, Winter 2023, Winter 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2020, recent)
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