KLJAGJ21 English I Pre-intermediate

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2022
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)
! 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 acquire language and communicative skills necessary for efficient work in hospitality and tourism. The students will review, strengthen and improve the already acquired knowledge and skills with the aim to level them out within a particular group of students. The students will also learn basic special terminology in the area of tourism, hospitality and gastronomy.
Syllabus
  • 1. Grammar revision - tenses - present, past, future. Questions, question words. Parts of speech. Words with more than one meaning. Social expressions. Exchanging information. Informal letters.
    2. Present tenses - Present Simple and Present Continuous. Have / have got. Describing countries. Collocations. Making conversation - getting and giving information. Linking words. Describing a person.
    3. Past tenses - Past Simple and Past Continuous. Irregular verbs. Making connections, Suffixes to make different parts of speech. Making negatives. Time expressions. Newspaper stories. Telling stories. Linking words. Writing a story.
    4. Quantity - many / much, some / any. Countable and uncountable nouns. Articles - definite, indefinite. Usage of articles. Buying thing, prices and shopping. Attitudes to shopping. Town survey. Filling in forms.
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 Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Winter 2022, recent)
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