CVABPCE2 Cambridge English Exam C1 Advanced: Preparation 2

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jaroslava Hošková (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jaroslava Hošková
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: PhDr. Janusz Karpeta, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 23. 2. 10:35–10:55 VB129
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
CVABPCE2/01: Thu 23. 2. 11:00–11:20 VB129, J. Hošková
Prerequisites
FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P) && (ROCNIK(2) || ROCNIK(3)) && CVABPCE1 Cambridge English Exam C1 Advanced: Preparation 1
The course is recommended for the students with provable certification of English, such as the Maturita exam or other Cambridge English/ international exams, minimally at CEFR levels B1-B2. It is also suitable for exceptionally gifted students with strong language skills and motivation to practise English on a high academic level, improve their language skills so as to get the opportunity to be awarded C1 Advanced certificate in English.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 8 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/8, only registered: 0/8
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main goal of this subject is to prepare the students for the Cambridge English exam "C1 Advanced", develop their language skills in English (Reading, Use of English, Writing, Listening, Speaking) on a high academic level and help them reach their proficiency in English. The overall course thus provides a better opportunity for the candidates to pass the exam and gain this lifelong valid certificate in English, indispensable in the academic environment, international business or other professional settings these days and recognized internationally by thousands of organizations, employers and universities worldwide.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the students will be able to: - understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts - recognize implicit meanings - express themselves fluently and spontaneously without hesitation - use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes - produce clear, well-structured, and detailed text on complex subjects - show professional use of organizational patterns, connectors, and cohesive devices - communicate effectively at a managerial and professional level and participate with confidence in workplace meetings or academic tutorials and seminars on the global scale
Syllabus
  • 1. Unit 6 topic: Picture yourself. The arts. Speaking on the topic. Listening Part 3: An interview with a painter and his sitter. Reading and Use of English Part 5: Teenage self-portraits. Grammar: Avoiding repetition. Adjective-noun collocations. Reading and Use of English Part 2: Art for offices. Graffiti: art or vandalism? Speaking Part 3 practice. Writing Part 2: A review. 2. Unit 5 and 6 review. Additional practice from Workbook. Extra vocabulary, collocations and idioms in C1 Advanced. 3. Unit 7 topic: Leisure and entertainment. Speaking: Different types of activities. Listening Part 4: talking about music. Vocabulary: Complex prepositions. Reading and Use of English Part 7: Your guide to virtual worlds. Grammar: Relative and participle clauses. Reading and Use of English Part 1: The changing face of Bollywood. Vocabulary: Money. Speaking Part 4 practice. Writing Part 2: An informal letter. 4. Unit 8 topic: Media matters. Speaking about media. Listening Part 3: An interview about news reporting. Grammar: Reported speech. Reading and Use of English Part 3: Broadcasters must find ways to regain public trust. Speaking Part 3 practice. Vocabulary: talking verbs. Reading and Use of English Part 6: The ethics of reality TV. Grammar: Transitive verbs. Writing Part 2: Proposal. 5. Unit 7 and 8 review. Additional practice from Workbook. Training for Ongoing tests. 6. Ongoing practice tests: Reading and Use of English, Listening. 7. Ongoing practice tests: Speaking and Writing. 8. Unit 9 topic: At top speed. Sports. Listening Part 1: rail travel. Olympic records. Space travel. Grammar: time clauses. Prepositions in time expressions. Vocabulary: action, activity, event., programme. Reading and Use of English Part 7: Bugatti Veyron. Speaking Part 2 practice. Reading and Use of English Part 4: key word transformation. Writing Part 1: An essay. 9. Unit 10 topic: A lifelong process. Education. Lifelong learning. Speaking practice. Listening Part 2: Studying Arabic in Abu Dhabi. Reading and Use of English Part 1: Why do we need lifelong learning? Speaking Part 4. Reading and Use of English Part 8: Choosing a university. Grammar: Expressing ability, possibility and obligation. Vocabulary: chance, opportunity, occasion, possibility. Writing Part 2: A report. 10. Unit 9 and 10 review. Additional practice from Workbook. 11. Exam training: Practice test 1. Additional training adjusted to individual needs of the students. 12. Exam training: Practice test 2. Additional training adjusted to individual needs of the students. 13. Additional C1 themes and sciences: politics, history, religions, psychology, Linguistics, Pragmatics, Phraseology, ideologies, cultures, culture values, cohesion, coherence and other complex grammatical and idiomatic structures. 14. Summary of the topics, grammar and vocabulary.
Literature
  • MATTHEWS, Laura and Barbara THOMAS. Cambridge English Advanced Workbook without answers, 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1-107-63148-9. info
  • BROOK-HART, Guy and Simon HAINES. Cambridge English Complete Advanced, Student´s Book without answers, 2nd edition. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2014, 200 pp. ISBN 978-1-107-63106-9. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/. info
Teaching methods
Seminar classes Lectures Demonstration of these language skills: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, Use of English
Assessment methods
Evaluation: to pass the course and receive the credits (5), it is necessary to gain at least 60 % of the total score 100 points obtained in the tests below: 1) Ongoing Reading+Use of English test, Parts 1-8, 10 points 2) Ongoing Listening test, Parts 1-4, 10 points 3) Ongoing Speaking test, Parts 1-4, 10 points 4) Ongoing Writing test, Parts 1 and 2, 10 points 5) Final Credit test: 60 points, during the examination period, the test is based on the content of the classes and structured as follows: randomly selected parts (exercises) of each Part of the exam C1 Advanced, i.e. Reading and Use of English (max 15 points), Listening (max 15 points), Writing (max 15 points), and Speaking (max15 points).
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Teacher's information
Note: The subject "Cambridge English C1 Advanced Preparation" is organized as preparatory course to pass C1 Advanced exam and divided into 3 parts, taught consecutively through 3 semesters. Hence, the course CVABPCE1/Cambridge English Exam C1 Advanced: Preparation 1 is the first part, followed by Preparation 2 and 3 courses in the subsequent semesters. After the last - Preparation 3 course, to get their 5 credits, the students can decide whether or not they will take the real/actual exam or finish the course with so called Mock test = the whole C1 Advanced practice test taken in the classroom as usual during examination period. If the candidates decide to sit the real/actual exam C1 Advanced, it can be arranged for them, or they can arrange this themselves however, in both cases, the students pay for the exam!
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2023, summer 2024, Winter 2024.
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