KCJ611 Cambridge First Certificate 1 Preparation

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Winter 2006
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Guaranteed by
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives (in Czech)
The aim of this advanced course is to bring students to an internationally recognised level of written and spoken English. Past experience has shown that it opens new opportunities to students in companies, teaching etc. because it shows that the student has reached a very high competence in general English
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Struktura výkladu:
    1. A dolphin and an astronomer
    2. Travel wisely, travel well
    3. The interview
    4. Secret messages to ourselves
    5. Neighbours
    6. Does honesty always pay?
    7. Letters to an advice column
    8. Space warrior madness
    9. The face behind the mask
    10. Words and feelings
    Obsah kurzu:
    1. A dolphin and an astronomer
    Picture discussion, Reading: say, tell talk or speak. How structure changes meaning. Two types of question with who
    Use of English: which is the phrasal verb, who, which or whose; stop doing vs. stop to do; when to use the?
    Listening, use of English: giving instructions.
    Composition (argument): advantages and disadvantages, link words.
    Revision and extension: word building (verb to noun).
    2. Travel wisely, travel well.
    Picture discussion, Reading: travel, journey, voyage or trip? little, a little, few or a few?
    Use of English: may, should, must and will.
    Reading: Phrasal verbs (position of it and them with phrasal verbs)
    Composition (speech): welcoming and introducing.
    Revision and extension, Listening test: Revision of units 1 and 2.
    3. The interview
    Picture discussion, reading: phrasal verbs; bored or boring, interested or interesting?
    Use of English 1, Role Play, Use of English 2, Listening: Word building (noun to adjective/adverb)
    Reading: Word building (advise, adviser, advice etc.); requests and intentions.
    Composition (describing an object): adjectival order.
    Revision and extension: do/does or am/is/are doing? will do or is/are doing?
    4. Secret messages to ourselves
    Picture discussion, reading: small words with big meanings (so, neither etc)
    Listening: direct and reported speech
    Use of English: review of word forms; phrasal verbs (take and run).
    Composition (narrative): punctuation and layout of direct speech
    Revision and extension, listening test: Revision of units 3 and 4
    5. Neighbours
    Picture discussion, reading: Ways of asking permission (Is.... permitted? Do you mind...? etc.)
    Use of English, listening problem solving: asking people not to do things; asking politely; reporting direct speech.
    Use of English: Word building (noun *verb); phrasal verbs.
    Composition (semi-formal letter): complaining
    Revision and extension: Review of verb forms (do, did or have done?)
    6. Does honesty always pay?
    Picture discussion, reading: I wish and if only
    Reading: describing films
    Use of English, listening, speaking: Regrets with wish (I wish you had/hadn't...); word combinations(cassette player, dish-washer etc.)
    Composition (formal speech): Structure and language for a 'farewell' speech
    Revision and extension, Listening test: Revision of units 5 and 6.
    7. Letters to a advice column
    Reading: money, pay, cash, salary, wages; Is it still going on?
    Use of English: borrow or lend?; fault, error or mistake?; Conditionals.
    Listening, use of English: still, yet or already: Another look at reported speech.
    Composition (argument): expressing an opinion.
    Revision and extension: conditionals.
    8. Space warrior madness
    Picture discussion; Reading: Three types of past action.
    Use of English: so or such? ache or pain?
    Speaking, listening: used to do or used to be doing?; phrasal verbs.
    Composition (describing people): Adjectives describing appearance and character.
    Revision and extension, listening test; revision of units 7 and 8.
    9. The face behind the mask
    Picture discussion; reading: although and despite
    Reading, speaking, use of English: word building.
    Listening: avoid or prevent?; phrasal verbs; mustn't or don't have to?
    Composition (informal letter): phrases, beginnings and endings etc. for informal letters.
    Revision and extension: word building (noun * adjective)
    10. Words and feelings
    Picture discussion, reading: comparisons
    Use
Language of instruction
Czech
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 1990, Summer 1991, Winter 1991, Summer 1992, Winter 1992, Summer 1993, Winter 1993, Summer 1994, Winter 1994, Summer 1995, Winter 1995, Summer 1996, Winter 1996, Summer 1997, Winter 1997, Summer 1998, Winter 1998, Summer 1999, Winter 1999, Summer 2000, Winter 2000, Summer 2001, Winter 2001, Summer 2002, Winter 2002, Summer 2003, Winter 2003, Summer 2004, Winter 2004, Summer 2005, Winter 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007.
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