1. Introduction, basic terminology, literature, information sources.
The course English 2 follows the course English 1 and its aim is to
develop knowledge of the grammatical and lexical system of the English
language. Emphasis is placed on the grammatical-lexical side of the
language and the harmonious development of all four language skills
(listening, reading, writing, speaking) so that students communicate
clearly and grammatically correct in common situations, both orally and
in writing. Students will be acquainted with the system of language in
its common use with the application of interesting texts for listening
and reading, as well as with ways of creating and enriching vocabulary,
all with the aim of conscious and purposeful use of language in
communication both in terms of fluency and accuracy. The topics
discussed reflect the areas of the lessons 3 and 4 of compulsory
literature and will be further expanded with additional materials
reflecting the specific needs of students in order to deepen the
knowledge of the field studied.
The students acquire the ability of communicative competence in the
English language at the level of B.1.2; - the ability to communicate in
level B 2.1 in everyday situations about familiar topics and activities
of social character, e.g. studies, travelling; - the ability to argue in
the informal and formal discourse on well-known and new simple topics
using appropriate vocabulary; - ability to communicate in written
communication and informal correspondence on a number of types of
personal letters or electronic messages, but also in certain formal
written communication when writing a CV, invitation or reservation, -
the ability to use grammatical phenomena at a certain level, - the
ability to follow a presentation on various topics, participate in a
discussion, give a presentation on a familiar topic in the field of
studies.
The course outline is as follows:
1. Mobile phones, modern manners, sentence stress
2. Must, have to, should, obligation
3. Describing people, look or look like
4. Adjectives, so, sentence stress
5. Can, could, be able to, ability, possibility
6. Revise and check Unit 3
7. Education, school, pronunciation
8. First conditional and future, time clauses + when, until, etc.
9. Houses, sentence stress
10. Second conditional, get,
11. Friendship, usually, used to
12. Revise and check Unit 4
13. Final test.