UCJPRAK2 Practical Language 2

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Michal Klimek (seminar tutor)
Steven Morris, M.A. (seminar tutor)
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Libor Práger, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Students must be of level A2-B1 of Council of Europe Level.
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
This course is the second in a series of practical language courses. It aims at overall development of grammar, vocabulary, writing, listening and speaking. The textbook FCE Result used in the course corresponds to Level Three in the Cambridge ESOL five-level system, and Council of Europe Level B2.
Syllabus
  • 1. (Unit 7) The verb get
    2. (Unit 7) Passives
    3. (Unit 8) Food
    4. (Unit 8) Speculating about present and past
    5. (Unit 9) Compound adjectives
    6. (Unit 9) Relative clauses
    7. (Unit 10) Mental activities
    8. (Unit 10) Comparatives and superlatives
    9. (Unit 11) Gadgets and their parts
    10. (Unit 11) Conditionals
    11. (Unit 12) Achievements and success
    12. (Unit 12) Causative verbs have, make, let and get
Literature
    required literature
  • Davies, Paul A. and Falla, Tim. FCE Result Student's Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2008. info
    recommended literature
  • Hornby, A.S. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002. info
  • McCarthy, M. and O'Dell, F. English Vocabulary in Use: Upper-Intermediate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. info
  • Peters, S. and Gráf, T. Cvičebnice anglické gramatiky. Polygot, 1998. info
  • Swan, M. Practical English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. info
  • Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986. 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
To pass the course the students are required to achieve at least 70% in each part of the exam:
1) Grammar and vocabulary (max 90, min 63 points)
2) Listening (max 20, min 14 points)
3) Reading (max 20, min 14 points)
4) Writing (max 20, min 14 points)
5) Speaking (max 50, min 35 points)
There will be one retake for each part of the exam. The students will only have to retake the part(s) of the exam which they fail.
Coursebook: FCE Result, Student's Book, Units 7-12.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022, Summer 2023.
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