English - intermediate I - V834005
Title: Angličtina - středně pokročilí I
Guaranteed by: Department of Languages (834)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2023
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:1
E-Credits: winter s.:1
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / 25 (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
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For type:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Krtičková Chýlová Petra Mgr.
Holanová Petra Mgr.
Examination dates   
Annotation -
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The subject is focused on the development of the correct use of grammar and vocabulary, and the enhancement of oral interaction and writing. The topics include food and cooking, family, money, transport, phone language, sport and relationships. The aim is to achieve B1/B1+ level according to CERF (Common European Reference Framework).
Aim of the course -
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Students will be able to :

  • express possibility, ability, necessity and obligation in everyday communication
  • ask for help and advice, give advice or recommendation
  • express their own opinion, agreement and disagreement
  • describe present and past habits and states
  • make plans and speak about the future
  • describe people, places, situations and events in spoken and written form
  • compare properties, characteristics, quality, actions, etc.
  • write informal letters

Literature -
Last update: Valentová Dana Mgr. (02.07.2020)

R: Latham-Koenig Ch., Oxenden C., Lambert J., English File Intermediate MultiPack A, Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2019, 9780194035736

A: Murphy R., English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 9781108457651

A: Vince M., Language Practice Intermediate, Third Edition, Macmillan, 2010, 9780230727014

Learning resources -
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Materials prepared and/or recommended by the lecturer.

Teaching methods -
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Seminars.

Syllabus -
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1. Eating in… and out; Present simple and continuous, action and non-action verbs; Food and cooking.

2. Modern families; Future forms; Family, adjectives of personality; Writing a description of a person.

3. Discussion: giving opinions, agreeing and disagreeing.

4. Spending money; Present perfect and past simple; Money.

5. Changing lives; Present perfect + "for/since", present perfect continuous; Strong adjectives.

6. Writing an informal letter/e-mail.

7. Survive the drive; Comparatives and superlatives; Transport.

8. Men, women and children; Articles: "a/an, the", no article; Collocations: verbs/adjectives + prepositions.

9. Bad manners? Obligation and prohibition: "must, have to, should"; Phone language.

10. Yes, I can! Ability and possibility: "can, could, be able to"; "-ed/-ing" adjectives.

11. Sporting superstitions; Past tenses: simple, continuous, perfect; Sport.

12. The way we met; Past and present habits and states; Relationships.

13. Writing an article for a website; Telling a story.

14. General revision – grammar, vocabulary.

Registration requirements -
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Knowledge at A2+ level.

Course completion requirements -
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Active participation in seminars and passing the end-of-term credit test.

Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
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