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Course, academic year 2024/2025
  
   
Preparation for CAE I - V834052
Title: Příprava na CAE I
Form of teaching: practicals
Guaranteed by: Department of Languages (834)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2024 to 2025
Duration in semesters: 1
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 / 15 (unknown)
Maximum number of enrolled students: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Repeated enrollment: - / - / - / 9
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Kruteková Jana Mgr.
Annotation -
The subject is focused on improving and developing language and communication skills in general English, particularly on specific features of the international language examination. Topics include sources of information, occupation, relationships, personality, abilities and skills, health. The final level of proficiency is C1 according to CERF (Common European Reference Framework).
Last update: Kruteková Jana (01.09.2026)
Literature -

R: Noris R.,French A., Ready for Advanced - coursebook, 3rd Edition, Macmillan Publisher Limited, 2014, 9780230463677

R: Noris R.,French A., Ready for Advanced - workbook,3rd Edition, Macmillan Publisher Limited, 2014, 978023046360

A: West C., Recycling Advanced English, Georgian Press, 2002, 1873630336

A: Hewings M., Advanced Grammar in Use, Third edition, Cambridge University Press, 2013, 9781107697386

A: Evans V., CPE Use of English, Express Publishing, 2013, 978147515965

Last update: Kruteková Jana (05.06.2024)
Teaching methods -

Seminar.

Last update: Kruteková Jana (05.06.2024)
Syllabus -

1. Life in changes, challenges. Modal verbs. Word formation - nouns.Interview.

2. Motivation, awarding. - Expressions - decision, conviction. Discussion.

3. Past and present. - Changes. - Collocations - verbs and nouns.Nouns in formal language.

4. Information and data research.Word formation - adjectives. Hypothetical past situations.

5. Work and time - Collocations - nouns and adjectives.Phrasal verbs.

6. Work and job. - Verbs patterns. Idioms - body and movement. Phrasal verbs.

7. Occupations - job interview. Phrasal verbs. - CV.

8. Relationships and partnerships - Collocations - verbs and nouns. Relative clauses.

9. People around us . Family and friends. - Word formation - prefixy. Phrasal verbs.

10. Skills and abilities, intelligence. Idioms.Passive voice.

11. Associations, images and expressions.- Passive voice.- Description.

12. Health and lifestyle. - Idioms.- Working with a text. Word formation - verbs.

13. Risk, health, illnesses and injuries.- Suggestion, recommendation. Essay.

14. Revision - mock test.

Last update: Kruteková Jana (01.09.2026)
Learning resources -

Materials prepared and/or recommended by the teacher.

Last update: Kruteková Jana (01.09.2026)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to:

• understand and interpret authentic texts (newspaper articles, extracts from literature) and listening materials

• make arguments in a discussion using all acquired language skills

• use proper and precise vocabulary

• write an essay, a report, formal and informal letters

• understand listenings from all common situations

Last update: Kruteková Jana (01.09.2026)
Entry requirements -

Knowledge at B2+ level according to CERF ( Common European Reference Framework).

Last update: Kruteková Jana (01.09.2026)
Registration requirements -

No study prerequisites.

Last update: Kruteková Jana (01.09.2026)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na seminářích 1 28
1 / 1 28 / 28
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Continuous assessment of study performance and course -credit tests 100

 
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