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Course, academic year 2023/2024
  
English - advanced II - N834045
Title: Angličtina - pokročilí II
Guaranteed by: Department of Languages (834)
Faculty: Central University Departments of UCT Prague
Actual: from 2019
Semester: summer
Points: summer s.:1
E-Credits: summer s.:1
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:0/2, C [HT]
Capacity: unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
For type:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: Novotná Jana PhDr.
Examination dates   Schedule   
Annotation -
Last update: Holanová Petra Mgr. (09.01.2017)
The subject focuses on improving and expanding language and communication skills in general English, interpretation of text and listening materials, presentation of students' opinions and their ability to reason. Topics include phones and technology, health and medicine, travel and tourism, animals, food, and sports. The aim is to achieve C1 level according to CERF (Common European Reference Framework).
Aim of the course -
Last update: TAJ834 (03.09.2013)

Students will be able to :

  • read, understand and properly interpret authentic texts ( newspaper articles, extracts from literature )and listening materials
  • discuss and negotiate using the complex of acquired language skills
  • use proper and precise vocabulary
  • write a report based on a survey
Literature -
Last update: Novotná Jana PhDr. (24.11.2016)

C. Oxenden C.,Latham-Koeing Ch., English File Advanced,MultiPack B,third edition, Oxford University Press, 2015 9780194502474

Learning resources -
Last update: Novotná Jana PhDr. (08.09.2016)

Materials prepared and/or recommended by the lecturer.

Syllabus -
Last update: Holanová Petra Mgr. (11.01.2017)

1. Changing your life. Verb patterns: verb+object+inf or gerund. Compound adjectives.

2. Addictions. Phones and technology. Adj. + prepositions. Conditional sentences.

3. Interesting facts. Prefixes. Permission, obligation and necessity.

4. Art. Verbs of the senses. Colour idioms.

5. Talking about illustration. The verb get.

6. Health and medicine. Gerunds and infinitives. Similes.

7. Travel and tourism. Expressing future plans and arrangements. Homophones.

8. Animal matters. Ellipsis. Auxilliary verbs and to.

9. Preparing food. Nouns: compound and possessive forms. Food adjectives with y.

10.Talking about insects and animals. Informal and vague language.

11.Home. Adding emphasis: cleft sentences. Words that are often confused.

12.Reading-inferring underlying meaning. Question forms.

13.Sports. Word building: adjectives, nouns and verbs. Relative clauses.

14.Summary and revision

Registration requirements -
Last update: TAJ834 (03.09.2013)

Knowledge at English I - advanced.

Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Účast na seminářích 1 28
1 / 1 28 / 28
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Regular attendance 70
Continuous assessment of study performance and course -credit tests 30

 
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