After the course, the students should be able to interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help, to hold a conversation related to areas of most immediate relevance, communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

After the one-semester course, the students should reach the level of A1, overlapping even into A2 (according to CEFR).

1.Czech Express 1 � Lída Holá, Akropolis 2007 (+CD)

2.Czech Express 2, Lída Holá, Pavla Bořilová, Akropolis 2011

3.New Czech Step by Step � Lída Holá, Akropolis 2004, 2005 (+CD)

4.New Czech Step by Step (Activity Book) � Lída Holá, Akropolis 2004, 2005

Evaluation moment:

Periodical: 80% attendance, active participation it the lessons, a lesson-to-lesson study essential (homework requested regularly).

Evaluation form:

Final spoken exam (approx. 5-10 minutes + the time for preparation).

1. Introduction: the alphabet, pronunciation notes, basic linguistic vocabulary; conjugation of the verb "být" in the

present tense and its negation; genders and basic word-stock (boy, girl, man, woman, student, school etc.).

2. Basic phrases and conversational phrases: Jak se to řekne česky., Mluvte pomalu, prosím., Nerozumím., Mám otázku.,

Kdo/Co je to.; Jak se máte/š � the vy/Vy//ty distinction; the polysemic use of the word "prosím" (rooted in various

situations); jmenuju se, studuju, pracuju � the Czech verbal classes and basic verbs (the "-je" conjugation).

3. Basic dialogues: Introducing oneself and someone else; nationalities (nouns, adjectives), verbs: mít, jet, jít and

their conjugation; the types of conjugation in all the remaining classes demonstrated on particular verbs (-á: dělat; -

í: prosit, -e: jít, -ne: začne); phrases: Odkud jsi/jste?, Těší mě., Mějte se hezky.

4. Cardinal and ordinal numerals; conversation on the phone; giving phone numbers. How much is it? � Shopping (food and

clothes).

5. Directions; the kde/kam distinction; static description (description of a room); navigating through the city with a

map.

6. Possessive and demonstrative pronouns. Adjectives: hard/soft + basic declination and comparison rules; accusative with

nouns and adjectives; My family.

7. The instrumental (the 7th case) with means of transport (metrem, tramvají). The distinction between "mít rád/rád

dělat". Negative and indefinite pronouns.

8. When is it?: days of the week, months, seasons, dates.; important verbs and their distinction: začít/začínat;

končit/ukončit; otvírat/otevřít; zavírat/zavřít; jít/chodit; přijít/přicházet; jet/jezdit; sejít se.

9. The verb "mít" and its phrasal use: mít kašel, mít rýmu, mít štěstí, mít náladu, mít zkoušku etc.; mít pocit, že…, mít

dojem, že…, mít tušení, že…, mít strach, že…

10. In a restaurant; The menu; basic conversational phrases (dát is; zvlášť/dohromady � Czech customs of rounding the

price for a tip); the Czech menu; 1x, 2x, 3x…(expressing "times").

11. Roleplay: waiter/guest; phrases: chtěl bych � the basics about present conditional mood.

12. Past tense and it practice. A guided tour. Video: The Czech history and present. Czech banknotes � information about

famous and well-known Czechs.

13. Future tense. Perfective and imperfective aspect � basics. Basic future conjugation. How do I imagine my future?

Revision of present conditional mood.

14. Final exam - spoken. A dialogue (in Czech purely) with the tutor.

Starting competences are not expected.