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The subject focuses on improving and expanding language and communication skills in general English, interpretation of texts and listening materials, presentation of students' opinions and their ability to reason. Topics include music, sleep, argument, crime and punishment, advertising, science. The final level of proficiency is B2/B2+ according to CERF (Common European Reference Framework).
Last update: Valentová Dana (02.07.2020)
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Students will be able to:
Last update: Valentová Dana (02.07.2020)
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Active participation in seminars and passing the end-of-term credit test. Last update: Holanová Petra (09.06.2023)
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R: Latham-Koenig Ch., Oxenden C., Chomacki K., English File Upper-intermediate MultiPack B, Fourth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2020, 9780194039550
A: Murphy R., English Grammar in Use, Cambridge University Press, 2019, 9781108457651
A: Vince M., Language Practice Intermediate, Third Edition, Macmillan, 2010, 9780230727014
A: Prodromou L., Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge First, Second Edition, Pearson Education, 2012, 9781408290590 Last update: Valentová Dana (02.07.2020)
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Seminars. Last update: Valentová Dana (02.07.2020)
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1. Night night; "Used to, be used to, get used to"; Sleep. 2. Music to my ears; Gerunds and infinitives; Music. 3. Let's not argue; Past modals, "would rather"; Verbs often confused. 4. Arguing "for and against". 5. It's all an act; Verbs of the senses; The body; Writing a description. 6. Cutting crime; Passive voice, "have sth. done, it's said that..., he is thought to"; Crime and punishment. 7. Expressing your opinion; Writing an essay. 8. Fake news; Reporting verbs; The media. Word stress. 9. Good business? Clauses of contrast and purpose; Advertising, business. 10. Super cities; Uncountable and plural nouns; Word building: prefixes and suffixes. 11. Discussion, giving reasons; Writing a report. 12. Science fact, science fiction; Quantifiers: "all, every, both, etc."; Science. 13. Free speech; Articles; Collocation: word pairs. Pausing and sentence stress. 14. General revision - grammar, vocabulary.
Last update: Valentová Dana (10.08.2020)
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Materials prepared and/or recommended by the lecturer. Last update: Valentová Dana (02.07.2020)
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Knowledge at B1+/B2 level according to CERF (Common European Reference Framework). Last update: Valentová Dana (02.07.2020)
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