Course detail

English Upper-Intermediate II

FAST-BYA8Acad. year: 2013/2014

Grammar: passive voice, future perfect and future continuous tenses, conditional clauses and future time clauses, unreal conditionals, past modals, verbs of the senses.
Vocabulary: crime and punishment, weather, expressions with take, feelings, verbs often confused, the body.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

0

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Veronika Rodriguezová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will extend their language skills and vocabulary and grammar knowledge beyond the level B1 level according to the CEFR (Common European Framework) established by the Council of Europe. The target level is B1+. Students will be able to speak about the following topics: crime and punishment, extreme weather, feelings, the body. They will also be practise the following grammar: passive voice and passive voice phrases, future perfect tense, future continuous tense, conditional clauses of all types, time clauses, past modals, phrases with take, verbs of the senses.

Prerequisites

Intermediate knowledge of English, B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Grammar and vocabulary is practised in an interactive way, with emphasis on conversation. Development of communication and listening skills using interactive audio-visual technologies, LMS Moodle and Smartboard.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

In order to receive their credits, students need to attend classes regularly (max. 3 absences per semester), do homework and actively participate in the lessons.

Course curriculum

1. File 3A Crime and punishment
2. File 3A
3. File 3B Weather
4. File 3B
5. File 3C Expressions with take
6. File 3C
7. File 4A Feelings
8. File 4A
9. File 4B Verbs often confused
10. File 4B
11. File 4C The body
12. File 4C + revision
13. Test

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will extend their language skills and vocabulary and grammar knowledge beyond the level of the Cambridge PET exam or B1 level of the CEFR (Common European Framework) established by the Council of Europe. This course follows the BYA7 course.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig: New English File Upper-Intermediate. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-P-C-SI Bachelor's

    branch VS , 2. year of study, winter semester, recommended

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Veronika Rodriguezová

Syllabus

1.passive voice
2.crime and punishment
3.future perfect and future continuous tenses
4.weather
5.conditional clauses and future time clauses
6.expressions with take
7.past modals
8.verbs often confused
9.unreal conditionals
10.feelings
11.verbs of the senses
12.the body
13.final revision, credits