Course detail

English Upper-Intermediate I

FAST-BYA7Acad. year: 2016/2017

Grammar: question formation, auxiliary verbs, comparative phrases, present perfect (simple and continuous), adjective order, narrative tenses.
Vocabulary: personality, illness and treatment, clothes and fashion, air travel, adverbs.

Language of instruction

Czech

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Marian Nevrlý

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be able to speak about the following topics: personality, illness and treatment, clothes and fashion, air travel. They will also be proficient in the following grammar: question formation, auxiliary verbs, comparative phrases, present perfect (simple and continuous), adjective order and narrative tenses.

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

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will extend their language skills and vocabulary and grammar knowledge beyond the level of Cambridge PET exam or B1 level of the CEF (Common European Framework) established by the Council of Europe.
The target level according to the CEFR is B1+.

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.

Type of course unit

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Marian Nevrlý

VUT

Faculties

University Institutes

Parts

English Upper-Intermediate I

Type of course unit