Course detail

English conversation

FAST-YA5Acad. year: 2021/2022

Expanding vocabulary of the following topics – Brno University of Technology, Studying abroad, Travelling abroad, Jobs and employment (including writing application letters and CVs), Description of people´s appearance, character and attitudes, Environment, Economy, business and finance

Language of instruction

Czech

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

English pronunciation, present, present perfect and past simple and continuous, modal verbs, personal, possessive and demonstrative pronouns, possessive and plural forms of nouns, cases and articles, there is/are, word order, numbers, telling the time comparison of adjectives and adverbs, future tense, countable and uncountable nouns, basic indefinite pronouns, interrogative pronouns, “going to + infinitive”, present conditional, ing-forms, relative clauses, passive voice, using articles, cardinal numbers and dates, reflexive and emphasizing pronouns, time and if clauses
Vocabulary – family and neighbours, welcoming visitors, description of activities, daily routines, directions, description of the place where they live, weekends, comparison of family members and their interests, shopping for a party, planning a trip, telephoning, at a party, a visit to London, hobbies, their first job, shopping in a department store, at a restaurant, a stay in the USA

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

Travelling
VUT Brno
Describing people - their appearance, character and behaviour
Work
Describing people - their appearance, character and behaviour
The Environment
Economics, business and finance

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The aim of this course is to expand students’ vocabulary in a number of useful areas and improve their fluency in English. Some grammar is revised during the 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

Konverzační texty. Ústav jazyků 2002

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer