Course detail

English Upper-Intermediate 2

FAST-VYA011Acad. year: 2024/2025

Grammar: Gerunds and infinitives, past modals, verbs of the senses, passive voice, reporting verbs, clause of contrast and purpose, articles, uncountable and plural nouns, quantifiers.
Vocabulary: music and emotions, body parts, media, towns and cities, accommodation, my future house, science, studying abroad.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Veronika Rodriguezová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

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

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

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.
Students will extend their language skills and vocabulary and grammar knowledge. The target level is B1+ according to CEFR.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina a Clive OXENDEN, 2014. English File Upper-Intermediate. Third Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-455864-8 (EN)
WALLWARK, Adrian, 2016. English for Interacting on Campus. Springer International Publishing Switzerland. ISBN 978-3-319-28732-4 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme BPC-VP Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme B_A+U Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Roger Turland, BA.

Syllabus

1. Music and emotions 1; gerunds and infinitives 1 2. Music and emotions 2; gerunds and infinitives 2 3. Arguments; past modal verbs 4. Crime and punishment 1; the passive 1 5. Crime and punishment 2; the passive 2 6. Cultural differences and relations with fellow students; Erasmus mobility plan and learning agreement 7. The media; reporting verbs 8. Advertising and business; clauses of contrast and purpose 9. City vocabulary; uncountable and plural nouns 10. Student accommodation; my future house; the urban context of the place where I live 11. Science; quantifiers 12. Articles; collocations 13. Revision, credit test