Course detail

English B2-2

FSI-0A8Acad. year: 2025/2026

This is a follow-up course to 0A7 course. It offers an extension of the English language skills at B2 level with a focus on procaticing communication skills.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Mgr. Zuzana Wolná

Department

Institute of Foreign Languages (ÚJ)

Entry knowledge

The minimum entry requirement is the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students‘ assessment is carried out based on the attendance record, active participation in classroom discussions and the results of the final exam.

Attendance is compulsory.

In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.

Aims

The aim of this crouse it to reinforce individual abilities of students to express themselves in English. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded in real contexts.

After passing this course students should be able to communicate in English independently and feel comfortably communicating on B2 level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communcation in personal, academic as well as professional environments. The course can also be used as a preparation for international English language exams.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

EALES, Frances, Jane COMYNS CARR. Speakout: upper intermedite. Harlow: Pearson. [2011]. ISBN 978-1-4082-1933-1. (EN)
CLARE, Antonia, JJ WILSON. Speakout B2: Student´s Book, 3rd Edition. Pearson. [2023]. ISBN 978-1-292-35954-0. (EN)
DINGEN, Sheila, Lindsay WARWICK. Speakout B2+: Student´s Book, 3rd Edition. Pearson. [2023]. ISBN 978-1-292407470. (EN)

Recommended reading

GAIRNS Ruth, Stuart REDMAN. Oxford Word Skills, upper-intermediate - advanced vocabulary. OUP. [2022]. ISBN 978 0 19460575 5 (EN)
R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, 2004 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B-OBN-P Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme N-OBN-P Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
  • Programme BIT Bachelor's 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Zuzana Wolná

Syllabus

Week 1: introduction; icebreakers; modal verbs and their meanings
Week 2: practicing modal verbs; perfect infinitive; generation gap; generational cohorts
Week 3: future perfect simple and continuous; life goals and ambitions; optimism versus pessimism
Week 4: reported speech: statements, questions and requests; media; digital media content and its veracity
Week 5: practicing reported speech; hoaxes vs. disinformation
Week 6: reporting verbs; recognizing deepfakes; social media safety

Week 7: conditionals; decision and indecision

Week 8: mixed conditionals; life-changing decisions
Week 9: verb patterns with -ing form and infinitive; hypothetical preferences; mistakes and errors

Week 10: verb patterns with -ing form and infinitive; memory and memories
Week 11: past modals of deduction; coincidences; unexpected turn of events
Week 12: the use of past modals of deduction; types of crime
Week 13: exam