Course detail

English B2-1

FSI-0A7Acad. year: 2026/2027

Students‘ assessment is based on their attendance record and active participation in the class discussions. Attendance in the classes is compulsory.

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

At the end of the semester, students are required to complete a test which assesses students' ability to comprehend an English text and efficiently locate the information necessary for its comprehension in online dictionaries. The test is completed on-line in the credit week and students work on it from home. 

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Entry knowledge

The minimum entry requirement for this course is the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Students‘ assessment is based on their attendance record and active participation in the class discussions. Attendance in the classes is compulsory.

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

At the end of the semester, students are required to complete a test which assesses students' ability to comprehend an English text and efficiently locate the information necessary for the comprehension in online dictionaries. The test is completed on-line in the credit week and students work on it from home. 

Aims

The aim of this course is to reinforce students' individual competencies in expressing themselves fluently and accurately in English in order to gain greater confidence when communicating in international and multicultural settings.

Previously acquired knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be reviewed and systematically expanded through practical, real-life contexts. This will improve students' grammatical accuracy and range of vocabulary, as well as their ability to participate in discussions on a variety of general and social topics.

On successful completion of the course, students should be able to communicate in English independently at the B2 level.

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

DINGEN, Sheila, Lindsay WARWICK. Speakout B2+: Student´s Book, 3rd Edition. Pearson. [2023]. ISBN 978-1-292407470. (EN)
EALES, Frances, Jane COMYNS CARR. Speakout: upper-intermediate. 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)

Recommended reading

CARTER, Ronald, Michael McCARTHY. Cambridge Grammar of English. Cambridge. [2006]. ISBN 0-521-67439-5.
GAIRNS Ruth, Stuart REDMAN. Oxford Word Skills, upper-intermediate - advanced vocabulary. OUP. [2022]. ISBN 978 0 19460575 5 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

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

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

Week 1: introduction; icebreakers; asking questions
Week 2: direct and indirect questions; personality adjectives; self-description
Week 3: present perfect vs. past tense; speaking about identity; describing feelings and experiences
Week 4: present perfect simple vs. continuous; speaking about current world and social issues; effecting changes
Week 5: passive voice forms; security versus personal privacy
Week 6: using passive voice forms; extraordinary lifestyles; new ways of living
Week 7: future forms; speaking about locations and ways of travelling
Week 8: practicing future forms; speaking about plans, decisions and goals
Week 9: reduced relative clauses, using -ing and past participles; places and wellbeing
Week 10: narrative tenses; telling stories; phrasal verbs
Week 11: expressing wishes and regrets; speaking about life regrets
Week 12: practicing past forms I wish I had… / hadn’t… ; I should have... / I shouldn’t have…
Week 13: credit test