Course detail

English Upper-Intermediate II

FAST-BYA8Acad. year: 2023/2024

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, science.

Language of instruction

Czech

Guarantor

Mgr. Veronika Rodriguezová

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

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

Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig: New English File Upper-Intermediate. Oxford University Press, 2008.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Type of course unit

 

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Mgr. Veronika Rodriguezová

Syllabus

Week 1 6A Music and emotion, gerunds and infinitives Week 2 7A Past modals, verbs often confused; writing: my future house (speculation, deduction) Week 3 – 4 8A The passive, crime and punishment Week 5 – 6 8B Reporting verbs, the media; looking up information prior to studying abroad Week 7 - 8 9A Clauses of contrast and purpose, advertising and business; reading: finding accommodation abroad Week 9 9B Uncountable and plural nouns, prefixes and suffixes, directions; getting around Week 10 - 11 10A Quantifiers, science Week 12 10B Articles, collocations Week 13 Revison, credit test