English Intermediate 1

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Subject guarantor:

Klára BICANOVÁ, Štěpánka PÁROVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Klára BICANOVÁ, Ludmila BOHUSLAVOVÁ, Karel FOUSTKA, Zdeněk KRÁL, Štěpánka PÁROVÁ, Marie ŠRÁMKOVÁ, Halka VOLKMANOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Ability to communication in practical situations.

Ability to describe one's experiences, events, goals and formulate opinions.

Study vocabulary.

Mode of study:

Reading and text analysis, listening, presentation and practice of grammar and lexical structures. moderated discussions, preparation and analysis of one's written work, discussions.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

Requirement for registration is a knowledge level at the lower course level (A21,A22).

Course contents:

Practice of grammar and vocabulary in communication situations and expanding study vocablary.

Students understand the main idea clearly and comprehensible information regarding common topics encountered at work, school and free time, etc. They are able to manage most situations which may occur in area where the language is spoken. They are able to write simply and coherently on topics known well or are personally interesting. They are able to describe their experiences and events and briefly explain and justify their opinions and plans.

The grammar and conversation topics below are merely for orientation and may change according to the needs of the group and current topic. Grammar: past perfect, past modal verbs, verb phrases, passive structures, tense and conditional sentences, indirect speech, relative clauses, prepositional phrases, phrasal verbs, articles.

Writing of formal and personal letters.

Topics: school, work, free time, residence, travel.

Recommended or required reading:

The folowing list in not exhaustive. Only selections are made from some publications. The instructor will give more precise information.

ALEXANDER, L.G. : Longman English Grammar Practice for Intermediate Students, Longman, 1991, ISBN: 0-582-04588-6

ALEXANDER, L.G: Longman English Grammar: Longman, 1991, ISBN: 0-582-55892-1

EASTWOOD, John : Oxford Practice Grammar, OUP, 1993,ISBN: 0 19 431352 2

KERR, Philip + JONES, Ceri: Straightforward - Intermediate, MAcMillan, 2006, ISBN: 978-0230-02078-8

MURPHY, R : English Grammar in Use,CUP; ISBN-0-521-53289-2

REDMAN, S : English Vocabulary In USe - Pre-intermediate and Intermeiate, CUP, 1997, ISBN: 0-521-55737-2

REDSTON, Ch. + CUNNINGHAM G: Face2Face, Intermediate, CUP 2006; ISBN-0-521-60336-6

SHARMAN, E: Across Cultures, Longman, 2004, ISBN: 0582-81797-8

SOARS, J. and L : New Headway English Course, Intermediate, OUP; ISBN 0-19-470223-5

SWAN, M.: Practical English Usage, OUP, 1989, ISBN: 0-19-431185-6

VINCE, M. : Language Practice-English Grammar And Vocabulary, Macmillan, 2003, ISBN: 1-405-00766-4

Current events from magazines, newspapers and the internet.

Assessment methods and criteria:

Credit is awarded for:

Class participation

assignment completion

completing the final written exam.

Course web page:

www.helpforenglish.cz;
www.CambridgeESOL.org/teach;
www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/learningenglish
http://www.ego4u.com,
http://www.englishlistening.com,
http://www.englishpage.com,
http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com,
http://www.eslprintables.com,
http://www

Note:

If the student is not able to attend instruction (internship, competition, serious health problems), they are obligated to contact the instructor and obtain the necessary materials and arrange a consultation appointment, otherwise they will not receive credit.

Further information:

This course is an elective for all AMU students

Schedule for winter semester 2016/2017:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon	místnost 1041 Učebna KTDH 1041 (Lichenštejnský palác) ŠRÁMKOVÁ M. 10:45–12:15 (paralelka 1)místnost 1041 Učebna KTDH 1041 (Lichenštejnský palác) ŠRÁMKOVÁ M. 12:30–14:00 (paralelka 2)
Tue
Wed	místnost K330 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) ŠRÁMKOVÁ M. 07:30–09:00 (paralelka 3)
Thu	místnost HAR-1026 Učebna počítačového centra (Hartigovský palác) VOLKMANOVÁ H. 10:45–12:15 (paralelka 7)místnost 308 Učebna 5 (Lažanský palác) PÁROVÁ Š. 12:30–14:00 (paralelka 5)
Fri	místnost S105 Počítačová učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) PÁROVÁ Š. 09:00–10:30 (paralelka 6)místnost S412 Učebna (Karlova 26, Praha 1) KRÁL Z. 10:45–12:15 (paralelka 4)

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Mon	10:45–12:15	Marie ŠRÁMKOVÁ	Učebna KTDH 1041 Lichenštejnský palác		paralelka 1
	Mon	12:30–14:00	Marie ŠRÁMKOVÁ	Učebna KTDH 1041 Lichenštejnský palác		paralelka 2
	Wed	07:30–09:00	Marie ŠRÁMKOVÁ	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 3
	Fri	10:45–12:15	Zdeněk KRÁL	Učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 4
	Thu	12:30–14:00	Štěpánka PÁROVÁ	Učebna 5 Lažanský palác		paralelka 5
	Fri	09:00–10:30	Štěpánka PÁROVÁ	Počítačová učebna Karlova 26, Praha 1		paralelka 6
	Thu	10:45–12:15	Halka VOLKMANOVÁ	Učebna počítačového centra Hartigovský palác		paralelka 7
		–	Zdeněk KRÁL			paralelka 99

Schedule for summer semester 2016/2017:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu	místnost 207 Učebna 2 (Lažanský palác) FOUSTKA K. 09:00–10:30 (paralelka 1)místnost 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) KRÁL Z. 10:45–12:15 (paralelka 3) místnost 241 Učebna 3 (Lažanský palác) KRÁL Z. 09:00–10:30 (paralelka 2)
Fri

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
	Thu	09:00–10:30	Karel FOUSTKA	Učebna 2 Lažanský palác		paralelka 1
	Thu	09:00–10:30	Zdeněk KRÁL	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		paralelka 2
	Thu	10:45–12:15	Zdeněk KRÁL	Učebna 3 Lažanský palác		paralelka 3
		–	Zdeněk KRÁL			paralelka 99

The subject is a part of the following study plans: