Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

English Language b/I for FS (pre-intermediate)

Type of study	Bachelor
Language of instruction	English
Code	712-2161/02
Abbreviation	Ab/I-FS
Course title	English Language b/I for FS (pre-intermediate)
Credits	0
Coordinating department	Institute of Languages
Course coordinator	Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská

Subject syllabus

Technology 1: Units 1 - 4

1. Ways in which technology affects how we live, Grammar Introduction
2. Comparisons with adjectives and adverbs, Murphy: 87 - 88
3. Branches of technology, Murphy: 89 - 90
4. Technological innovations, Murphy: 1 - 4
5. Studying technology – various courses, Murphy: 5 - 7
6. Present Simple v Present Continuous, Murphy: 8 - 9
7. Design
8. Question types, Murphy: 44, 45
9. Customer care – using non-specialist language, Murphy: 47
10. Famous designers, Murphy: 15
11. Technology in sport, material properties
12. Used to, used for, made of, made from
13. Customer care – Making recommendations
14. Credit test

International Express Intermediate: Lessons 1-2 Summer Semester 2020/2021
1. Making connections; Multimedia: Social media marketing
Grammar: Present Simple and Present Continuous
2. Vocabulary: Social networks and the internet
3. Work skills: Writing a professional profile. Traditional and picto CVs
4. Small talk and networking
5. International design
Grammar: Past Simple; Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous
6. Vocabulary: Starting a new business
7. Vocabulary: Team meetings
8. Vocabulary: Delegating tasks
9. Technical text related to the field of study; comprehension, discussion and
vocabulary
10. Technical text related to the field of study; comprehension, discussion and
vocabulary
11. Technical text related to the field of study; comprehension, discussion and
vocabulary
12. Technical text related to the field of study; comprehension, discussion and
vocabulary
13. Technical text related to the field of study; comprehension, discussion and
vocabulary
14. Credit test

E-learning

Compulsory e-learning course available at: lms.vsb.cz

Literature

SS 2020/21
HARDING, Kate; Alastair LANE. International express: intermediate: Student's book with pocketbook and DVD-ROM. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014, 167 s. .
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. ISBN 9780521734882.
TURNBULL, J. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary: Paperback + DVD + Premium Online Access Code. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2015, 1948 s. ISBN 9780194798792.

Advised literature

GLENDING, H., POHL, A. Technology 1. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008. ISBN 9780194569538.
MASCULL, B. Business Vocabulary in Use: Intermediate Book with Answers. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2017. 176 s. ISBN 978131662998.
GLENDINNING, Eric H.; Alison POHL. Oxford English for Careers: Technology 2 Student’s Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, 136 s. ISBN 01945695301.
IBBOTSON, M. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN 9780521715188.
Mobile application: English Grammar in Use (iOS & Android)
Mobile application: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (OALD9)

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