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Terminated in academic year 2021/2022

English Language b/III for USP (pre-intermediate)

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 712-2243/02
Abbreviation Ab/III-USP
Course title English Language b/III for USP (pre-intermediate)
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Languages
Course coordinator Mgr. Kateřina Spurná

Subject syllabus

International Express Intermediate: Lessons 5-6

1. L5 Grammar: have to, must, need to, be allowed to, can
2. L5 Vocabulary: Colours and colour idioms; prefixes
3. L5 Work skills: Telephoning
4. L5 Functions: Giving advice and suggestions; Review Unit 3
5. L6 Grammar: Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect
6. L6 Vocabulary: Water footprint; noun formation
7. L6 Work skills: Presentation 2: structuring a talk
8. L6 Functions: Describing problems and finding solutions; Review Unit 6
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

HARDING, Keith a Alastair LANE. International express. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-0-19-441825-6 .

Advised literature

MCCARTHY, M., O'DELL, F. English Vocabulary in Use Elementary. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2010. ISBN 9780521136174 .
IBBOTSON, M. Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN 9780521715188.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009.