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English Language c/II for USP (intermediate)

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction English
Code 712-2246/02
Abbreviation Ac/II-USP
Course title English Language c/II for USP (intermediate)
Credits 2
Coordinating department Institute of Languages
Course coordinator Mgr. Gabriela Chudašová

Subject syllabus

Technology 2: Units 5 - 8
1. Sources of renewable energy
2. Past continuous vs. past simple
3. Wave energy, wind power and solar energy
4. Aeronautics: forces, parts of a plane and their functions
5. Making telephone calls and understanding technical details over the phone
6. First and second conditionals
7. Intelligent houses
8. Obligation and necessity (modal verbs), instructions, health and safety
9. Talking about engines
10. Compound adjectives and nouns
11. Comparatives and superlatives, writing reports
12. Presentations: body of a presentation
13. Writing effective emails
14. Credit test

E-learning

Compulsory e-learning course available at: lms.vsb.cz
Compulsory e-learning course: Basics of Language Communication on Sustainability

Literature

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

Advised literature

GLENDING, H., POHL, A. Technology 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2008. ISBN 9780194569538.
IBBOTSON, M. Professional English in Use Engineering. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2009. ISBN 9780521734882.
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2004. ISBN 9780521537629.