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English Conversation for FBI - Intermediate

* Exchange students do not have to consider this information when selecting suitable courses for an exchange stay.

Course Unit Code712-3124/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Third Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LAN20Mark Landry
JUR21Mgr. Radka Juříčková, Ph.D.
TRA0015Mgr. Zuzana Trawinská
PRE0053Ing. Radim Pretsch
SNI0029Martin Šnicer
Summary
A student will meet the broad range of general topics of everyday life. Based on the textbook he/she acquires grammar, vocabulary and phrases to be able to communicate effectively.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim is to acquire communication skills in English with the output level B1-B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

The subject is intended for the FBI students who have already passed English examination at the Language Department. This one-term course is possible to study only once during the study at the VŠB-TUO.
Course Contents
1. Food and restaurants
2. Family, personality
3. Past tenses: simple, continuous, perfect
4. Sport
5. Future forms: going to, present continuous, will / shall
6. Money
7. Saying numbers
8. Present perfect
9. In the office
10. Modal verbs: expressing obligation, deduction, ability and possibility
11. Renting a flat
12. Formal and informal letters
13. Presentation - introduction
14. Presentation

The teacher reserves the right to modify, supplement and make changes, should the need arise.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LATHAM-KOENIG, CH., OXENDEN, C. English File intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780194035798.
LATHAM-KOENIG, CH., OXENDEN, C. English File intermediate. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780194035798.
Recommended Reading:
MURPHY, R., SMALZER, W. R. Cambridge English Grammar In Use Intermediate Incl Answers 2nd Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 10 0521625971.
MURPHY, R., SMALZER, W. R. Cambridge English Grammar In Use Intermediate Incl Answers 2nd Edition Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 10 0521625971.
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