Course detail
English B2-1
FSI-0A7Acad. year: 2024/2025
The course is aimed at students who reached at least the B1 level of English. It offers an extension of the English language skills at B2 level using the communicative approach.
Language of instruction
English
Number of ECTS credits
2
Mode of study
Not applicable.
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
The minimum entry requirement is the knowledge of B1 grammar and vocabulary.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Students‘ assessment is carried out based on the attendance record, active participation in classroom discussions and the results of the final test.
Attendance is compulsory.
In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.
Attendance is compulsory.
In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.
Aims
The aim of this crouse it to reinforce individual abilities of students to express themselves in English. The previously gained knowledge of grammar and vocabulary will be revised and systematically expanded in real contexts.
After passing this course students should be able to communicate in English independently, to least B2 entry level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communcation in personal, academic as well as professional environments. The course can also be used as preparation for international English language exams.
After passing this course students should be able to communicate in English independently, to least B2 entry level. The knowledge and skills gained should contribute to more fluent speaking and communcation in personal, academic as well as professional environments. The course can also be used as preparation for international English language exams.
Study aids
Not applicable.
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable.
Basic literature
EALES, Frances a Jane COMYNS CARR, 2011. Speakout: upper intermedite. Harlow: Pearson. ISBN 978-1-4082-1933-1.
Recommended reading
R. Murphy, English Grammar in Use, 2004
Elearning
eLearning: currently opened course
Classification of course in study plans
Type of course unit
Language exercise
26 hod., compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
Week 1: introduction, communicative activities
Week 2: questions; personality adjectives
Week 3: present perfect vs. past simple; feelings, experiences
Week 4: present perfect simple vs. continuous; social issues
Week 5: the passive; technology and privacy
Week 6: used to/would/be used to; habits
Week 7: future tenses; locations
Week 8: narrative tenses; sayings
Week 9: wishes and regrets
Week 10: expressing likes and dislikes; reading
Week 11: articles, inventions
Week 12: conditionals; advertising
Week 13: credit test
Week 2: questions; personality adjectives
Week 3: present perfect vs. past simple; feelings, experiences
Week 4: present perfect simple vs. continuous; social issues
Week 5: the passive; technology and privacy
Week 6: used to/would/be used to; habits
Week 7: future tenses; locations
Week 8: narrative tenses; sayings
Week 9: wishes and regrets
Week 10: expressing likes and dislikes; reading
Week 11: articles, inventions
Week 12: conditionals; advertising
Week 13: credit test
Elearning
eLearning: currently opened course