Foreign Language - English for FA Programmes - Exam B1 - ASZAJ1001
Title: Cizí jazyk - Angličtina pro obory FF - zkouška B1
Guaranteed by: Language Centre - English (21-JCA)
Faculty: Faculty of Arts
Actual: from 2025
Semester: both
Points: 0
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: combined
Hours per week, examination: 0/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: winter:unknown / unknown (unknown)
summer:unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
Key competences:  
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan
enabled for web enrollment
can be fulfilled in the future
you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: Mgr. Blanka Zádrapová
Incompatibility : ASZAJ0001, ASZAJ0002, ASZAJ1000, ASZAJ2000, ASZAJ3050
Interchangeability : AADEK00012, ACN300307, ASZAJ0001, ASZAJ0002, ASZAJ1000, ASZAJ1100, ASZAJ2000
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Annotation -
The B1 examination tests active language competence at the B1 level of the CEFR, focusing on reception, production, interaction, and mediation.

Students demonstrate the ability to communicate independently in everyday situations, express opinions, understand main ideas, and mediate basic information between people and cultures.
The exam is intended for Faculty of Arts students.
Sample exam version is available here: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/section.php?id=266185<br>
Last update: Zádrapová Blanka, Mgr. (05.02.2026)
Aim of the course -

The aim of the exam is to verify whether the student has achieved level B1 in both receptive and productive skills. 

The specific descriptors for level B1 are defined by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, available here: https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168045bb52

Last update: Ritter Konárková Michaela, Mgr. (30.10.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Written Section (approx. 75 minutes) 

  • Listening Comprehension

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Written Expression 

Assessment: The written section is worth a total of 35 points. To pass, students must achieve at least 60% (i.e., 21 points) overall, with a minimum of 50% in each component. Upon fulfilling these minimum criteria, the student proceeds to the oral part of the exam.

Oral Section (approx. 15 minutes) 

The oral examination consists of the following tasks: 

  • The student briefly talks about themselves, their studies, and their interests.

  • The student responds to a given situation.

  • In both parts, the student answers the examiner’s questions. 

Form: monologue and dialogue/interaction 

During the oral exam, the student is expected to: 

  • provide a simple description (e.g., of a person, place, or experience);

  • express and briefly justify an opinion;

  • compare two things or situations;

  • engage in routine conversation (e.g., shopping, ordering, making plans, or inviting someone). 

Students are given time to prepare before the exam. 

Assessment: The oral section is worth a total of 15 points. The minimum passing score is 8 points. 

Overall Assessment 

The total number of points for the entire examination is 50. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 60%, i.e., 30 points in total. 

Last update: Ritter Konárková Michaela, Mgr. (30.10.2025)
Literature -

HOPKINS, D., CULLEN, P.: Cambridge English. Grammar for IELTS. Cambridge University Press. 2006.

MANN, M., TAYLORE-KNOWLES, S.: Destination B1. Grammar and Vocabulary with Answer Key. Macmillan, 2016.  

McCARTHY, M., O´DELL, F.: English Collocations in Use. Cambridge University Press. 2005.  

MURPHY, R.: English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2012.   

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/preliminary/preparation/ 

https://test-english.com/  

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-levels/online-english-level-test  

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/  

https://www.ieltsbuddy.com/  

Last update: Ritter Konárková Michaela, Mgr. (14.09.2025)