Poslední úprava: Irma Hvorecká, Ph.D. (05.09.2022)
The content of the course changes every semester. Students do not need to buy the books listed below.
Regular in-class sylabus
Témata:
1) Reading: A literary extract- skim reading; scanning. Expressions in context. Speaking: Stimulus-based discussion.
2) Grammar: Present tense forms. Writing: Choosing the right tense. Speaking: Telling a story - stimulus-based discussion.
3) Listening: Top-down listening skills. Speaking: Descriptions, uses of phrasal verbs
4) Writing: using factual information. Short story: sequencing of tenses. Reading: a short story, ordering paragraphs.
5) Grammar: Narrative tenses. Reading: words and meanings; questions, multiple choice. Speaking: Giving an account.
6) Grammar: Text linking elements. Speaking: compound sentences, fluency of oral performance.
7) Integrated practice.
8) Grammar: reported speech - forms and use. Listening: Dialogues. Speaking: Stimulus-based discussion, negotiating.
9) Writing: Formal expressions in context, prepositional phrases.
10) Grammar: Compound and complex sentences. Conjunctions.
11) Listening: Idioms in context; word stress. Listening to narratives. Reading: Phrasal verbs in context.
12) Listening: Taking notes; ordering information. Speaking: Stimulus based discussion, presenting/justifying opinions.
13) Integrated practice.
Studijní literatura:
* Povinná:
GUDE, K., WILDMAN, J. Matrix Intermediate: Student's Book. Oxford: OUP, 2006. ISBN 0194369668.
GUDE, K., WILDMAN, J. Matrix Intermediate: Work book. Oxford: OUP, 2006. ISBN 0194369811.
GUDE, K., WILDMAN, J. Matrix Intermediate: Class CD. Oxford: OUP, 2006. ISBN 0194385116.
* Doporučená:
MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use: A Self-Study reference and practice Book for Intermediate Students of English. 3rd edition. Oxford: CUP, 2004. ISBN 978-0-521-18906-4.
THOMSON, A. J. A Practical English Grammar: Exercises. Oxford: OUP, 2007. ISBN 0194313433.
HAMER, J. More than Words: Vocabulary for Upper Intermediate to Advanced Students. London: Longman Group UK Limited, 1997. ISBN 0582092027.