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Lecturer(s)
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Hamarová Jitka, Mgr.
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Lencová Nora, Mgr.
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Course content
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Week 1 U1a Rescue: Talking about past events and answering questions related to them Week 2 U1bc Operation: Explaining how a system works and using relative clauses to give details Week 3 U2bc Solid/Hollow shapes: Describing a process in a formal way using the passive voice Week 4 U3a Conditions: Talking about recent events in brief vs. talking about events that happened at specified time. Conditionals: Talking about real situations vs. imaginary situations Week 5 U3bc Sequence: Talking about a set of events Week 6 In-class writing: Describing a process - students will describe a process in about 150 words. Week 7 U5a Warnings: Describing and discussing warning systems Week 8 U5bc Instructions: Talking about safety regulations and safety measures taken to prevent electrical injuries Week 9 U7bc Incidents: Talking about ongoing past events Week 10 U10a Incidents: Talking about past incidents and reporting on them Week 11 Presentations Week 12 Presentations Week 13 Final test
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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E-learning, Cooperative instruction, Discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' self-study, Practicum
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 10 hours per semester
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| Knowledge |
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| to form and use the Present Simple tense and the Present Progressive/Continuous tense |
| to form and use the Past Simple tense |
| to form and use the Present Perfect Simple tense |
| to form and use the imperative for the second person singular and plural |
| to form and use yes-no and wh- questions |
| to form and use cardinal numbers |
| to list fundamental quantities and their units |
| to identify the morphological structure of English words |
| to form and use the Present Simple passive and the Past Simple passive |
| to convert an active voice sentence into a passive voice sentence |
| to specify the agent in passive sentences if this is necessary to make the sentence clear |
| to form and use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives |
| to convert adjectives into adverbs |
| to form and use comparative and superlative forms of adverbs |
| to form and use first conditional clauses |
| to form and use phrasal modals |
| to give at least one grammar form used to express future |
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| to describe events that are currently in progress |
| to talk about routine business and study duties |
| to describe a procedure |
| to give warnings, commands and suggestions |
| to give directions |
| to give dimensions and specify quantities |
| to make an appointment |
| to write a simple formal and informal email message |
| to figure out the meaning of an unknown word within a word family based on the meaning of the root word and its morphological structure |
| to describe the location of an object, its appearance and components |
| to compare and contrast properties of objects |
| to weigh alternatives in terms of time, price and quaility and to justify the choice |
| to express cause and effect in simple terms |
| to describe completed past events |
| to describe events that started in the past but are still happening at present (or their consequences) |
| to describe materials´ properties using appropriate adjectives |
| to ask about any unknown sentence element in order to get the desired information |
| to talk about future events |
| Competences |
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| Bachelor's study programme: uses vocationally-oriented English language. |
| learning outcomes |
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| Knowledge |
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| Knowledge acquired by taking the course - students demonstrate the knowledge of the following: conditionals the present simple tense the present progressive/continuous tense relative clauses direct questions sequencers the active voice the passive voice the present perfect tense the imperative mood modals the past progressive tense presentation phrases a typical structure of a presentation |
| Skills |
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| Skills acquired by taking this course - students can: talk about past events and answer questions related to them explain how a system works and use relative clauses to give details describe a process in a formal way talk about recent events in brief talk about events that happened at a specified time talk about real situations as well as imaginary situations talk about a set of events describe and discuss warn systems describe a process in writing talk about safety regulations and safety measures taken to prevent electrical injuries talk about ongoing past events talk about past incidents and report on them give short presentations |
| Competences |
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| Bachelor's study programme: through their self-study of theoretical background, their practical experience and its evaluation, students are able to acquire further specialist knowledge, skills and competencies. Bachelor's study programme: students communicate their knowledge, skills and competencies in at least one foreign language. |
| teaching methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Practicum |
| E-learning |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Self-study of literature |
| Discussion |
| Skills |
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| Practicum |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Discussion |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| E-learning |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Competences |
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| Practicum |
| Multimedia supported teaching |
| Collaborative instruction |
| Cooperative instruction |
| Individual study |
| Discussion |
| assessment methods |
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| Knowledge |
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| Test |
| Skills |
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| Test |
| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Portfolio |
| Competences |
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| Skills demonstration during practicum |
| Portfolio |
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Recommended literature
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Bonamy, D. Technical English 3. UK, 2018. ISBN 9781408229477.
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Jacques, C. Technical English 3 workbook with key + Audio CD pack. UK, 2018. ISBN 9781408267981.
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Murphy, Raymond. English grammar in use : with answers : a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate students of English. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0-521-53289-2.
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