Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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1. Course information. Supporting opinions. Auxiliary verbs. 2. Predicative adjectives. Present tenses review. Questions about families. 3. Future forms revision. Being optimistic. 4. Suffix -able. Future perfect and continuous. Personal goals. 5. Generalising and making exceptions. Questions review. Agreeing and disagreeing. 6. Prefix -mis. The definite article. 7. Narrative tenses. Metaphors: honesty and dishonesty. 8. Typical mistakes in English. 9. Collocations for the natural world. Vocabulary: land. 10. Amazing ocean facts. Present perfect tenses. Modals of speculation. 11. Magical places. Impersonal passive. Revision.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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- Preparation for formative assessments (2-20)
- 10 hours per semester
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 16 hours per semester
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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distinguish between countable and uncountable nouns |
distinguish between the second and third conditional |
identify verbs connected to gerund and infinitive |
differentiate modal verbs in present and past |
identify relative clauses |
differentiate past and past perfect tense |
identify the articles |
identify phrasal verbs |
choose appropriate linguistic means for expressing one's own opinions and arguments |
use correct pronunciation and intonation |
Skills |
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use the second and third conditional correctly |
use past tenses correctly |
express compliment, sympathy |
react appropriately in different formal and informal situations |
write an essay |
use correct phrases in formal and informal telephone conversations |
have a conversation about a favourite movie, book, theatre performance, exhibition |
Competences |
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N/A |
learning outcomes |
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Knowledge |
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differentiate auxiliary verbs for present, past and perfect tenses |
identify verbs for expressing future |
identify future perfect and continuous |
name types of civilization diseases |
express certainty and uncertainty |
identify verbs with prefix "mis" |
identify methapors |
name modals for speculations |
identify the definite article |
Skills |
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summarize information from a complex text |
describe family relationships |
express one´s opinion on civilization problems |
narrate a complex story in the past |
express agreement and disagreement |
correct typical mistakes in English |
look up information in a newspaper article |
Competences |
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N/A |
teaching methods |
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Knowledge |
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Seminar |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Collaborative instruction |
Individual study |
Discussion |
Cooperative instruction |
Skills |
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Seminar |
Discussion |
Cooperative instruction |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Skills demonstration |
Individual study |
Competences |
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Seminar |
Multimedia supported teaching |
Cooperative instruction |
Individual study |
Skills demonstration |
Discussion |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Skills demonstration during practicum |
Continuous assessment |
Seminar work |
Self-evaluation |
Peer evaluation of students |
Formative evaluation |
Skills |
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Skills demonstration during practicum |
Seminar work |
Continuous assessment |
Self-evaluation |
Peer evaluation of students |
Formative evaluation |
Competences |
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Continuous assessment |
Self-evaluation |
Formative evaluation |
Peer evaluation of students |
Skills demonstration during practicum |
Seminar work |
Recommended literature
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Clanfield, L., Benne R.R. Global upper intermediate. London, 2011. ISBN 978-0-230-03318-4.
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