SPA002 English for hearing impaired students II

Pan-university studies
Autumn 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus 2 credits for an exam). Recommended Type of Completion: z (credit). Other types of completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Zuzana Fonioková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. et Mgr. Lenka Tóthová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Ilja Rajdová (assistant)
Mgr. et Mgr. Eva Barnová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Tomáš Kvítek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. et Mgr. Hana Mihai (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Petr Peňáz
Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
Contact Person: Mgr. Ilja Rajdová
Supplier department: Support Centre for Students with Special Needs
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Syllabus
  • Lesson 1 - What are they like? VOCABULARY: family, personality adjectives GRAMMAR: present tenses revision, questions WRITING: describing yourself PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: classroom language
  • Lesson 2 - The man who is sitting next to me has a big nose VOCABULARY: body, prepositions of place, prepositions of time (before, after, until) GRAMMAR: relative clauses (defining and non-defining), so, because, although, when... PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: saying hello + goodbye
  • Lesson 3 - What was he doing when you saw him? VOCABULARY: holidays, weather prepositions of time, irregular verbs GRAMMAR: past simple revision, past continuous, who + what - subject/ object (questions with and without auxiliaries) WRITING: postcard/e-mail from holidays PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: at the airport
  • Lesson 4 - What are you going to wear to the party? VOCABULARY: clothes (What are you going to wear?), opposite verbs GRAMMAR: future tenses: will, going to, present continuous WRITING: informal e-mail (information about a planned trip/ holiday camp)
  • Lesson 5 - I've known my husband for twelve years VOCABULARY: verb phrases - make, do, take GRAMMAR: present perfect simple +for, since, yet, already (x past simple)
  • Lesson 6 - A horse is faster than a donkey VOCABULARY: adjectives and adverbs, animals GRAMMAR: adjectives and adverbs revision (comparative + superlative, as...as, superlative + ever + present perfect) PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: agreeing/ disagreeing
  • Lesson 7 - Have we been to this restaurant before? VOCABULARY: time expressions, food and restaurants GRAMMAR: tense review PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: apologies
  • Lesson 8 - The film is based on a true story VOCABULARY: films + books GRAMMAR: passive (present and past simple and future) WRITING: film/ book review PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: Talking about films
  • Lesson 9 - To be, or not to be? VOCABULARY: verbs + ing , verbs + to GRAMMAR: uses of infinitive (purpose, have something done, certain verbs), verbs followed by –ing PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: feelings + opinions
  • Lesson 10 - I am tired because I have too much to do VOCABULARY: noun formation, adjectives ending -ed or -ing GRAMMAR: have to, don’t have to, must, mustn’t, should, may, might PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: asking politely
  • Lesson 11 - I've a terrible flu VOCABULARY: health and lifestyle, illnesses GRAMMAR: quantifiers: most, none, both, all, (n)either, too, too much/many, (not) enough; something, nothing, anybody, everywhere... WRITING: CV PRACTICAL LANGUAGE: expressing wish
  • Lesson 12 VOCABULARY: word formation REVISION AND EXAM PRACTICE
Teaching methods
individual work and pair-work activities, e-learning (elf), homework assignments
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, spring 2020.
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