Angličtina pro fyziky II
Mgr. Eva Čoupková, Ph.D.
Angličtina pro fyziky II
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Term
Spring 2024

This course helps you prepare to succeed in the JA001 exam. The information about the exam is available here

Grammar practice for B1 exam available here B1 Grammar

Credit requirements

1 Formal Email: Email assignment15 March

2 Article summary: Description of the assignment 15 April 

3 Poster Presentation: Poster Presentationin week 12

4 Credit test: you have to achieve 60% of correct answers .

You are allowed to miss 2 seminars (no questions asked). If you happen to miss more than 2 lessons you should contact your teacher and provide an explanation.

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Week 1: Artemis Mission and comparing/contrasting


HW for week 2: 

a) Writing – Comparing and contrasting. Using the structures for comparing and contrasting, summarize the differences between the Apollo and Artemis missions in 4-5 sentences.

b) Prepare a short talk (3 mins) – Compare and contrast phenomena from your field of study. Concentrate mainly on two requirements:

 The talk is clearly structured into an introduction, main body, and a conclusion.

The talk unfolds logically from one point to another and is effectively connected with appropriate signalling language.

 Key for unit 1

Week 2: Vectors and scalars, defining

HW for week 2: 

a) Writing – Comparing and contrasting. Using the structures for comparing and contrasting, summarize the differences between the Apollo and Artemis missions in 4-5 sentences.

b) Prepare a short talk (3 mins) – Compare and contrast phenomena from your field of study. Concentrate mainly on two requirements:

 The talk is clearly structured into an introduction, main body, and a conclusion.

The talk unfolds logically from one point to another and is effectively connected with appropriate signalling language.

HW for week 3: task 6 - combine items to form definitions, and task 9 - complete the gaps.

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Week 3: Poster Design

HW for week 3:  task 6 - combine items to form definitions, and task 9 - complete the gaps.

HW for week 4: p. 5 task 14 - summary of How to design a poster. 

Think about the topic of your poster and its structure. Be ready to explain the topic and layout in 2 mins.

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Week 4: Writing a formal email

HW for week 4: p. 5 task 14 - summary of How to design a poster. 

Think about the topic of your poster and its structure. Be ready to explain the topic and layout in 2 mins.

 

HW for week 5: p. 3 task 7 - complete the phrases with the missing expressions. 

                             p. 4 task 8 - Write an email to the organizers of the summer camp and upload it into odevzdávárna. 

                             Deadline: 19 March.    

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Week 5: Black holes and speculating

HW for week 5: p. 3 task 7 - complete the phrases with the missing expressions. 

                             p. 4 task 8 - Write an email to the organizers of the summer camp and upload it into odevzdávárna. 

                             Deadline: 19 March.    

HW for week 6: p. 3 task 8 Cloze test.

                            Prepare a monologue (2-3 mins) -  Speculate on an issue from your field of study.

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Week 6: Graphs and diagrams, summarizing

HW for week 6: p. 3 task 8 Cloze test.

                            Prepare a monologue (2-3 mins) -  Speculate on an issue from your field of study.

HW for week 8: finish tasks about summarizing on p. 6. 

Task for week 8: summarize a text related to your discipline - (preferably the one you will use for your poster presentation( in 200-250 words. Upload it into odevzdávárna by 9 April.

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Week 7: Reading week

No lesson in class this week.

HW for week 8: finish tasks about summarizing on p. 6. 

Task for week 8: summarize a text related to your discipline - (preferably the one you will use for your poster presentation) in 200-250 words. Upload it into odevzdávárna by 9 April.

Week 8: Smart Materials and classifying

HW for week 8: finish tasks about summarizing on p. 6. 

Task for week 8: summarize a text related to your discipline - (preferably the one you will use for your poster presentation) in 200-250 words. Upload it into odevzdávárna by 9 April.

HW for week 9: Reading tasks 4 and 7.

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Week 9: Light and describing a process

HW for week 9: Reading tasks 4 and 7.

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HW for week 10 task 8 - How lightning strikes

Prepare a monologue – Describe and explain a process / notion / experiment within your field of study (approximate length – 2-3 mins).

Week 10: Temperature and cause and effect

HW for week 10 task 8 - How lightning strikes

Prepare a monologue – Describe and explain a process / notion / experiment within your field of study (approximate length – 2-3 mins).

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HW for week 11: task 7 - using different patterns, transform cuase-effect statements in zero conditional.

Upload your posters into odevzdávárna by 30 April.

Week 11: Controversial topic and body in space

HW for week 11: task 7 - using different patterns, transform cause-effect statements in zero conditional.

Upload your posters into odevzdávárna by 30 April.

HW for week 12: Space travel and human body - task 4 scan the text for causes and effects and fill in the table.

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Week 12: Poster session

HW for week 12: Space travel and human body - task 4 scan the text for causes and effects and fill in the table.

Get ready for the poster presentations,  app. length - 10 mins. 

Check all the posters for your seminar group in odevzdávárna and prepare 2-3 questions you would like to ask concerning the topic.

Week 13: Reporting and revision

Week 14: Credit Test

Credit test in class.