MSBK_AD1A Oral skills 1A - AJ

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2014
Extent and Intensity
0/0.7/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Bc. Šárka Dohnalová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jitka Sedláčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Gabriela Oaklandová
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Popelková
Supplier department: Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Timetable of Seminar Groups
MSBK_AD1A/01: Fri 19. 9. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 26. 9. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 10. 10. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 17. 10. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 24. 10. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 31. 10. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 7. 11. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 14. 11. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 21. 11. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 28. 11. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 5. 12. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, Fri 12. 12. 7:30–9:10 učebna 42, J. Sedláčková
Prerequisites
Pre-Intermediate knowledge of English - A2 (European Framework of Reference)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main objective of the course is to develop speaking skills at the Pre-Intermediate Level. The basic study material is the coursebook New English File Pre-Intermediate supplemented by various additional materials. At the end of the course students are going to be able to discuss everyday topics and communicate in everyday situations.
Syllabus
  • The basic study material is the coursebook New English File PRE-INTERMEDIATE (Student's book and Workbook), see Literature bellow.
  • 1st lesson: 1A Who is who? (Common verb phrases, classroom language) + 1B Who knows you better? (Family, personality adjectives)
  • 2nd lesson: 1C At the Moulin Rouge (The body, prepositions of place),1D The Devil's Dictionary (Expressions for paraphrasing; like, for example, etc.)
  • 3rd lesson: 2A Right place, wrong time (Holidays)
  • 4th lesson: 2B A moment in time (Prepositions of time and place: at, in, on)
  • 5th lesson: 2C Fifty years of pop (Question words, pop music) + 2D One October evening (Verb phrases)
  • 6th lesson: 3A Where are you going? (Look after, look for, etc.), (Verb + back)
  • 7th lesson: 3B The pessimist's phrase book (Opposite verbs) + 3C I'll always love you
  • 8th lesson: 3D I was only dreaming (Verb + prepositions)
  • 9th lesson: 4A From rags to riches (Clothes), 4B Family conflicts (Verb phrases)
  • 10th lesson: 4C Faster, faster! (Time expressions: spend time, waste time, etc.)
  • 11th lesson: 4D The world's friendliest city (Opposite adjectives)
  • 12th lesson: 5A Are you a party animal? (verbs +inf), 5B What makes you feel good? (verbs followed by -ing)
  • 13th lesson: 5C How much can you learn in a month? (modifiers: abit, really, etc.), 5D The name of the game (prepositions of movement, sport)
Literature
  • Essential Grammar in Use
  • New English File Pre-Intermediate
  • Selected Jazz Chants
  • GARDNER, Bryan and Felicity GARDNER. Classroom English. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000, 36 s. ISBN 0194371735. info
Teaching methods
Class discussion, pair work, group work, brainstorming, the principle of present-practice-perform.
Assessment methods
Oral presentation of a short story or a fairy tale.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013.
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