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 D44 učebna, Fri 26. 9. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 10. 10. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 17. 10. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 24. 10. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 31. 10. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 7. 11. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 14. 11. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 21. 11. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 28. 11. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 5. 12. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, Fri 12. 12. 7:30–9:10 D44 učebna, 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
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
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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