Course detail

English 1

FSI-A1 Acad. year: 2021/2022 Winter semester

The course gives an overview of the English grammar and vocabulary corresponding to secondary school curriculum. It can be useful for students who need to revise the grammar and skills needed in compulsory courses or for General English Exam.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

2

Supervisor

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will revise grammar and vocabulary for everyday communication at the A2-B1 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Prerequisites

Course is intended for students who need to revise secondary school English during their studies in compulsory courses or before the General English Exam.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Language instruction as an extension of basic professional curriculum.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit is conditioned by active work in the course by meeting specific requirements of the teacher.

Aims

The aim of the course is to revise secondary school English and help students feel more confident in compulsory courses.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Students' performance in the course is systematically checked by the teacher.

The study programmes with the given course

Programme N-OBN-P: Common Offer, Master's, elective

Programme B-OBN-P: Common Offer, Bachelor's, elective

Type of course unit

 

Language exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Syllabus

– revision of verb tenses, auxiliary verbs and word order in questions
- present simple and adverbs of frequency, present continuous
- relative clauses with who/which/that
- past simple – regular and irregular verbs, questions and negatives
- questions with and without auxiliaries
- past continuous versus past simple
- the future – going to, present continuous
- the future – will/won’t
- modal verbs, must versus have to, mustn’t versus don’t have to
- verb patterns – infinitive versus -ing form, infinitive of purpose