Practical English 3

• 52 hrs exercises

Speaking:
A course graduate
- can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party;
- can participate actively in routine and non-routine formal discussion;
- can follow the discussion on matters related to his/her field, understand in detail the points given prominence by the speaker;
- can contribute, account for and sustain his/her opinion, evaluate alternative proposals and make and respond to hypotheses.

Writing:
A course graduate:
- can express news and views effectively in writing, and relate to those of others;
- can write different kinds of formal letters, reports, reviews and articles.

Listening:
A course graduate
- can understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in a standard dialect, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation;
- can follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign-posted by explicit markers.

Reading:
A course graduate
- can read with a large degree of independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively;
- has a broad active reading vocabulary, but may experience some difficulty with low frequency idioms.

The course objectives and output requirements are formulated at B2+ level (Strong Vantage) of the Common European Framefork of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Knowledge of the English language at the level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is required.

1 Conditional clauses; collocations
2 Prepositional phrases, prepositions after nouns, adjectives and verbs; phrasal verbs; homonyms
3 Wish clauses and preferences; idioms
4 Modals and semi-modals; prefixes, suffixes; English for academic purposes: correspondence
5 Relative clauses; connotations
6 Purpose clauses, concessive and reason clauses and linking devices; English for academic purposes: report
7 Participle; word formation
8 Present time and present perfect; metaphors
9 Past time; English for academic purposes: review
10 Future time
11 Reported speech
12 Verb patterns; English for academic purposes: article

Topics for conversation:
1 Cultural Life
2 Society
3 Media
4 Education and the World of Work
5 Science and Technology

75% attendance and active participation in classes, completing set assignments.

Course assessment in points:

A semester test: Use of English (max. 40 points, min. 24 pts, the test may be repeated only once).
An examination: Listening (max. 30 pts, min. 15 pts), Reading (max. 30 pts, min. 15pts).

Preferred approaches and methods are a communicative approach and a task-based approach using multimedia teaching aids. 

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.