Course details
Headway Pre-Intermediate 1
BAN1 Acad. year 2025/2026 Summer semester 3 credits
The course is focused on the basic knowledge of grammar: tenses, time and conditional clauses, infinitive, reported statements, articles, etc. The students' ability to communicate in everyday situations is developed as well as writing of letters, CV and filling in forms. The students will work with technical texts to get acquainted with basic technical terminology.
Guarantor
Course coordinator
Language of instruction
Completion
Time span
- 26 hrs exercises
Assessment points
- 60 pts final exam
- 40 pts mid-term test
Department
Learning objectives
The course for lower intermediate students is aimed at learning basic vocabulary and grammar and at developing the four language skills, reading, writing, speaking and listening. The students will learn basic technical terminology.
The students' ability to communicate in everyday situations will be developed. They will master the basic grammatical structures and new vocabulary, both general and technical.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Successful passing of beginner English, e.g. on a secondary school or at the FEEC of the BUT or to acquire "10/11 - 20" points in the entrance test (instruction is in Czech only).
Study literature
- Murphy, R.: Essential Grammar in Use. With answers. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Fundamental literature
- K.Harding and R.Appleby: International Express Pre-Intermediate. Third edition. Student´s book.OUP 2014
Progress assessment
Credit test: 24 - 40 points.
Examination:
- listening comprehension: 15 - 30 points,
- reading comprehension: 15 - 30 points.
75% attendance, fulfilling the tasks.
Course inclusion in study plans
- Programme BIT, 1st year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A
- Programme BIT (in English), 1st year of study, Compulsory-Elective group A