XA4B1_USVP English 4 - B1

Moravian Business College Olomouc
summer 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Gerald Robert Cohl (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Jitka Lidaříková
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Prerequisites
XA1B1, XA2B1, XA3B1
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the subject English 4 - B1 is to improve students' knowledge in the area of business English and to prepare them for Final State Exams.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction, Revision of grammar
    2. Unit 6 - Guests & visitors
    a) Business travel
    b) Grammar: obligation, necessity, and prohibition
    c) Practical English: How to make and respond to offers
    d) Business communication: Socializing - Welcoming visitors
    3. Case study
    Unit 6: Solving an intercultural problem
    4. Unit 7 - Security
    a) Security at work
    b) Grammar: Present perfect simple and continuous, Connectors
    c) Practical English: How to introduce and respond to news
    d) Business communication: Presenting - Explaining and asking about the changes
    5. Case study
    Unit 7: Improving data security
    6. Unit 8 - Working together
    a) Teamwork and partnerships
    b) Grammar: Talking about the future - going to, will, and modal verbs
    c) Practical English: How to encourage people
    d) Business communication: Meetings - Presenting and discussing plans
    7. Case study
    Unit 8: Creating a plan for effective teamwork
    8. Unit 9 - Logistics
    a) Logistics and supply chains
    b) Grammar: Reported speech
    c) Practical English: How to leave a voicemail message
    d) Business communication: Exchanging information - Placing and handling orders
    9. Case study
    Unit 9: Solving a logistics problem
    10. Unit 10 - Facilities
    a) Describing a place of work
    b) Grammar: Nouns and quantifiers
    c) Practical English: How to link ideas
    d) Business communication: Meetings - Making suggestions and recommendations
    11. Case study
    Unit 10: Organizing a cause marketing event
    12. Revision
    13. Credit test (UNIT 6-10)
Literature
    required literature
  • HUGHES, John, NAUNTON, Jon. Business Result. Intermediate. Student's Book. Oxford University Press, 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-476801-6. info
    recommended literature
  • GRANT, D., HUDSON, J. Business Result Pre-intermediate Student´s Book DVD Edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-473938-2. info
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use 3rd Edition with Answers. Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 978-0-52153289-1. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2016, summer 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (summer 2017, recent)
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