XAKO1 English Conversation 1

Moravian Business College Olomouc
winter 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Siran Agadzhanyan (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Moravian Business College Olomouc
Supplier department: Moravian Business College Olomouc
Timetable of Seminar Groups
XAKO1/01: Mon 9:00–10:30 B2.335, S. Agadzhanyan
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 10/24, only registered: 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course English Conversation is to renew and deepen basic students' knowledge and skills in the use of the English language and at the same time also unify students' knowledge and skills so that they are ready for its development in the area of the business English. The content of the course English Conversation involves revision and extension of vocabulary and knowledge of English grammar with an emphasis on practical application in normal social conversational situations in which students may find themselves in private and especially in working life.
Syllabus
  • 1. Food and restaurants (Present simple and continuous; Action and non-action verbs; Talking about eating habits).
    2. Sports (Past tenses: simple/continuous/perfect; When you hear the final whistle (paragraph gap - fill); Talking about sports).
    3. Family and personality (Future forms: going to/will/shall; We are family (predictions); Useful language for describing people).
    4. Money (Present perfect and past simple; My life without money (predictions, WH questions, phrasal verbs); Money questionnaire).
    5. Holidays (Strong adjectives; Present perfect continuous).
    6. Transport (Comparatives and superlatives; Race to the sun; A journey from London to France (numbering activities)).
    7. Modern manners - mobile phones (Must, have to, should (obligations); Culture shock).
    8. Judging by appearances - describing people (Must, may, might, can't (deduction); Describing people: look or look like?).
    9. Success and failure (Can, could, be able to (ability and possibility); Never give up (pair work, chart completion)).
    10. Back to school, education (1st conditional and future time clauses + when, until; Talking about education).

    Revision - vocabulary, grammar, social English, reading and comprehension check.
Literature
    required literature
  • OXENDEN, Clive, LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina. New English file - Intermediate - Student's Book. Oxford University Press, 2011. info
    recommended literature
  • MURPHY, Raymond. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2012. ISBN 9780521189088. info
  • OXENDEN, Clive, LATHAN-KOENIG, Christina. New English file - Pre-intermediate - Student's Book. Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 9780194598811. info
Assessment methods
Written form: final test.
Oral form: proving communication skills in specific professional area, based on interview with teacher.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
General note: VÝUKA BUDE PROBÍHAT POUZE, POKUD SE PŘIHLÁSÍ 9 A VÍCE STUDENTŮ.
The course is also listed under the following terms winter 2020, summer 2021, winter 2021, Winter 2022, winter 2023.
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