Syllabus
Revision of units 1 - 4; talking about rituals
Past tenses: revision and focus on special uses; individual presentations
Food: adjectives and idioms; individual presentations
The consumer society; shopaholism; key word transformation; individual presentations
Advertising; countables and uncountables; individual presentations
Phrasal verbs; idioms with 'right' and 'wrong'; individual presentations
Music, teaching music; degrees of likelihood; working with two texts
Collocations and idioms with the theme of 'music'; contrastive stress
In addition to the regular course content, intensive self-study is expected based on the prescribed self-study reference and practice book (Grammar and Vocabulary for Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency).
NOTE: Adjustments to the syllabus are possible - in accordance with the requirements of the students enrolled in the course.
Annotation
The aim of the subject is to upgrade the students' language skills from C1-C2 level to a solid C2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This is the second semester of a three-semester course. Work with the course-book continues and practical language skills are developed through discussions, listening comprehension passages and writing with special emphasis on accuracy, fluency and complexity of the language expression. The grammar topics are e.g. degrees of likelihood and countability of nouns. The topics include the themes like the consumer society, music, art etc. These are thoroughly analysed, the students are encouraged to express and defend their opinions in speaking and writing. Two compulsory writing tasks will be assigned so as to expand the students´ writing skills.
(Note for foreign students: the course is shorter due to the compulsory teaching practice of regular Charles Uni students).