Intermediate Exam

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Department of Languages

Synopsis:

The exam is designed exclusively for the students of Information Technology and it is recommended for the students to pass it by the end of 3 term. The exam is designed to be of the B2, Upper-Intermediate 1 Common European Framework level.

Requirements:

Grammar:Word order,Past simple and Present perfect,Passives,Questions,Comparatives and superlatives,Phrasal verbs,ing form as noun and after prepositions,V+obj+infin,V+obj+to inf,allow,enable,help,let permit,ing clauses,cause and effect,if sentences,types 1 and 2,relative clauses with a participle,Time clauses,Modal verbs (requirements and ability),Future tenses,Prepositions of place,time etc.Determiners.Mathematical expressions (basic).

Reading:Locating specific information,Specialist reading,Reading diagrams,Matching text and diagram,Prediction,Note-taking,Matching text and diagram,Reading for general gist and specific information.

Listening:Listening for detail,Matching diagrams and spoken output,Information transfer,Listening and note-taking,Listening for specific information.Speaking:Exchanging technical information, Providing explanations, Giving instructions.

Speaking:Exchanging technical information. Providing explanations. Giving instructions.

Writing:Writing a brief description, Describing a process, Describing function, Describing advantages and disadvantages,Writing paragraphs.

Examination:

A] Written test based on grammar and lexicology

B] Oral part: reading a technical text with understanding (discussing some information, answering questions)

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Study materials:

Eric C. Glendenning, John McEwan: Oxford English for Information Technology, OUP 2007, Santiago Remacha Esteras, Elena Marco Fabre: Professional English in Use for Computers and the Internet, CUP 2007. Raymond Murphy: English Grammar in Use, English Grammar Set A1 (http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz)

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

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Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

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The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Otevřená informatika - Počítačové systémy (compulsory course in the program)
• Otevřená informatika - Informatika a počítačové vědy (compulsory course in the program)
• Otevřená informatika - Softwarové systémy (compulsory course in the program)
• Otevřená informatika - před rozřazením do oborů (compulsory course in the program)