English Conversation 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0B04KA | Z | 2 | 2C |
- Garant předmětu:
- Petra Jennings
- Lecturer:
- Tutor:
- Sheri Elaine Ballard, Petra Jennings, Dana Saláková, Erik Peter Stadnik, Daniel Travis Sawran, Andrea Whyte Baylis, Michael Ynsua
- Supervisor:
- Department of Languages
- Synopsis:
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The course is designed for students who want to develop their communication skills. Students will be given the opportunity to use the vocabulary they already know, as well as learn new words and phrases, to communicate on a variety of topics and themes.
This course is not designed for beginners.
- Requirements:
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The course is generally designed as a follow-up to the Conversation One course, building on the skills presented there; however, attending Conversation One is not a pre-requisite.
This course is not designed for beginners.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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Week 1: Agreeing and Disagreeing
Week 2: Getting to the Point:
The Conversational Art of Brevity
Week 3: Preferences & Rathers:
Making Choices
Week 4: Off to Work:
Qualifications, Benefits, and the World’s Best, Worst, & Weirdest Jobs
Week 5: Tell Me About It:
Summarizing
Week 6: Learning in America:
The U.S. Education System
Week 7: Quirks and Pet Peeves:
What Makes Us Special
Week 8: Law and Order:
Is it Legal? Should it be Illegal?
Week 9: Taboo: Talking Naughty
Week 10: What’s the Difference?
American English, British English...or good old Czenglish.
Week 11: Stuff & Nonsense:
It’s a Thing That’s Like That Other Thing...You Know...Something
Week 12: Would You Rather 2:
More Making Choices
Week 13: Giving Advice / Making Recommendations
Week 14: Reserve Class
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Week 1: Agreeing and Disagreeing
Week 2: Getting to the Point:
The Conversational Art of Brevity
Week 3: Preferences & Rathers:
Making Choices
Week 4: Off to Work:
Qualifications, Benefits, and the World’s Best, Worst, & Weirdest Jobs
Week 5: Tell Me About It:
Summarizing
Week 6: Learning in America:
The U.S. Education System
Week 7: Quirks and Pet Peeves:
What Makes Us Special
Week 8: Law and Order:
Is it Legal? Should it be Illegal?
Week 9: Taboo: Talking Naughty
Week 10: What’s the Difference?
American English, British English...or good old Czenglish.
Week 11: Stuff & Nonsense:
It’s a Thing That’s Like That Other Thing...You Know...Something
Week 12: Would You Rather 2:
More Making Choices
Week 13: Giving Advice / Making Recommendations
Week 14: Reserve Class
- Study Objective:
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to improve speaking skills
- Study materials:
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teachers´own
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/A0B04KA
- Time-table for winter semester 2023/2024:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2023/2024:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
- Otevřené elektronické systémy - Komunikace a zpracování signálu (elective course)
- Otevřené elektronické systémy - Vysokofrekvenční a digitální technika (elective course)
- Otevřené elektronické systémy - Integrované elektronické systémy (elective course)
- Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
- Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)