English Language B1-1

Course guarantor:

Petra Juna Jennings

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Markéta Havlíčková, Petra Juna Jennings, Hana Procházková

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

Course objective: Broadening the basic knowledge of general English; mastering basic specialised language; focusing on text analysis and vocabulary expansion; understanding spoken English.

Requirements:

Syllabus of lectures:

Week 1 Introduction, General Information on Studies, Libraries

Czech Technical University

G - General Revision (Verbs, Nouns, Word Order, Questions etc.)

HW: Prepare text „History of Video and Computer Games“

Week 2 History of Video and Computer Games

G - Past Simple, Past Continuous

HW: Prepare text „Measurements and Conversion“

Week 3 Measurements and Conversions

G - Direct and Indirect Questions

HW: Prepare text „Computers“

Week 4 Computers

G - Adjectives and Adverbs

Week 5 Revision for the Midterm Test

G - Past Simple x Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

Week 6 Midterm Test (45 min)

G - Phrasal Verbs

HW: Prepare text „Robotics“

Week 7 Robotics

G - Modals

HW: Prepare text „Lasers“

Week 8 Lasers

G - Tenses Expressing the Future

HW: Prepare text „Energy“

Week 9 Energy

G - Time Clauses

HW: Prepare text „Tracking“

Week 10 Tracking

G - Countables and Uncountables

G - Gerunds and Infinitives after Need/Used

Week 11 Revision for the Final Test

Week 12 Final Term Test (90 min)

Week 13 Spare Week

Week 14 Final Test Checking, Credits

Syllabus of tutorials:

Week 1 Introduction, General Information on Studies, Libraries

Czech Technical University

G - General Revision (Verbs, Nouns, Word Order, Questions etc.)

HW: Prepare text „History of Video and Computer Games“

Week 2 History of Video and Computer Games

G - Past Simple, Past Continuous

HW: Prepare text „Measurements and Conversion“

Week 3 Measurements and Conversions

G - Direct and Indirect Questions

HW: Prepare text „Computers“

Week 4 Computers

G - Adjectives and Adverbs

Week 5 Revision for the Midterm Test

G - Past Simple x Present Perfect Simple / Continuous

Week 6 Midterm Test (45 min)

G - Phrasal Verbs

HW: Prepare text „Robotics“

Week 7 Robotics

G - Modals

HW: Prepare text „Lasers“

Week 8 Lasers

G - Tenses Expressing the Future

HW: Prepare text „Energy“

Week 9 Energy

G - Time Clauses

HW: Prepare text „Tracking“

Week 10 Tracking

G - Countables and Uncountables

G - Gerunds and Infinitives after Need/Used

Week 11 Revision for the Final Test

Week 12 Final Term Test (90 min)

Week 13 Spare Week

Week 14 Final Test Checking, Credits

Study Objective:

Broadening the basic knowledge of general English

Study materials:

[1] Set of materials K 13104 - see http://jazyky.feld.cvut.cz

Note:

Further information:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/B0B04B11

Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:

	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	roomT2:E1-106 Havlíčková M. 16:15–17:45 (parallel nr.101) Dejvice haly
Wed	roomT2:E1-105 14:30–16:00 (parallel nr.105) Dejvice haly roomT2:E1-105 16:15–17:45 (parallel nr.106) Dejvice haly
Thu	roomT2:E1-103a Havlíčková M. 14:30–16:00 (parallel nr.102) Dejvice haly roomT2:E1-103a Havlíčková M. 16:15–17:45 (parallel nr.103) Dejvice haly
Fri	roomT2:E1-103a Havlíčková M. 11:00–12:30 (parallel nr.104) Dejvice haly

Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering 2016 (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (elective course)
• Cybernetics and Robotics 2016 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Computer Science 2016 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Internet of Things 2016 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Software 2016 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Computer Games and Graphics 2016 (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (elective course)
• Open Informatics (elective course)
• Electrical Enginnering, Electronics and Communications (elective course)
• Medical electronics and bioinformatics (elective course)
• Open Informatics (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science 2018 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Internet of Things 2018 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Software 2018 (elective course)
• Open Informatics - Computer Games and Graphics 2018 (elective course)
• Electronics and Communications 2018 (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering 2018 (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (elective course)
• Cybernetics and Robotics 2016 (elective course)
• Electrical Enginnering, Electronics and Communications (elective course)