B_AJO_2 English general language II.

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
0/4/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Pavlína Bartušková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petra Bláhová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Monika Peka Kolafová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Daniel Raušer (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Petr Sádlo (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Renata Sádlová (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Karim Sidibe (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Libuše Turinská (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ala Vida Vachušková (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Karim Sidibe
Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Centre of language services – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
B_AJO_2/K11: Sat 28. 2. 11:25–12:55 B3, Sun 29. 3. 8:00–12:30 B3, Sat 18. 4. 13:05–17:35 B3, Sun 17. 5. 14:50–16:20 B3, R. Sádlová
B_AJO_2/K13: Sat 28. 2. 13:05–14:35 I317A, Sun 22. 3. 8:00–12:30 I317A, Sat 18. 4. 13:05–17:35 I317A, Sat 25. 4. 13:05–14:35 I317A, D. Raušer
B_AJO_2/S01: Tue 18:10–19:40 E7, Thu 16:30–18:00 E5, M. Peka Kolafová
B_AJO_2/S02: Tue 14:50–16:20 E4, Thu 18:10–19:40 D416, M. Peka Kolafová
B_AJO_2/S04: Tue 14:50–16:20 D415, Fri 11:25–12:55 E5, K. Sidibe
B_AJO_2/S05: Wed 16:30–18:00 I316, Thu 14:50–16:20 D415, P. Sádlo
B_AJO_2/S06: Tue 16:30–18:00 D415, Fri 13:05–14:35 E5, P. Sádlo
B_AJO_2/S07: Tue 11:25–12:55 D415, Thu 8:00–9:30 I303, P. Bartušková
B_AJO_2/S08: Thu 16:30–18:00 D416, Fri 11:25–12:55 I201, P. Bartušková
B_AJO_2/S10: Tue 9:40–11:10 D416, Wed 8:00–9:30 E7, A. Vachušková
Prerequisites
Meeting the requirements of B_AJO_1 is recommended, not required
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
there are 6 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to extend the students' knowledge to a B1 level according to the Common Frame of Reference for Languages. The course runs from unit 5 to unit 10. Upon the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to understand the main ideas expressed in standard language regarding common topics encountered at work, school, leisure, etc. They will be able to understand the meaning of many radio and television programs related to current events, regular topics or professional interests provided they are expressed at a standard speed and clearly. The students will be able to understand texts that contain vocabulary frequently used on daily basis or that relate to their work, and also the descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in a personal letter. The students can deal with most situations likely to arise when they travel in an area where the language is spoken. They can engage in spontaneous conversation on topics which are familiar to them, they are interested in or which relate to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). The students can combine phrases in a simple way to describe their experiences and events, dreams, hopes and goals or briefly justify and explain their views and plans. The students can tell a story or describe the content of a book or film and express their opinion on them. They can write a simple concise text on familiar topics or personal interest and write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.
Learning outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to understand the main ideas expressed in written language about common topics encountered at work, at school, in their free time. They will understand the meaning of many radio and television programs that relate to current events or topics in the areas of their personal or professional interests, provided they are expressed at a standard speed and clearly. They will be able to write a simple concise text about familiar topics or topics involving a personal interest. They will be able to write personal letters describing their experiences and impressions. The students will be able to make a telephone call without preparation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Relationships. Sport
  • 2. Infinitiv, gerundium, usually, used to
  • 3. Studying languages. Education
  • 4. Modals (might, can´t, have to, don't have to, must, mustn't)
  • 5. Conditionals - first and second conditional.Time clauses
  • 6. Passive voice. Films.
  • 7. Sequence of tenses, reported speech
  • 8. Description of a building. Unreal situations, third conditional.
  • 9. Narrative tenses (past perfect, past simple, past continuous)
  • 10. Relative clauses. Compounds. Modern icons
  • 11. Quantifiers. Making adjectives and adverbs. Shopping
  • 12.Phrasals
  • 13. Revision Teaching equipment: projector, loudspeakers, whiteboard, PC
Literature
    required literature
  • LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina. English file: Intermediate: Third edition. Student's book. Oxford University Press, 2013. ISBN 978019451975.
    recommended literature
  • LATHAM-KOENIG, C., C. OXENDEN a P.SELINGSON, 2012. Enlish File Pre-Intermediate 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780-945988-1-1.
  • MURPHY, R. 2007. Essential Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-67543-7.
  • 2006. Cambridge preliminary English test extra: with answers. 1st pub. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 144 s. Cambridge books for Cambridge exams. ISBN 9780521676687.
  • MURPHY, R. English Grammar in Use. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. 379 s. ISBN 3 125 3408405.
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Brainstorming
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity
Teaching Supported by Multimedia Technologies
E-learning
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Semester test11
Preparation for semester test54
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial2550
Preparation for the Final Test2032
Final test11
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion5216
Total:104104
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Semester exam 30 %
Exam conditions
Grading of the course for both full-time and part-time students: a semester exam during the semester, written test in the examination period. Successful graduates of the course have to get at least 70 points (from both parts together).
Semester exam:
Semester test 30 % (25 % speaking exam, 5% written test)
Final test:
Final test using ROPOT in the IS (70 %)
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
The lessons are provided in a contact form in a mode of seminars in allocated classrooms. The students are required to fulfill their tasks and actively participate in the lessons with the study materials brought with them. Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory for full-time students to achieve a 70 % attendance rate in the course of a semester. The students with the individual study plan (ISP) must notify the teacher no later than the second week of the semester. The ISP students must undertake the mid-semester and final evaluation. The mid-semester evaluation takes place in the term agreed upon with the teacher no later than two weeks before the end of teaching period. If a student does not hold a certificate of the required level but their knowledge corresponds to the required exit level, they may request that the instructor administer a placement test. If the test is completed with a score of 80% or higher, the student’s attendance will not be monitored in the given semester. However, the student is still required, in agreement with the instructor, to complete ongoing assessments and the final assessment at the usual times (according to the instructor’s instructions).
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