English B2: term I

intermediate

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(in Polish) Student rozpoczynający kurs powinien znać język angielski na poziomie B1 według Europejskiego systemu opisu kształcenia językowego: Osoba posługująca się językiem na tym poziomie rozumie znaczenie głównych wątków przekazu zawartego w jasnych, standardowych wypowiedziach, które dotyczą znanych jej spraw i zdarzeń typowych dla pracy, szkoły, czasu wolnego itd. Potrafi radzić sobie w większości sytuacji komunikacyjnych, które mogą się zdarzyć w czasie podróży w regionie, gdzie mówi się danym językiem.

Course level: B2 Upper-intermediate

Course targets:

After finishing semester I the student will be able to write and talk fluently and accurately on the topics listed in the course description as well as take part in a discussion and conduct and interview. They will be able to make a short presentation.

After finishing the whole course (4 semesters) the student will achieve B2 level of English and will be able to start a C1 level course.

Entrance requirements:

A candidate student must be at B1 level of English as defined by Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly

Course content:

Vocabulary: Celebrities, interviews, personality; medical problems, first aid; the future; national stereotypes, cultural differences; air travel.

Grammar: question formation, auxiliary verbs, comparatives, present perfect simple and continuous, using adjectives as nouns, adjective order, narrative tenses, past perfect continuous, so / such… that, adverbs and adverbial phrases

Academic skills: taking part in a discussion: asking for opinions, making a short presentation

Assessment: Continuous assessment on the basis of class attendance (no more than two unjustified absences in a semester), active participation, preparation for classes; a written test at the end of the semester.

Coursebook chosen by the teacher.