General English - Intermediate II.
This course is a follow-on to last semester’s course, but that course is not a requirement for enrolment in this semester.
All new students are welcome!
What is the entry level of this course?
The course is designed for students for whom the following statement is true:
I can speak about basic things like work, family and school. I can ask and answer simple questions. I can write an e-mail to book accommodation for my holiday and I can read the answer. In my previous course, we got through to the end of lesson 3 of New English File Intermediate and I’d like to continue.
Who will lead the course?
The course is taught by a native speaker.
How does the teaching work?
- You will speak only English
- You will practice all the basic language skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening)
How do I determine my language level?
Detailed course syllabus
| Week 1/2 | - Introductions to the course
- Study plan presented and agreed on
- Unit 4A
- Grammar: modal verbs (must, have to, should)
- Vocabulary: telephoning, etiquette
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| Week 3/4 | - Unit 4B
- Grammar: modal verbs (can, could, be able to)
- Vocabulary: -ed/-ing adjectives
- Video: learning languages
- Revision of units 3&4
- Vocabulary revision, revision of modal verbs, articles, comparatives and superlatives
- Video: interviews
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| Week 5/6 | - Unit 5A
- Vocabulary: sport
- Grammar: past tenses (simple, continuous, perfect)
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| Week 7/8 | - Unit 5B
- Grammar: past and present habits: usually and used to
- Vocabulary: relationships
- Practical English: permission and request, social English
- Video: meeting friends
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| Week 9/10 | - Unit 6A
- Grammar: passive (all tenses)
- Vocabulary: cinema, films
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| Week 11/12 | - Unit 6B
- Grammar: modals of deduction: might, can’t, must
- Vocabulary: the body
- Revision of units 5&6
- Video: interviews
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| Week 13 | - Units 7A
- Grammar: first conditional and future time clauses + when, until, etc.
- Vocabulary: education
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| Week 14/15 | - Unit 7B
- Grammar: second conditional
- Vocabulary: houses
- Practical English: making suggestions, social English
- Video: catching up with a friend
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| Week 16 | - End-of-semester revision
- Feedback
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Classroom
ANDĚL, Viktora Huga 6, Praha 5
- Doprava MHD: Metro trasa B, Anděl a pak pěšky asi 5 minut nebo tramvají na zastávku Arbesovo náměstí a pak 2 minuty pěšky.
- Doprava autem: Parkování v modré zóně na parkovacích hodinách nebo v podzemních garážích OC Nový Smíchov
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Who is the instructor?
Sam Abrams
Sam Abrams je zkušený lektor angličtiny z USA. Na Eastern Washington University vystudoval obor Business Management. Sam se věnuje výuce od roku 2019 a vedl kurzy v Japonsku, Itálii, na Ukrajině a v Thajsku. Má zkušenosti s výukou jak dospělých, tak dětí a dospívajících. Sam je držitelem certifikátu TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). V Samových lekcích oceníte zejména jeho nekonečnou trpělivost.
Course textbooks
English File FOURTH edition Intermediate Student's Book
Required - Main coursebook used in course
650 CZK
English File Intermediate FOURTH edition Workbook
Recommended - these coursebooks can be used in course
400 CZK