Syllabus
The course is structured around the units 1 - 8 of the textbook Complete IELTS Bands 5-6. Additional materials are taken from other textbooks focusing on IELTS (or FCE) preparation, grammar and vocabulary practice, and original texts in English. Students will practice all four language skills: reading, listening, speaking and writing.
Overview of grammatical and lexical units
Grammar: comparative, countable and uncountable nouns, present simple, present perfect simple and continuous, past tense, articles, the passive, relative pronouns, conditionals, time conjunctions.
Vocabulary: comparing the meanings of similar words, word formation; study-related vocabulary, the Internet, global problems, economy, technology, money, environment, relationships or fashion and design; basic vocabulary related to the field of study.
Writing: essay structure, types of essays - argumentative, expository.
Reading: preparation for the types of tasks in the B2 exam.
Listening: preparation for the B2 exam
Speaking: preperation for the B2 exam; giving a presentation
Annotation
This is a one-semester course, 2x2 lessons per week.
The course is intended for students at B1+ level of English.
The objective of the course is to develop grammatical competence in students, to acquire academic vocabulary, and enhance all four language skills with regard to the needs of university students.
The objective is also to prepare students for the B2 exam - practising exam type of questions and tasks, essay writing and general exam skills.
The leaving level of English in this course is B2, which corresponds to the tested level of the Foreign Language Exam of the Faculty of Arts.
To find out their level of English, students can take the level test created by the British Council. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/content
Students enrolling after the start of the term are asked to ask their teacher by email not to miss out on the introductory information.