General English II (FSI-GEN2)

Academic year 2025/2026
Supervisor: Mgr. Dita Gálová, Ph.D.  
Supervising institute: ÚJ all courses guaranted by this institute
Teaching language: English
Course type: departmental course
Aims of the course unit:
 
Learning outcomes and competences:
 
Prerequisites:

The course is designed for students who have mastered the vocabulary and grammar covered in GEN1 and can actively use English at a B1 level.

Links to other subjects:
povinná neslučitelnost : English 3 [A3]
compulsory co-requisite: General English I [GEN1]
Course contents:
 
Teaching methods and criteria:
 
Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes:

Students are required to take a credit test at the end of the semester to demonstrate their ability to use the vocabulary and grammar covered during the semester. A maximum of 40 points can be achieved in the test and a minimum of 24 points is required for the credit to be awarded. The credit also reflects active participation in the seminars and completion of optional activities, which may be worth up to 4 points. In case of failure, there is a possibility for the student to resit the test once.

 

Attendance at seminars is compulsory and is systematically checked by the teacher. Students are allowed to miss two language seminars. In well-founded cases, extra absences can be made up for after consulting the situation with the teacher.
Controlled participation in lessons:
 
Type of course unit:
    Language exercise  13 × 2 hrs. compulsory                  
    Computer-assisted exercise  13 × 1 hrs. optionally                  
Course curriculum:
    Language exercise

1. U5: Technology, information. Comparatives and superlatives. Question tags.
2. U5: Polite requests. Present and answer questions on your area of expertise. Explain and solve problems.
3. U5: Talk about inventions. Advantages/disadvantages.
4. U6: Real conditionals. Hypothetical conditional: present/future. Giving news.
5 U6: -ing/-ed adjectives. Verb-noun collocations. Life events.
6. U6: Talk about emotions, discuss what you would do in different situations.
7. U7: Success. Verb phrases. Present perfect simple versus continuous.
8. U7: Present and past ability. Qualifications.
9. U7: Give/clarify opinions. Describe an achievement.
10. U8: Communities, social situations.
11. U8: Articles and quantifiers. Relative clauses.
12. U8: Internet, real-world/online activities.
13. Credit test.
    Computer-assisted exercise

Computer assisted language learning is an integral part of the course GEN2 and covers the topics and areas dealt with in the main part of the course. The use of authentic videos helps students to further practise and develop their language skills.
Literature - recommended:
2. MURPHY, Raymond. English grammar in use: a self-study reference and practice book for intermediate learners of English: with answers. Fifth edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-108-45765-1.
The study programmes with the given course:
Programme Study form Branch Spec. Final classification   Course-unit credits     Obligation     Level     Year     Semester  
B-VKP-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
C-AKR-P full-time study CLS -- Cr 0 Elective 1 1 S
B-ENE-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-FIN-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-KSI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-MAI-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-MET-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-PDS-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-PRP-P full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-STI-A full-time study --- no specialisation -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-ZSI-P full-time study STI Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-ZSI-P full-time study MTI Materials Engineering -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-STR-P full-time study AIŘ Applied Computer Science and Control -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-STR-P full-time study KSB Quality, Reliability and Safety -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-STR-P full-time study SSZ Machine and Equipment Construction -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S
B-STR-P full-time study STG Manufacturing Technology -- Cr 0 Compulsory 1 1 S