Angličtina III/English. Course III AR 2020/2021
Topic outline
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The course involves interactive sessions on zoom, which will take place on Wednesdays at 14:10. See the link below:
https://cuni-cz.zoom.us/j/95438955704?pwd=RHg3UjZrdVhSZUQySExuSTkxQVk2Zz09
We will be also working with googledoc, where we will be accummulating vocabulary and grammar points basing on your needs. We will be also using it as a "blackboard".
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bYbESI0NFF298JtqOa1ia9TBaChRPTLM5oLCyQmHgtY/edit?usp=sharing
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Please read the text and write 5 words/phrases to our googledoc. Prepare for class discussion on environmental issues.
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Try doing these regularly, not all at once. At best one test per day every day;)
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Please do the activities and check with the key
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Please listen to the podcast. Proceed as usual - take notes of the vocabulary and content. Consider the issues. Prepare to discuss these.
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While preparing for the exam, focus on conditionals: 0,1,2.
Conditional 3 is not going to be tested in the grammar part. Naturally, if you can use it properly and boast about it in your essay, the better for you;)
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Read the text, work with the vocabulary, proceed as usual. Prepare for discussion.
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Listen to the first 11 min 50 sec of the podcast, which concerns spotting fake news. Take notes, proceed as usual.
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Please read up on the theory, do the activities and check with the key. Ask any questions you might have during our interactive session. There is also a unit on vocabulary - on the Media, so connected with our topic this week. Please do these, too.
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1) First listen twice and do the activity. Don't check any words at that stage and don't use the subtitles. Choose the best option and explain why.
2) Listen again, take more notes, be able to summarize the main points and your opinion on the topic
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Task:
listen to the ted talk and take-notes. Even if you think you have a good memory, it's good to take notes: remember, you're not only listening to have an idea of the content but in order to work on your language skills. Thus, please do the following:
1) Listen more than once if necessary. DO NOT USE THE SUBTITLES at first.
2) If you have problems understanding, go back and listen again to a probelamtic part (with no subtitles). If you really don't understand, listen again with the subtitles on. Then turn them off and listen to it again.
3) While listening take notes of ideas and vocabulary. Write down not only the expressions you haven't been acquainted with, but those that are not part of your active vocabulary, even if you have no difficulty understanding.
4) Write 5 vocabulary items into our googledoc.
5) Prepare for the in-class discussion.
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Task:
listen to the ted talk and take-notes. Even if you think you have a good memory, it's good to take notes: remember, you're not only listening to have an idea of the content but in order to work on your language skills. Thus, please do the following:
1) Listen more than once if necessary. DO NOT USE THE SUBTITLES at first.
2) If you have problems understanding, go back and listen again to a probelamtic part (with no subtitles). If you really don't understand, listen again with the subtitles on. Then turn them off and listen to it again.
3) While listening take notes of ideas and vocabulary. Write down not only the expressions you haven't been acquainted with, but those that are not part of your active vocabulary, even if you have no difficulty understanding.
4) Write 5 vocabular items into our googledoc.
5) Prepare for the inclass discussion. What is it about? What is your reaction to the video? Do you think it would be possible to reform schools in this direction? What would the challenges be? Etc.
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Write an essay related to the topic of education. If you have no ideas of your own, use any of the topics suggested below. If you choose your own topic, remember to formulate it. Do not write more than 250 words. Please see features of the academic style (a topic in this moodle course), before you write.
Topics:
1) Students would benefit more from home education, since they could focus on their individual needs. Discuss.
2) Despite good innovative ideas on education. it is impossible to introduce these on a mass scale for a number of reasons. Present your opinion.
3) The role of the school is not to convey knowledge, but to raise good citizens. Discuss.
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1) Listen to the ted talk without subtitles. Take notes. Remember: the goal is not only to remember the content, but also to work on your language, so I recommend making detailed notes, even if you think you'll remember everything.
2) If you have difficulty understanding anything - listen again to the problematic part (NO SUBTITLES), if you really don't understand after a few times, turn the subtitles on and check. Then listen again without the subtitles to see if it's clear this time.
3) Write down 7-10 phrases - new to you, or not in your active vocabulary (which means, you understand the phrase, but you never use it yourself)
4) Take notes of terminology relating to gender issues.
4) Practice speaking aloud before class - to yourself, your cat/dog (pets are wonderful listeners! While speaking aloud make sure you use the phrases you have noted down.
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1) Do the activities and check your answers with the key. - Spend 10 min per task approximately. (Max 15 min).
2) See your mistakes, find out why. If there are any words/phrases you don't understand - translate with a dictionary (but NOT GOOGLE TRANSLATOR). A good one is Google dictionary, but it's not the same as google translator.
3) If you still have difficulty, ask in class.
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Listen twice and do the activity. Then listen again and take notes of the content and vocabulary.
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Listen twice and answer. Justify your choice.
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We will concentrate on the review/progress test in class.
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Listen, take notes, write 5 new/interesting words/phrases into our googledoc. proceed as usual.
Prepare for the discussion in class.
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PLease use the website regularly to practice reading.
While doing the activity:
Make sure you find the part of the text relating to the particular test question. Do not base on your speculations/external knowledge - concentrate on what is in the text. Don't take more than 15 min per text.
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Please write a summary of the academic text that you have chosen for your presentation.
Length: one page (A4), Time New Roman, 12.
The task is especially recommended to those of you who hold a certificate, which can replace the writing section of the B2 exam for Charles Students.
Make sure it meets the criteria of the academic style.
Before writing study the tips concerning how to write a good summary.
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A short video with clear step-by-step advice on how to write your summary.
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When correcting the sentences or doing transformations, please write the whole sentence.
Good luck.
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