Sylabus AJ1 / Syllabus for English, course code 104YCA1
Winter semester of the 2020/2021 academic year
Study materials: Professional English for Civil Engineering, H. Horká, S. Giormani, P. Martincová, R. Nivenová
Requirements for granting the credit:
- Participation in (on-line) classes, minimally 1 oral presentation
- Submitting written assignments (minimally 1 essay plus potential other assignments)
- Passing a credit test – written contact test on paper or an on-line version
Course plan:
Week 1
Unit 1: Test your knowledge of vocabulary p. 7-9, Reading: Civil Engineering p. 10-12, Grammar: Revision of tenses I
Week 2
Unit 1: Listening: Civil Engineering fields p.13-14, Presentation skills – Introduction, Review p. 16, Grammar: Revision of tenses II
Week 3:
Unit 2: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: The Industrial Revolution – New Materials p. 22-24, Vocabulary development: Properties of building materials p. 24-25
Week 4:
Unit 2: Vocabulary development – continued p. 25-28, Listening: Presentations 2, 3, Review, Grammar: Word order
Week 5:
Unit 3: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: Types of Ready-mix Concrete p. 36-37, Vocabulary development p. 37-38, Grammar: Passive voice
Week 6:
Unit 3: Cement making p. 38-39, Numbers p. 40-42, Listening: Spheres in Architecture
Week 7:
Unit 3: Presentations 4, Review, Unit 4: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: Building Construction p. 50-52,
Week 8:
Unit 4: Vocabulary development exercises p. 53-57, Listening: Skyscrapers
Week 9:
Unit 4: Review, Grammar: Linkers, Unit 5: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: Social Housing p. 65-67
Week 10:
Unit 5: Vocabulary development p. 68-71, Quiz on Modern Architecture p.72
Week 11:
Unit 5: Vocabulary development p. 73-74, Listening: Garden Bridge, Review, Grammar: Clauses
Week 12: Review
Week 13: Credit test
Note: Student presentations on topical issues studied during the lessons are part of each lesson starting from Week 2.