Syllabus AJ2 / Syllabus for English, course code 104YC2A
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
Requirements for the examination:
- Getting the credit for the course
- English skills covering the content of the above study material are subject of a written and oral test, potentially modified for the on-line format
Course plan:
Week 1
Unit 6: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: Sustainable Transportation p. 83-86, Grammar: Relative clauses
Week 2
Unit 6: Vocabulary development p. 87, Bridges p. 88-90, Listening: Innovative Design for a Pedestrian Crossing
Week 3:
Unit 6: Tunnels p. 90-91, Review, Unit 7: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: Management p. 100-102
Week 4:
Unit 7: Vocabulary development p. 103-107, Listening p. 108, Review
Week 5:
Grammar: Dependent prepositions, Unit 8: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: London Flooding p. 116-117, Dams p. 118-120
Week 6:
Unit 8: Vocabulary development p. 121-124, Listening: Embankment Dams p. 124-125, Review
Week 7:
Grammar: Patterns using infinitives, Unit 9: Lead-in, Reading comprehension p. 133-136
Week 8:
Grammar: Modal verbs, Unit 9: Vocabulary development p. 137-141
Week 9:
Unit 9: Listening: The World’s Greenest Museum by Renzo Piano, Review, Unit 10: Lead-in, Reading comprehension: What is Surveying p. 150-151
Week 10:
Unit 10: Vocabulary development p. 152-155, Maps p. 156-159
Week 11:
Unit 10: Listening: Photogrammetry, Review, Grammar: Word formation
Week 12: Review
Note: Student presentations on topical issues discussed during the lessons are part of each lesson starting from Week 2.