Course detail
General English II
FSI-GEN2 Acad. year: 2025/2026 Summer semester
Supervisor
Department
Learning outcomes of the course unit
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.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
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.
Language of instruction
English
Aims
Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences
The study programmes with the given course
Programme B-STI-A: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-MAI-P: Mathematical Engineering, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-KSI-P: Mechanical Engineering Design, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-PRP-P: Professional Pilot, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-MET-P: Mechatronics, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-FIN-P: Physical Engineering and Nanotechnology, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-PDS-P: Industrial Design, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-ENE-P: Energy, Bachelor's
branch ---: no specialisation, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch AIŘ: Applied Computer Science and Control, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch KSB: Quality, Reliability and Safety, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
branch MTI: Materials Engineering, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch SSZ: Machine and Equipment Construction, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-STR-P: Engineering, Bachelor's
branch STG: Manufacturing Technology, 0 credits, compulsory
Programme B-ZSI-P: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor's
branch STI: Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering, 0 credits, compulsory
Type of course unit
Language exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Syllabus
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
13 hours, optionally
Syllabus
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.