Course details
Russian Pre-Intermediate 1/2
JR2 Acad. year 2014/2015 Winter semester 3 credits
The course builds on the course JR1, or as the case may be, it can be attended by lower-intermediate students. It revises the material of the previous course in close connection with introducing and practising new language phenomena together with development of listening, reading, communicative and writing skills: everything accompanied by all-round increasing of the knowledge level. Basics of working with specialized texts.
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Subject specific learning outcomes and competences
Increased level of scope, self-confidence, contextuality and fluency of speaking and writing abilities. Ability to express personal opinion and attitude in a discussion and during problem-solving situations. Free translation skills and abilities of elementary interpreting. Specialized texts reading comprehension followed by a presentation.
Learning objectives
Developing communicative abilities based on continuous training of listening skills and reading comprehension skills. Increasing the level of expressing ideas in speaking and writing in a self-confident way. The basics of specialized language.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Knowledge of a good beginner.
Study literature
- Balcar, M.: Ruská gramatika v kostce. Praha, Leda, 1999
- Fozikoš, A., Reiterová, T.: Reálie rusky mluvících zemí. Plzeň, Fraus
- Brčáková, D., kol.: Говорите по-русски. Ruská konverzace. Praha, Leda, 2000
Fundamental literature
- Jelínek, S., kol.: Raduga 2 (učebnice a pracovní sešit). Plzeň, Fraus, 1997
- Baumgartnerová, A.: Soubor odborných textů v ruském jazyce
Syllabus of seminars
- Unit 1: reunion after some time; dialogues; revision
- Enquiring and responding, activities during the holidays; reading comprehension; noun declension
- General topic conversations; verb conjugation
- Unit 2: appearance and description; verb put on; reading comprehension, dialogues
- Filling a form; adjective declension; fiction reading comprehension
- Clothing, job interview; expressing the date. Technical text
- Unit 3: personal characteristics; adjectives, pronouns what and which
- Expressing the cause, personal opinion; verb patterns different from Czech
- Reciprocity, necessity, possibility; apologizing; reading and listening comprehension
- Unit 4: travelling; date and telling the time; listening comprehension, dialogues
- Weather in various seasons of the year; adjectives; reading and listening comprehension. Technical text
- Customs connected with seasons, reading and listening comprehension; revision
- Autumn semester test written
- Unit 5: travelling by train, geographical and time expressions; the superlative
- The environment; the verb give; reading comprehension. Technical text
- Environment protection; numbers 100 - 1000 - 1000000, adjective declension
- Unit 6: accommodation, hotel; expressing necessity, reading and listening comprehension, dialogues
- Travelling by plane; conditionals, verb conjugation and verb patterns; reading comprehension. Technical text
- Welcoming a guest, telegram writing; fiction reading comprehension, listening, dialogues
- Unit 7: food and drinks; imperative; listening comprehension
- Shopping for food, eating habits; expressing of purpose; reading and listening comprehension
- Going to a restaurant; reading and listening comprehension, dialogues. Technical text
- Unit 8: lifestyle; verb patterns different from Czech, indefinite pronouns and adverbs
- Health care; the comparative of adjectives and some adverbs; reading and listening comprehension, dialogues
- Demonstrative pronouns; reading comprehension, technical text; General revision
- Spring semester test written
Progress assessment
- Mastering the material of the semester
- Success at written semester test (min. 50%)
Controlled instruction
- Active participation in seminars
- Self-study and fulfilling the set tasks
- 75% attendance
- Progress tests