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9/3

Introduction to the Czech language

Basic introduction to Czech as a Slavic language; main characteristics of Czech; alphabet; phonetics; basic vocabulary; pronunciation.

Warm-up and introductory activities, listening, pronunciation exercises (L1)

2

9/10

Introduction to Czech culture 

Cultural and historical background of the Czech Republic; geography, interesting facts, cultural attractions, standard of living, lifestyle in the Czech Republic. 

Cultural activities, reading and listening, writing exercises (L1)

3

9/17

Meeting new people 

Personal pronouns; present tense of the verb "to be" (BÝT); conjugation in singular and plural; formal and informal situations; 

Listening and speaking, Grammar practice (L1)

4

9/24

At school and in the city, telephone dialogue 

Demonstrative pronouns; nouns and their classification; adverbs of place; grammatical gender; forming questions;

Watching short videos, role-playing, working in groups (L1)

5

10/1

Visiting at home, in my room and in the office 

Review test from UNIT 1 Brainstorming, pair work, written exercises (L2)

10/8

What is it like?

 Basic vocabulary: cardinal numbers, body parts, clothes, (Who is it? What is it? How much? What time is it? Strong and weak / hard and soft adjectives

Listening, reading, speaking, writing

7

10/15

 Whose is it? 

 Food and drink; numerals; (regular verb DÁT SI and irregular verb PÍT)

Role-play, writing, grammar, exercises (L2)

8

10/22

Me and my family .

Present indicative tense – 2nd tense group; verbs with the suffix -et/-ět/-it, possessive pronouns, family members, professions

Listening, reading, speaking, writing, role-playing (L2)

9

10/29

Cultural activities in a restaurant and shop 

Food and drink, menu, dialogues

 (L2) Reading, writing, role-playing (L2)

10

11/5

Travelling 

Ordinal numbers, time expressions; in Prague, Taipei and São Paulo

Review test from UNIT 2 Listening, speaking, Project work (L3)

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11/12

Study and work

Present indicative tense – 3rd group of conjugation verbs with the suffix -ovat, future tense of the verb "být", daily activities., VĚDĚT, ZNÁT, UMĚT

Grammar exercises, writing, speaking, working in groups (L3)

12

11/19

Letter and invitation to travel

Prepositions with verbs of motion and stative verbs; expressions JEŠTĚ ANO

Role play, writing, speaking, reading (L3)

13

11/26

A few dates from Czech history

Dates and years, abbreviations of time, future tense; forming questions.

Review test from UNIT 3 Reading, listening, pair work, dialogues, presentations (L4)

14

12/3

My Day

Irregular verbs JET, PSÁT, HRÁT; questions Kam? Kam? Jak?; prepositions; repetition of all verb forms.

Watching a short video, speaking, writing (L4)

15

12/10

Czech Christmas traditions, Czech end-of-year and New Year traditions

Written and spoken Czech; Accusative plural nouns, F, N, traditional Czech recipes, New Year's food and drink

Listening to Czech Christmas music, reading and writing (L4)

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12/17

Finals

Final exams (written test and oral exam); student feedback

Testing (L1, 2, 3, 4)