Inovace bakalářského

studijního oboru Aplikovaná

chemie

Reg. č.: CZ.1.07/2.2.00/15.0247

SANT – Course plan 1. Useful vocabulary and grammar

2. Useful reading strategies and

skills

3. Types of presentations

4. Giving informative vs. persuasive

speeches

5. Describing a process

6. Presenting data

7. Presentation skills

8. Vocabulary for selected topics

Textbooks:

1. Making Connections, Intermediate by

Jo McEntire and Jessica Williams

(Cambridge University Press, 2009)

Student’s Book

ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5

2. POWELL Mark, Dynamic

Presentations, Students's Book with

Audio CDsCambridge University Press

Worksheets (SANT Worksheets

prepared or selected by Eva

Karasková)

Requirements

• Attendance

• Final test

• 10-minute presentation on a topic

related to chemistry + worksheets)

1. Useful vocabulary and

grammar Academic word list (AWL)

Averil Coxhead

the Victoria University of Wellington,

New Zealand

Collocation, pages 204-205 Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo

McEntire and Jessica Williams (Cambridge

University Press, 2009)

Student’s Book, ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5

Grammar

Latin and Greek plural

Relative clauses

Linking words

Passive

Latin and Greek plural

Some plurals—rules of Greek and

Latin—English pronunciation

Latin words:

alga algae radius radii

Exception: corpus corpora

curriculum curricula

Greek words

analysis analyses

phenomenon phenomena

Some—double plural form

formula formulae formulas

Some—the English rules

dogma dogmas

Relative clauses

What’s the difference?

Lucy visited her brother who lives in London.

Lucy visited her brother, who lives in London.

Defining – essential information

This is the compound (that, which)

he has synthesised recently.

Non-Defining – additional information

This compound, which has been

synthesised recently, has a great

potential.

Linking words

Chlorine and fluorine are halogens.

These elements are called halogens

because they form salts.

Link ideas within a “one-clause”

sentence

Link two clauses in one sentence

Classification by their

function

Time /Order Conditional

Comparison Generalisation

Contrast Giving examples

Addition Cause and effect

Concession Summary/Conclusion

Passive

To be + past participle

What’s the difference?

The tests were done last Friday.

Two of my colleagues did the tests last Friday.

Resources

http://www.examenglish.com/vocabu

lary/academic_wordlist.html

http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/cill/eap/

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/

http://www.unam.na/centres/languag

e/linking_words.html

2. Useful reading

strategies

Taking notes from a reading,

pages 183-185

Preparing for a reading test, pages

222-225

Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo McEntire and

Jessica Williams (Cambridge University Press, 2009)

Student’s Book, ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5

3. Types of

presentations; science

presentation

• Why?

• Who?

• Where?

• How long?

• How?

Purpose

• Informative

• Instructional

• Arousing

• Persuasive

• Decision-making

1. Informative

• To inform

Time, place, cause and effect,

logical order…

2. Instructional

• To give specific directions or

orders

Explanations, demonstrations…

3. Arousing

• To make people think about a

certain problem or situation

Vivid language, enthusiasm…

4. Persuasive

• To convince your listeners to

accept your proposal

Logical, evidence, emotion...

5. Decision-making

• To move your audience to take

your suggested action

Ideas, suggestions, and

arguments…

Effective speakers

• Understand the context of their

presentation

• Know/analyse their audience

• Understand and articulate the

purpose of their presentation

• Select and shape the content of

their presentation

• Organise their presentation well

• Select an appropriate speaking

style

• Practice an effective delivery

• Select and use visual aids

effectively

Science presentations

• At conferences, at schools, in

companies

Resources

• http://www.completecampaigns.co

m/article.asp?articleid=5

• http://riceowl.rice.edu/guidance.cf

m?doc_id=11775

• Type of presentation styles – video

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWxI2

rSFXyQ

4. Giving informative vs.

persuasive speeches

Informative speech

To inform the audience

Factual information

Problem and solution

Persuasive speech

To persuade the audience

Arguments to support your view

Speaking, listening and writing skills

Instant Academic Skills by Sarah Lane

(Cambrige

University Press 2011)

Resources

http://www.wcdebate.com/3ie/39platf

orm.htm

http://spot.pcc.edu/~dwerkman/lectur

e3.html

http://www.famous-speeches-and-

speech-topics.info

5. Describing a process

How things are made

• Typical verbs

• The passive form of the verb

widely used

• Link words

• Method – how something is done

• Position – where something

happens

• Purpose – why something

happens

Resources

http://www.admc.hct.ac.ae/hd1/engli

sh/process/glass.htm

http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/het

m.html

http://www.uefap.com/writing/functio

n/process.htm

6. Presenting data

• Lists

• Diagrams

• Charts

• Tables

Visual aids, Facts and Figures, pages 20-25

POWELL Mark, Dynamic Presentations,

Students's Book with Audio CDsCambridge

University Press

7. Presentation skills

Opening and closing

Smooth structure

Voice power

Body language

Rapport building

Impact techniques

Q&A sessions

POWELL Mark, Dynamic Presentations,

Students's Book with Audio CDsCambridge

University Press

9. Vocabulary for

selected topics

• The business and sustainability (vocabulary of

the environmental chemistry), pages 113-121

• The vocabulary of numbers, pages 84-86

Making Connections, Intermediate by Jo

McEntire and Jessica Williams (Cambridge

University Press, 2009)

Student’s Book, ISBN 978-0-521-73049-5