5904264: FU_Activation in English II

Lecture Goals

Develop skills and competences to reach an advanced B2 level (cf. CEFR descriptors)

• listening:

o understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar

• reading:

o understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints

• speaking:

o interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible
o take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining own views
o present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to own field of interest
o explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options

• writing:

o write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of subjects related to own interests
o write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view