Pre-intermediate 1 Czech course is for students who passed the Beginner 2 course, or those with a basic knowledge of Czech (e.g. simple sentences in the present, past and future tenses for everyday situations, active knowledge of perfect and imperfect verbs).
Description of the Pre-Intermediate course:
- lessons focus on a practical use of Czech in ordinary, daily situations
- focus on practicing correct pronunciation of Czech speech sounds, speaking, writing, reading, and listening
At the end of the course, I will:
- be able to express my opinion and attitude in simple sentences
- be able to create a structured CV, short instructions, and enter personal data in applications and forms
- understand short informative notices (both written and spoken)
- be able to create a letter or an email
- be able to hold a conversation on various topics
- be able to describe things around me and relationships among people
In terms of grammar, I will be able to use:
- singular locative
- conditionals and conditional clauses
- adverbs and comparison of adjectives
- singular dative and phrases with dative
- instrumental
- imperative
Topics for conversation:
- excuses and wishes
- detailed description of a person
- weather
- fashion and clothes
- technology and communication – phone calls and rules for written communication
- relationships among people
- life stages and CV
Length of the course
- 16 two-hour lessons (= 90 min) if not stated otherwise
Materials the Pre-Intermediate course is based on:
- Česky krok za krokem 1 (lessons 13-18), Čeština pro cizince (selected chapters), materials provided by the teacher
Dates & registration:
General Czech courses
Summer Czech courses
Too difficult for you? Try the prior Beginner 2 course.
Too easy for you? Try the follow-up Pre-intermediate 2 course.
