Course Details
English Upper-Intermediate, B2 Level (exam)
Academic Year 2026/27
VYA013 course is not part of any programme in the faculty
For this exam, the four optional subjects VYA010, VYA011, VYA004 and VYA005 are offered to aid students in acquiring the required knowledge and skills. The exam is partially based on the contents of the books New English File Upper-Intermediate Third Edition (Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, Oxford University Press 2014) and New English File Advanced Third Edition, (Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig, Oxford University Press 2015), and partially on speaking materials similar to those used in the Cambridge First exam.
The exam is conducted orally with pairs of students and lasts approximately 35 minutes.
The exam tests speaking skills such as interaction, pronunciation and the ability to construct connected sentences to give information or opinions on a certain topic. It also tests grammar and vocabulary.
The exam is conducted orally with pairs of students and lasts approximately 35 minutes.
The exam tests speaking skills such as interaction, pronunciation and the ability to construct connected sentences to give information or opinions on a certain topic. It also tests grammar and vocabulary.
Credits
2 credits
Language of instruction
Czech, English
Semester
winter
Course Guarantor
Institute
Forms and criteria of assessment
examination
Entry Knowledge
Entry level B2. Students should be able to:
- communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers in such a way that neither party has trouble making themselves clear or understanding the other
- use the English language with a good degree of accuracy when dealing with familiar topics and using common grammatical forms
- work with complex texts and generally understand the main points within
It is recommended that students take the BYA002 / VYA101 (previously BY002, BY51) exam before attempting VYA013, and the following optional courses: VYA004 and VYA005. If they did not obtain a grade A in the BYA002 / VYA101 exam, students should also take courses VYA010 and VYA011, if possible.
- communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers in such a way that neither party has trouble making themselves clear or understanding the other
- use the English language with a good degree of accuracy when dealing with familiar topics and using common grammatical forms
- work with complex texts and generally understand the main points within
It is recommended that students take the BYA002 / VYA101 (previously BY002, BY51) exam before attempting VYA013, and the following optional courses: VYA004 and VYA005. If they did not obtain a grade A in the BYA002 / VYA101 exam, students should also take courses VYA010 and VYA011, if possible.
Aims
Subject-specific knowledge:
- The exam will specifically test students' knowledge of grammar in some of the following areas: indirect questions; present, past, future and perfect simple and continuous tenses; adjective word order; all conditionals, including mixed conditionals; -ing or –ed adjectives; gerunds and infinitives; modal verbs for speculation and deduction; the passive; reporting verbs; clauses of contrast, purpose, reason and result; prefixes and suffixes; uncountable and plural nouns; quantifiers; articles; inversion; distancing; phrases expressing permission, obligation and necessity; verbs of the senses; ellipsis; compound nouns and possessive forms; cleft sentences.
- The exam will specifically test students' knowledge of vocabulary in some of the following areas: health and medicine; clothes; air travel; weather; feelings; music; the media; business; cities; science; work and work experience; history; books and films; time; IT; money; mobile phones and addictions; sounds and the human voice; studying and time management; colour and art; travel and tourism; animals; food preparation; immigration.
- By passing the exam, the student demonstrates the ability to communicate in English at the B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level according to the CEFR. The student demonstrates the ability to use Upper-Intermediate level English grammar and a command of vocabulary covering a wide range of topics appropriate for a B2 level speaker.
- By passing the exam, the student demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively in English—whether for travel abroad, interaction with work colleagues, or studying—at the B2 (Upper-Intermediate) level according to the CEFR.
Professional skills:
Competencies:
Basic Literature
LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina a Clive OXENDEN. English File: Upper-Intermediate. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press, [2014]. ISBN 978-0-19-455864-8. (en)
OXENDEN, Clive a LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina a LAMBERT, Jerry. English File Advanced - Third Edition. Oxford UP. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-459458-3 (en)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA010 English Upper-Intermediate 1, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA011 English Upper-Intermediate 2, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA004 English Upper-Intermediate 3, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA005 English Upper-Intermediate 4, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
OXENDEN, Clive a LATHAM-KOENIG, Christina a LAMBERT, Jerry. English File Advanced - Third Edition. Oxford UP. 2015. ISBN 978-0-19-459458-3 (en)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA010 English Upper-Intermediate 1, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA011 English Upper-Intermediate 2, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA004 English Upper-Intermediate 3, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
TURLAND, Roger. VYA005 English Upper-Intermediate 4, FAST BUT Ústav společenských věd, Brno, 2026. (Availability: Faculty Moodle) (cs)
Prerequisites
Entry level B2. Students should be able to:
- communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers in such a way that neither party has trouble making themselves clear or understanding the other
- use the English language with a good degree of accuracy when dealing with familiar topics and using common grammatical forms
- work with complex texts and generally understand the main points within
It is recommended that students take the BYA002 / VYA101 (previously BY002, BY51) exam before attempting VYA013, and the following optional courses: VYA004 and VYA005. If they did not obtain a grade A in the BYA002 / VYA101 exam, students should also take courses VYA010 and VYA011, if possible.
- communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers in such a way that neither party has trouble making themselves clear or understanding the other
- use the English language with a good degree of accuracy when dealing with familiar topics and using common grammatical forms
- work with complex texts and generally understand the main points within
It is recommended that students take the BYA002 / VYA101 (previously BY002, BY51) exam before attempting VYA013, and the following optional courses: VYA004 and VYA005. If they did not obtain a grade A in the BYA002 / VYA101 exam, students should also take courses VYA010 and VYA011, if possible.
Offered to foreign students
To offer to students of all faculties
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