Státní závěrečná zkouška bakalářského studijního oboru
Cizí jazyka pro komerční praxi – jazyk anglický
A) Povinný předmět Současná angličtina pro komerční praxi
I)
Morfosyntax
1. The noun phrase in English.
(Types of nouns. Determiners. Number. Case. Gender. Compound nouns.)
2. The article in English: analysis of usage.
3. Pronouns.
(Personal pronouns. Reciprocal pronouns. Possessive pronouns. Relative pronouns.
Interrogative pronouns. Demonstrative pronouns. Universal pronouns and determiners.
Partitive pronouns.)
4. Reflexive pronouns. Reflexivity in English and in Czech.
5. English quantifier system.
(Degrees of indefinite quantity. Distributives. Particular quantifiers and their uses.)
6. Numerals.
7. Adjectives.
(Adjective phrases. Adjective as head of a noun phrase. Verbless adjective clauses.
Categories of adjectives. Comparison. Participle adjectives.)
8. Adverbs.
(Position of English adverbs. Types of adverbs.)
9. The verb phrase in English.
(Transitive and intransitive verbs. Structural patterns. The imperative. Questions, answers
and negatives. Auxiliary, modal and full verbs.)
10. Phrasal and prepositional verbs.
11. The function of English tenses.
12. Expressing the Czech present, past and future tenses in English.
13. The passive in English and in Czech. The causative.
14. The scope of syntax (Syntactic categories and relations, Parts of the sentence – sentence
elements, Sentence/Clause, Sentence types – modality, Expressing wishes and preferences
in English and in Czech. Negation.)
15. Subordination – Complex sentence (Nominal content clauses, Direct and indirect speech.)
16. Subordination – Complex sentence (Relative clauses)
17. Subordination – Complex sentence. (Subordinate adverbial clauses - Time clauses/etc..
Conditional sentences in English in contrast with Czech)
18. Coordination – compound sentence (copulative/adversative/disjunctive/causative relation,
Coordinators)
19. The infinitive. Infinitive constructions and their equivalents in Czech.
20. The gerund and its equivalents in Czech.
21. Participles in English and in Czech.
22. The compactness of modern English sentence in contrast with Czech. Verbless and nonfinite clauses.
23. Word order in English and in Czech. Functional sentence perspective.
II)
Lexikologie
1. Lexicology in the structure of language. (Field. Division. The concept of the word.)
2. Parts of speech. Open and closed word classes. Lexical and grammatical words.
3. Word-formation processes (Conversion.
Derivation. Compounding. Abbreviation.
Clipping. Blending. Back formation. Reduplicatives. Contractions.)
4. Borrowing (Types, Historical reasons. Sources). Word origin, development and death.
5. Lexicology and lexicography. Word register and dictionary. Hybrid and special words.
6. Lexicology and semantics. Sense relation between words: homonyms, synonyms,
antonyms, etc.
7. Phraseology and word order. Particular idiomatic words. Idiomatic nominal phrases.
8. Idiomatic prepositional phrases. Proverbs. Similes. Binomials.
9. Differences in the lexis of British and American English. Other Englishes.
B) Povinně volitelný předmět
I)
Překlad v angličtině
1. Politics – domestic and international political aspects.
2. Economy – business activities, current economic problems, an enterprise.
3. Employment – contracts, industrial relations, training and education.
4. Ecology - protection of the environment, new technologies.
5. Description and functions of a product, its maintenance and instructions for its use.
II)
Povinně volitelný předmět Kulturněhistorický přehled
Notes: Students will have about 7 minutes to answer the American realia question and 7 minutes
to answer the British realia question. Take this into consideration when preparing for the exam.
Obviously, students will have time to discuss only a few points, so they should carefully choose
the most important points to discuss, and do so in a logical order. Students will be evaluated
according to how well they demonstrate that they understand the facts they are discussing. Good
answers will include examples which help explain and illustrate the main points.
State Final Exam Questions on British Realia
1. Victorian Age in Britain. Discuss the main characteristics of the era, including the
structure of Victorian society, the major political trends, Britain’s industrial growth, the
social life of the Victorians and the rise of the British Empire. Compare the Victorian
period with the current situation.
2. The British political system. Discuss the main features of the political system in
Britain, including the monarchy, the major political parties, the structure and role of the
Parliament, the structure and role of the Cabinet and the powers of the Prime Minister.
Comment on the crisis of the voters’s trust in their political representation.
3. The character and structure of British society. Discuss the existence of a class system
in Britain and its social impact. Comment on the various possible class system models
and discuss the changes undergone by the individual classes in recent decades. Explain
the phenomenon of the precariat.
4. Education in Britain. Discuss the organization of the British educational system,
especially of secondary and university education. Provide a link between class,
education and career in Britain. Discuss some of the problems faced by the state
education sector and explain how private education reinforces social inequality.
5. Media in Britain. Discuss the character and role of the British media, especially the
press and television. Explain the relationship between the press and politics; give an
overview of Britain’s most influential newspapers and their political orientation. Discuss
the origin and role of the BBC and compare its character to that of commercial channels.
6. Religion and secularity in Britain. Discuss the role of religion in Britain and comment
on the various religious denominations present. Explain what “passive religion” means
and provide a brief characterization of secular humanism. Explain the role of
immigration in shaping the religious map of Britain.
State Final Exam Questions on American Realia
1. The first settlements on the American soil. Discuss the history of the first English colonies
on the American territory (Roanoke, Virginia, Plymouth, Massachusetts). Discuss the
character of the Puritan society, the Puritan values and their impact on American culture and
mentality.
2. Reasons for the Revolutionary War
Discuss the reasons why the colonists in British colonies in North America decided to fight
England for their independence. Why were they angry about English laws, policies and
behaviours? In other words, what led to this war? What difficulties did the colonists have in
this war? Who helped them? How did they finally succeed?
3. Slavery in the United States and the Civil War
Discuss the developments that led to the Civil War in the United States. Discuss slavery in
the United States, the importance of slaves in the southern states, the emancipation movement
against slavery, disagreements between the North and the South, and how all these
developments finally led to the war. Discuss which side won the war, and what changes
occurred as a result of the war.
4. The 1950s and 1960s in the United States
Why were the 1960s important in America and how did they differ from the 1950s? What
were the major issues being discussed/argued/dealt with during these decades? Discuss major
cultural trends—especially among young people—and the social movements which
developed during this period. What changes in American culture resulted from what
happened in the 60s?
5. American Political System
Discuss the American political system, including the branches of government, political
parties and elections. Discuss some of the recent developments in American politics.
6. Religion in America
Explain the role and position of religion in America, today and in the past. Discuss the
following: secularisation, privatization of religion, spiritual/religious market, civil religion.
Talk about Christianity (Protestantism, Catholicism and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints) as well as other religions.
Povinně volitelný předmět Obchodní korespondence v angličtině
1. Job application – requesting an application form; solicited and unsolicited letter of
application; CV with covering letter; letter of recommendation; motivation letter
2. Enquiry, asking for specific information about a product (catalogues, price lists, discounts)
or services
3. Reply to enquiry - quotations, estimates, offers– addressing new or already established
customers
4. Orders – placing an order; replies to orders (accepting; rejecting)
5. Payment - Confirming receipt of payment and enforcing payments (reminders, the collection
series)
6. Complaints – from the buyer’s viewpoint; from the seller’s viewpoint
7. Banking and Credit – Requests for a loan, overdraft facility and their replies; Request for
credit and letter granting credit; Bill of Exchange; Letter of Credit
8. Agents and Agencies-Offer of an agency and its reply, Request for an agency and its reply
9. Miscellaneous correspondence – Invitations; Booking accommodation, conference rooms;
Organising business meetings and appointments; Social engagements, “Thank you” letters
etc.
10. E-mails – formal versus informal register
11. Memos – reminders, announcements, notices etc.
IV)
Povinně volitelný předmět Tlumočení v AJ (z listu a informativní)
1) Business (various related topics)
2) Social and economic issues - current situation
3) Labour market (working conditions, etc.)
4) The European Union