Fakulta humanitních studií

Zpráva o průběhu přijímacího řízení pro akademický rok 2004/05

 

studijní program M7503– Učitelství pro základní školy, obor 7503T006 Učitelství anglického jazyka

 

 

A)    Kritéria pro vyhodnocení výsledků přijímacího řízení:

 

Písemná zkouška:  počet variant  testu                        -                     1

                              doba na vypracování                     -                  80 min.

                               nejlepší možný výsledek               -                100 bodů

 

Na základě bodového hodnocení písemné části 80 nejúspěšnějších  uchazečů pozváno k ústní zkoušce, ve které se kromě ústních komunikativních dovedností a kulturně-literárního přehledu dané jazykové oblasti zohledňuje prokazatelný zájem o zvolený obor.

Celkové pořadí uchazečů, kteří splnili předpoklady pro přijetí, je dáno součtem bodů z obou částí přijímací zkoušky. Kritériem pro přijetí uchazeče je jeho umístění do 40. místa v tomto pořadí.

 

 

B. Test k přijímacím zkouškám

 

(1) Reading

Read the texts below carefully and answer the questions on the following page

 

Two Book Reviews

Thomas Jefferson, Architect: The Built Legacy of Our Third President by Hugh Howard; photography by Roger Straus III (Rizzioli, $40):

 

Thomas Jefferson may have designed his own home, the University of Virginia, and the Virginia State Capitol, but author Hugh Howard concedes that Jefferson was just an architectural dabbler. Sometimes he revealed his ingenuity in the way he easily adapted classical Roman and Italian designs for Virginian tastes. Other times, he was an outright copycat, lifting designs from more famous architects.

 

And after all is said and done, most of his buildings look alike. Flip through this book and you’ll realize that when you’ve seen one Jeffersonian structure, you’ve probably seen them all. The same octagonal windows sit next to the same stoic pillars that support the same white portico, all joined by the same triangular roof.

 

Yet Howard redeems this study by revealing another side to the man. He writes that Jefferson’s projects—which include Monticello, his Charlottesville home; the “academical village” at the University of Virginia; and the state capitol in Richmond—embody “the inner workings of a quirky fast-moving mind in mid-experiment.” When Jefferson’s builders were halfway done constructing Monticello, he asked that it be dismantled so he could remodel the house. Apparently, according to the author, our third president was “a control freak.”

 

Howard’s picture of Jefferson will remind many readers of their college days, when grandiose visions, utopian ideals, and awful money management were the norm. Jefferson dreamed big—as revealed by his detailed designs—but his Charlottesville estate cost him everything, and he died in debt. Still, Howard says we should be grateful for men like Jefferson, because “if he had lived within his means, Monticello would have remained nothing more than the proverbial glint in its creator’s eye, an impossible dream, unaffordable, unrealizable.”

 

—Juliana Chan

 

Swim Lessons: Ten Secrets for Making Any Dream Come True by Nick Irons

(Clydesdale Press, $24):

 

For 118 days in 1997, Bethesda author Nick Irons swam more than 1,550 miles of the Mississippi River: He wanted to raise money for and awareness about a cure for multiple sclerosis, the disease his father—also of Bethesda—lives with. In this inspirational book, Irons shares lessons learned during his swim as well as advice.

 

Irons made me feel as if I were accompanying him on his journey: “The wind howled. Four-foot waves pounded from all sides. My arms burned and my shoulders ached. I gasped to get a full breath of air. Barges the size of three city blocks towered over me, their giant wakes screaming my way. What had I gotten myself into?”

 

He also shares his secrets for success, such as having a plan, having self-confidence, and—as shown in this passage—learning to have fun:

 

“It didn’t take long for the excitement of the kickoff to fade into the reality of endless lonely hours of repetition. Sheer boredom overwhelmed me. . . . And then one day, quite by accident, I started replaying Seinfeld episodes in my head. . . . I laughed, sometimes inhaling a gulp of the gooey stuff I was swimming in. After this breakthrough, the once-dreaded swimming sets went a lot faster. I was laughing, having fun, and crossing off the miles.”

 

Don’t expect eloquent writing to be your motivation for reading; it’s Irons’s passion that’s irresistible.

 

—Jessica Flint

 

 

Questions:

 

True or False (each is worth 2 points):

In the provided space write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.

 

1.)  ___T__   At the midpoint of the construction of his home, Jefferson had the work

  deconstructed so that he could make alterations.

 

2.)  ___T__   Jefferson’s architectural projects spanned domestic, academic, and public

  buildings.

 

3.)  ___F__  After his father died of multiple sclerosis, Irons faced the challenge of swimming

  the Mississippi River to raise money for a cure.

 

4.)  ___F__   Howard feels that one of the ways Jefferson revealed his genius was through his

  always innovative architectural designs.

 

5.)  ___F__   From his college days, Iron’s utopian vision was to help humanity through

  something like raising awareness of a debilitating disease.

 

6.)  ___F__  Jefferson only ever copied the architectural elements of more famous buildings.

 

 

 

Multiple-Choice (each is worth 2 points):

In the provided space write the letter a.) or b.) or c.) or d.).

 

7.)  ___C__   Choose the incorrect statement:  Monticello was such a monumental project

                          a.)  that it revealed a dream realized

                          b.)  that it drained all of Jefferson’s monetary resources

                          c.)  that it was left unrealized to a major extent

                          d.)  that it embodies the architect’s inner mental workings

 

8.)  ___B__   All of the following are expressed by Howard except:

                          a.)  Jefferson’s projects reveal his mind in motion

                          b.)  Jefferson’s projects were intended to conform to his lavish budget

                          c.)  Jefferson’s projects reveal a certain love for experimentation

                          d.)  Jefferson’s projects reveal a love of the mastery of things

 

9.) ___D__  By “glint in the creator’s eye,” Chan means all of the following except:

                          a.)  “A sparkle of intention”

                          b.)  “A hope left to be fulfilled”

                          c.)  “A glitter of future achievement or actuality”

                          d.)  “A dream to be deferred”

 

10.) ___A__  Irons’s secret for making his dream come true involved all of the following

  except:

  a.) reading inspirational books

  b.) facing the boredom which resulted from such a journey

  c.) making a detailed plan for the journey

  d.) laughter

 

 

(2) Vocabulary

 

Part 1

Underline the word which is closest in meaning to the first three words in each line.

 

1) FRIGHT, ALARM, FEAR                           dread, distraction, fidelity, disorder

 

2) ALLIANCE, PARTNERSHIP, UNION      derangement, flotilla, quarter, match

 

3) FULL, EXTENSIVE, AMPLE                     thrifty, entire, notable, moderate

 

4) OPERATE, RUN, WORK,                          act, fix, set, lay

 

Part 2

Choose and circle the correct word in each of the following sentences.

 

5) The review committee (comprises / encloses) three practising lawyers and a retired businessman.

 

6) Don’t worry: this is nothing that (entails / concerns) you.

 

7) The children arrived safe and (great / sound).

 

8) I’m afraid I’m really (short / pressed) for time at the moment.

 

9) He is (lovingly / passionately) committed to the idea of equality.

 

Part 3

Choose the word which best completes the sentence. Circle a, b, c or d.

 

10) She may win and surprise us all but I wouldn’t __________ on it.

a) guess          

b) back           

c) stake           

d) bet

 

11) He is __________ of reducing the whole audience to a stunned silence.

a) able            

b) talented       

c) capable      

d) likely

 

12) They wanted to know if our kitchen __________ the required standards of hygiene.

a) fulfilled        

b) met            

c) reached       

d) gained

 

13) The current crisis should __________ as a warning not to be overconfident in business matters.

a) link             

b) serve         

c) strike          

d) intend

 

14) Give me a __________ of paper and I will write a message for Mr. Parker.

a) blade          

b) fragment     

c) leaf             

d) sheet

 

Part 4

Underline an incorrectly used word in each sentence. Then write the correct words in the spaces on the right.

 

He spoke shortly about what he had seen.                                           15) ____briefly_____

 

The film starred the favourite actor, Ewan McGregor.              16) ____popular____

 

There is no more any need to go there.                                    17) ____longer______

 

Part 5

For each of the numbered gaps, suggest a word the meanings of which are listed below.

 

18) _tense__ (can be an adjective or a noun)

1. nervous                                           

2. worried                                                       

3. stiff                                                            

4. tight                                                            

5. a verb form                                                 

 

19) __eye___ (can be a verb or a noun)                    

 

1. to look at with interest          

2. the hole at the top of a needle

3. an organ in human face

4. calm centre of a storm

5. a part that hook fits into

 

20) _to expand (verb)

1. to become larger in size

2. to increase business

3. to add more details

4. to spread out

5. to write in longer form

 

 

(3) Grammar Structures

 

A.     Key word transformation

 

For each of the sentences below, write a new sentence as similar as possible to the original sentence, but using the word given. This word cannot be altered in any way.

 

1.  The school gym needs painting.                                                                                   hasn´t

 

2.  I regret buying that cheap radio.                                                                                   I wish

 

3.  Can I call you Pat?                                                                                                         mind

 

4.  I don´t think you should go to the party.                                                                      were

 

5.  Let´s go to the cinema.                                                                                                  why

 

6.  A lot of people say that sugar is bad for you.                                                               said

 

7.  It annoys me when people smoke in restaurants.                                                 can´t stand