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  • Willkommen im Vorbereitungskurs zur Englisch-Qualifikationsprüfung

    Alles einklappen Alles aufklappen

    URN: ENG001.Y.245.WIBA

    Bence Lukács, WS 2024/25
    bence.lukacs@mail.fernfh.ac.at

    Leistungsbeurteilung: Online-Prüfung*, 02.09.2024

    * Die Teilnahme an der Prüfung ist nur möglich und notwendig, wenn Sie in einen Bachelorstudiengang an der FERNFH aufgenommen wurden und zur vollständigen Erfüllung der Zulassungsvoraussetzungen noch einen Kenntnisnachweis aus Englisch erbringen müssen.

    • Dies ist unser Vorbereitungskurs zur Qualifikationsprüfung* für Bewerber:innen ohne allgemeine Universitätsreife zum Nachweis von Englischkenntnissen für die Aufnahme in einen Bachelorstudiengang an der FERNFH. Er soll Sie dabei unterstützen, sich auf diese Prüfung vorzubereiten.

      Aber auch wenn Sie diesen formalen Nachweis nicht benötigen, können Sie gerne den Kurs dazu nutzen, Ihre Englischkenntnisse vor Studienbeginn oder während des Studiums aufzufrischen.

      Der Kurs ist das ganze Jahr (und 24/7) offen für Ihr Selbststudium. Eine aktive Betreuung findet jeweils von Mai bis Oktober statt.

      Für individuelle oder persönliche Fragen können Sie gerne eine E-Mail an die Kursleitung senden. Falls Ihre Anregungen aber für alle interessant sein könnten, posten Sie diese bitte im Diskussionsforum.

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      Stellen Sie hier organisatorische oder inhaltlichen Fragen an die Kursleitung oder andere Kursteilnehmer:innen.
      (Hinweis: Wenn Sie nur als Gast eingeloggt sind ohne im Kurs eingeschrieben zu sein, können Sie im Forum keine eigenen Beisträge erstellen).

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      Dieses Forum verwendet die Kursleitung, um Ihnen wichtige Informationen zukommen zu lassen. Sie haben hier nur Lese- aber keine Schreibrechte.

  • Getting started... the first steps!

    You can start with your exam preparation beforehand by using the "Study Guide" in the recommended text book "English Grammar in Use, 5th Edition". Work through the Study Guide, and check your answers with the Study Guide Key. If one of your answers is incorrect (or where you felt unsure whether you are right or not), mark the corresponding study unit (on the right side of each question in the Study Guide). These study units should be the ones where you start your self-study. Afterwards, try to repeat those those units until you feel more confident. Finally, use the content and the tasks provided in this online-course.

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      Self-Assessment Checklist Verzeichnis

      Before you start studying, it can be helpful to check your current English competencies. Work through the appropriate checklist, and document your experiences in your English Journal.

      • A1 level = Elementare Sprachverwendung, geringe Vorkenntnisse
      • A2 level = Kommunikationskompetenz in vertrauten, alltäglichen Situationen
      • B1 level = Grundwortschatz für allgemeine Themen und komplexere Kommunikationsstrukturen

      With the help of the Checklist, you can set your goals (=objectives) for the course, and continually check your progress.

      These Lists are based on the Common European Framework of References for Languages (CEFR; or GERS in German) and are provided by the Sprachenzentrum of the University of Vienna.
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      English Journal

  • Welcome and introduction


    • Welcome to this English preparation course! In case you have not worked through the self-assessment checklists, the study guide and documented your results in your English Journal - this is the perfect time! 

      Participation in this online-course is fully voluntary. But it might aid your exam preparation if you go through the content and the tasks a few times, in order to be confident for the exam. You will find different tasks for different fields (e.g. reading, writing, listening) and sections with grammar exercises. Make sure to thoroughly check the Study Guide, and feel free to check on the additional resources.

      To kick the summer school off officially, I would like you to tell me a little bit about yourself, your background, career, interests and hobbies, etc. and your motivation for wanting to start studying at the FernFH. And all this needs to be in English. I would like you to write a short introduction (approximately half a page) into your English Journal.

      Afterwards feel free to start browsing the course content and the exercises, and don't hesitate to ask if you need further support or have any questions. Enjoy!


  • Reading


  • Writing


  • Listening


    • If you want to practice your listening comprehension, you can start with a simple listening exercise with various comprehension questions. If you follow the second link you can pick between more differentiated audio-based exercises. 

      Feel free to document your experiences and reflect on the progress before and/or after working through these tasks in your English Journal

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      Barack Obama on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Textseite

      Watch the following interview excerpts of former US-president Barack Obama on the Jimmy Kimmel show listen closely to what is being said, and try to answer the questions in the videos about president Obama's life and views.

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      ELLLO - English Listening Lesson Library Online Link/URL

      Here you will find English speakers from around the world discussing various topics. You can listen to the Audio recordings, read the scripts and take a quiz.

  • Speaking


    • Finally, if you want to practice some of your speaking by yourself and without pressure, you can work through the exercises below. You will need to use the Chrome browser and then you can practice and check your pronunciation.

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      Additional tenses practice: Speak the words Textseite
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      Additional phrasal verb practice Textseite

  • Grammar section


    • Grammar is the basis for any language. Feel free to document your experiences beforehand and reflect on the progress in your English Journal and write down your reflections about learning grammar, e.g. how do you like to learn grammar, is it difficult for you, can you properly use it in other tasks?

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      Basic English Grammar Link/URL

      And as a little preparation for this grammar section, here is a short video tutorial with Ronnie (on EngVid) explaining (in a not too serious way) the most basic grammar expressions.

    • Make sure you work through the tenses overview - you can also download and print the rules!

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      Simple Tenses Datei
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      When to use Past Simple and Present Perfect? Video Explanation Link/URL

      A short video tutorial (with Rebecca on EngVid) explaining how and when to use the past tense or the present perfect tense.

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      Progressive Tenses Datei

    • After you have studied the tenses overview, work through these exercises to practice.

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      Drag the words Textseite
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      Translate into forms Textseite
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      Translate with flash cards Textseite
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      Active & Passive Voice Datei
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      Active and Passive voice. Video Explanation Link/URL

      To get an impression of how the passive voice is used in practical English (in this example: to avoid having to take responsibility for mistakes and failures) watch this video of Emma on EngVid.

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      Modal Verbs Datei
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      Modal Verbs and how to use them. Video Explanation Link/URL

      This is a short video summary about the most common modal verbs and their use and some exercises from teacherphil.com.

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      Phrasal Verbs & Expressions Datei
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      Phrasal Verbs in Daily Conversation. Video Explanation Link/URL

      Watch this short video introduction to phrasal verbs with Minoo (on Anglo-Link).

    • After you have studied the verbs and phrases, work through these exercises to practice.

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      Fill in the modals Textseite
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      Correct choice modal Textseite
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      Phrasal verbs Textseite
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      True or false? Textseite
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      Prepositions Datei
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      Problems with Prepositions. Video Explanation Link/URL

      Prepositions are a very large group of words, and the only way to master their use is memorizing, practising and reading English texts to get a feeling for their correct use. 

      Take a look at this short video with Rebekah (on educator.com) about problems with prepositons:

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      Pronouns & Determiners Datei

    • After you have studied the prepositions and pronouns, work through these exercises to practice.

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      Preposition practice Textseite
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      Practice pronouns Textseite
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      Choose the correct one Textseite
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      Pronoun OR determiner? Textseite

  • Exam Preparation

    • It is of course difficult to limit the extent of the learning content when it comes to learning a language.
      Nevertheless, I would recommend to especially pay attention in your preparation for the English qualification exam to the following units in your book:

      • Units 1-25
      • Units 26-37
      • Units 42-46
      • Units 82-91
      • Units 121-136
      • Units 137-145

    • Here you will find a model test with the corresponding test key. This test is similar to the qualification exam in length and complexity.
      I recommend you to proceed with the model test as follows:

      • Settle yourself in a "realistic examination atmosphere". See to a quiet work place and take the real examination time of 90 minutes as your timeline.
      • Work through the model test, but do not betray yourself: Do not use any other resources for solving the test than the ones which will be allowed during the real examination.
      • Do not use the test key when solving the test! First, finish the model test completely on your own devices, and after that check your answers with the key.


      This will help you to find out in which topics you will still need some more practise for the exam.

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      Download English Model Test Datei
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      Download English Model Test Key Datei
      Nicht verfügbar, es sei denn: Die Aktivität Download English Model Test ist als abgeschlossen markiert

    • As this is now the conclusion of this "Summer School English" I'd like to thank you very much for the interesting weeks we have had together and for your cooperation, and I wish you all the best for passing your qualification exams and entering your desired study programmes!
      Best wishes!

  • Online Exam

    2. Oktober 2023, 16.00 bis 17.30 Uhr

    Nicht verfügbar, außer mindestens eine Bedingung ist erfüllt:
    • Sie sind in ENG001.234-2023-09-04
    • Sie sind in ENG001.234-2023-10-02
    • Sie sind in ENG001.234-2023-10-30

  • Literature and Links

    Zur Vorbereitung auf die Prüfung empfehlen wir folgendes Buch:
    English Grammar in Use - Fifth Edition / Klett Sprachen – Cambridge University Press
    von Raymond Murphy
    ISBN: 978-1-108-58662-7
    English Grammar in Use
    erhältlich zum Beispiel bei:
    www.kral-buch.at
    oder
    www.thalia.at

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