TEENS 4 CEFR B1–Independent User WRITING SPEAKING READING LISTENING The students... C
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TEENS 4 CEFR B1–Independent User
WRITING
SPEAKING
READING
LISTENING
The students... CAN understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc CAN understand the main point of any radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear. CAN predict content in a conversation, a radio interview, chat‐show, etc. CAN understand detail in texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job/study‐related language CAN understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters/emails. CAN find specific information in job advertisements, TV guides and emails. CAN follow the main points in tourist guides, brochures and instructions and longer texts. CAN understand some new words in authentic texts such as magazine articles. CAN identify text type. CAN use background knowledge to predict content and use headings and visuals to understand text and to predict content. CAN interpret writer’s intentions. CAN deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. CAN enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday likes (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events) CAN connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions. CAN briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. CAN narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe their reactions. CAN write simple connected texts on topics which are familiar or of personal interest using the cohesive devices expected at this level. CAN produce the following formats: An informal letter or email A narrative A description of a person, place, object or event A review A short essay expressing their opinion on a topic, book or film. A short essay expressing their views for and against a given topic
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CONTENT: By the end of the course the students should be able to understand and produce the following in addition to the contents listed in the previous Teens syllabi.
Functions Expressing past habits Expressing habits Talking about past within the past Using perfect tenses
Contrasting tenses
Talking about the future
Expressing obligation, prohibition, permission and lack of necessity (contrast) Speculating in the present Expressing possibility in the future Reporting
Changing focus (passive voice & causative use of have) Using cohesive devices
Expanding information
Grammar used to Be/ get used to Past perfect Present perfect simple vs. Present perfect continuous Past simple vs. present perfect simple Present perfect simple vs. present perfect continuous Past continuous, past simple and past perfect Going to future Predicting the future (will probably, probably won’t, be likely to, might/not, may/not) Future continuous have to, must, mustn’t, can , don’t have to, be allowed to. must/ can’t/ could/ might+ infinitive May(not) Might(not) Statements Questions Orders Present, Past, Present Perfect and Future Have sth done if, as, then, when, until, as soon as, in spite of, such, such…that Defining relative clauses
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Expressing condition
Non‐defining relative clauses Conditional type 3
TOPICS & VOCABULARY AREAS The list below does not provide an exhaustive register of all the areas which can be taught at the level and it is simply meant as a guide of the most likely semantic fields the students may encounter. It is strongly recommendable that all the listed Topics and Vocabulary Areas should be addressed Clothes Daily life, free time and hobbies Education People Personal feelings, experiences and opinions Entertainment and the media Food and drink Health House and home Places and buildings School and study Shopping Social interaction Sport The natural world Transport, traveling and holidays Weather Work and jobs Verb followed by gerunds or infinitives (imagine, feel like, suggest, practise, miss, avoid, mean, look forward to, hope, expect, afford, choose, etc) Adjectives followed by prepositions Phrasal verbs Reporting verbs (agree, offer, refuse, say, ask, order, invite, tell, suggest, apologise, etc)
WRITING The candidates will be asked to produce a text of about 100 words using any of the following formats ● A description of a person, place, object or event. ● A narrative piece. ● An informal email/letter. ● A for and against essay. ● A book or film review.
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