B1 study targets

Language communication

B1 CEFR

• Describing experiences and events

• Expressing hopes and ambitions

• Describing feelings

• Giving reasons

• Giving opinions

• Expressing preferences

• Stating obligations

• Expressing certainty

• Describing events in the past

• Describing events in the future

 

 

Language vocabulary

B1 CEFR

• Feelings and emotions

• Travel and transport

• Entertainment

• Leisure activities

• Sport, health and fitness

• Education

• News and media

• Technology

• Time expressions for the past

• Time expressions for the future

 

 

Language grammar

B1 CEFR

• Adverbs for time, degree, manner

• Past habits and states (used to)

• Present perfect simple

• Modals: should have, might have etc

• Present continuous (future)

• Future simple: will

• Future: going to

• Present perfect continuous

• Past continuous

• Past perfect simple

• Conditionals (first and second)

• Future continuous

• Passives

 

 

Language level B1 • CEFR

At the end of language level B1, you can:

• understand the main points on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

• deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in Thai, laos or an English-speaking area.

• produce simple connected text on topics, which are familiar, or of personal interest.

• describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.(source)

 

 

B1 Conversational topics

​Here are conversational topics you should be able to talk about at this level :(source)

1.  The individual* personal particulars* appearance* inner characteristics* casual / evening wear

2. Partnership* relatives, friends* acquaintances, neighbors* classmates/schoolmates/colleagues

3.  Family* family members* family occasions/celebrations* distribution of tasks in the family

4.  Place of living* house/block house/flat* furnishing/gadgets of the rooms* furnishing/gadgets of the kitchen and the bathroom* rent and bills* housework

5.  Traveling/transport* means of transport* public transport* timetable/information* buying tickets/preparation for a journey* traveling abroad/traveling documents

6.  Shopping/shops* shops/markets* department stores / departments* groceries/household goods* clothing* electric appliances

7.  Communication/keeping in contact* post (letter, telegram, parcel)* telephone (traditional, mobile, text messages)* Internet (e-mail, Skype, chat)

8.  Services* financial services (transfer, exchange)* restaurant (menu, ordering, paying)* hotel (booking, paying)

9.  Culture/entertainment* guests* cinemas* theaters* museums* concerts* library (school, at home, public)

10.  Time/weather* seasons/weather* weather forecast

11.  Health/illnesses
    eating and drinking
    at the doctor’s* common illnesses and their symptoms* prescriptions / medication /pharmacy

12.  Sport* popular sports* national sports* doing sports

13.  Media* television* radio* newspapers / magazines

14.  Hobby* gardening / DIY* reading / listening to music* computer

15.  Studying/work* types of schools* subjects* popular professions/workplaces* daily routine

16.  European Union* members of the EU* travelling / work / mobility

17.  Culture and civilization* basic practical information regarding the home country and the target language country (weather, currency, eating habits, daily routine, celebrations, shopping opportunities, etc)* tourist attractions* accommodation / restaurants

18. Holidays and celebrations

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B2 study targets

Language communication

B2 CEFR

• Describing experiences

• Expressing opinions

• Expressing agreement and disagreement

• Giving advice with advantages and disadvantages

• Making suggestions

• Expressing feelings and emotions

• Reporting events

• Speculating about events in past, present, future

• Adding emphasis

• Describing hopes and regrets 

 

Language vocabulary

B2 CEFR

• Work and education

• Lifestyles

• Money

• Crime and punishment

• Technology

• Media and communication

• Global issues

• Multi-word verbs

• Reporting verbs

• Linking expressions

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Language grammar

B2 CEFR

• Compound adjectives

• Adverbs for time, degree, manner

• Relative clauses

• Past perfect simple

• Past perfect continuous

• Present perfect continuous

• Passives

• Modals of speculation

• Conditionals (second and third)

• Mixed conditionals

• Reported speech

• Future perfect simple

• Future perfect continuous

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Language level B2 • CEFR

At the end of language level B2, you can:

• understand the main ideas of complex text on a variety of topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialisation.

• interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

• produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.(source)

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B2 Conversational topics

Here are conversational topics you should be able to talk about at this level (source and source 2):

    0. The individual* behavioral patterns* fashion/clothing/cosmetics

1.  Partnership* making friends (in person, on the net, etc.)* roles in the family* contacts at work / at school

2.  Family* family/bringing up children* relationship of generations / living together* marriage/forms of partnership

3.  Place of living* rental/property/lodgings* buying a flat/buying on credit /renovation* way of living in a town and a village

4.  Traveling/transport* driving/highway codes* walking, riding the bike* reasons/forms of traveling abroad

5.  Shopping/shops* shopping habits/commercials, ads* chains/shopping by mail* retail shops versus shopping centers

6.  Communication/keeping in contact –* reasons for the popularity of mobiles* the role of language knowledge in communication* the increasing dominance of the English language

7.  Services* car rental / travel agencies* repairs / guarantees

8.  Culture/entertainment* books versus Internet* cinema, theatre versus TV, video, DVD* he Internet and the social networking sites

9.  Time/weather* role and accurateness of forecasts* relationship between climate and flora/fauna

10.  Health/illnesses* outpatient department / hospital / specialists* nature cure – medicines* prevention / screening* healthy diet

11.  Sport* doing sports – healthy lifestyle –dangerous/extreme sports* ball games / team sports / rules* water sports/winter sports* Olympic Games

12.  Media* features of newspapers, their columns* sensation and news

13.  Hobby* pursuing amateur arts* clubs (sport, cultural, professional)* hobby and work* modern/peculiar hobbies

14.  Studying/work* language knowledge / skills / career* equal chances in education / finding a workplace* unemployment* exchange programs / scholarships abroad / professional development* new forms of studying

15.  European Union* work in the EU* language teaching/language knowledge/work opportunities in the EU

16.  Culture and civilization The home country and the target language country* population / ethnic minorities* historic traditions / monuments / cultural values* artistic / ethnographic characteristics

17.  Public life* public institutions / personal documents* public safety* national holidays

18.  Environmental protection* pollution (air, water, soil, et)* selective waste management* recycling* alternative sources of energy

19.  Current topics/events* public life / politics / NGOs* economy

20.  Education system

 

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