CEFR GENERAL ENGLISH LEVEL B1
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Grammar
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• ‘Always’
with present continuous*
• “Used
to” and Would* (for past habits, routines and states)
• Be/get
used to + ing
• Passive
(Present Simple, Past Simple, Present perfect, Future simple)
• Conditionals
(Zero, First (review) and Second/introducing Third conditional*)
• If,
when, unless
• Would
for imaginary situations
• Wish
(Wish + Past Simple – Regrets about now)
• Would
you mind/like + -ing?
• Gerunds
and infinitives
• Present
Perfect Progressive
• Present
Perfect Simple Vs. Present Perfect Progressive
• Past
Perfect Simple and Progressive
• Indirect
Questions with know, wonder etc.
• Relative
clauses (defining/non-defining or extra information clauses)
• Adjectives
(-ed/-ing endings) (review)
• Had
better (with plain infinitive)
• Reported
speech (Requests / Reporting verbs and their various patterns – e.g. agree
to, remind someone to, suggest that, accuse of, deny + ing, refuse to, etc.)
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• Verbs
with two objects
• Tell
and say
• Reflexive
pronouns
• Connectors:
although, even though, however, in case, despite, in spite of
• Make,
do and let
• Word
formation (from ‘root’ word)
• ‘Echo’
questions
• Neither
… nor / Either … or / Both ..and
• So
(do I) / Neither / Nor (do I) as / like / such as
• look
/ look like, feel / feel like, sound / sound like, taste / taste like, smell
/smell like
• Modals
-
• May
/ might (possibility)
• Drawing
conclusions in the present (must / can’t / might / could)
• Obligation
(have to / to be obliged to/to be supposed to / need to)
• Permission
(can /to be allowed to)
• Prohibition
(can’t /not to be allowed)
• General
ability in the past (could / couldn’t)
• When
something was possible on a specific occasion in the past (was / were able
to, meaning managed to)
• General
ability and specific occasions (couldn’t)
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Vocabulary (All of A2 and the ones below)
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· Entertainment
· Sports
· Interests
and free time
· Childhood
· Monuments
and wonders around the world
· Books
and movies
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· Travel
· Work
/ school Careers
· Tourism
· Pollution
and the environment
· Town
and country life
· Health
· Internet
language
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Functions
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· Talking
about obligations, possibility and ability
· Making
predictions
· Making
suggestions
· Apologizing
· Giving
advice, giving instructions
· Imagining
and hypothesizing
· Offering,
inviting, refusing
· Describing
education, qualifications and skills
· Describing
a photo (N.B. essential for the second part of the oral paper)
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· Drawing
simple conclusions and making simple recommendations
· Criticizing
and complaining
· Writing
a description of someone
· Writing
a story
· Writing
simple letters / emails (both formal and informal)
· Discussing
advantages / disadvantages
· Making
arrangements
· Expressing
(in)ability in the past
Social
conventions in English speaking countries
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Useful
Expressions
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· didn’t
catch (what you said)
· A
fish out of water
· Be
in a jam
· Be
keen on
· Be
up to your eyes (in work)
· Better
late than never
· Can/can’t
tell (understand/recognise)
· Can’t
stand
· Dead-end
job
· Drive
one mad/crazy
· Drop
(someone at a place)
· Feel
under the weather
· Foot
the bill
· For
a change
· Get
to the point
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· Go
mad
· Go
round in circles
· Go
round the bend
· Have
time off
· Hit
the roof / lose your temper
· It’s
(my) turn
· Know
like the back of your hand
· Let
your hair down
· Look
on the bright side
· Make
head or tail of
· Make
up your mind
· Mind
your own business
· On
the dot
· Shake
hands
· Talk
shop
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Phrasal
Verbs
(Revision
of all phrasal verbs taught at the previous level is essential)
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· Be
about to
· Be
back
· Be
fed up with
· Break
down (stop working)
· Break
in / into (enter a building to steal
· something)
· Bring
up (look after and educate)
· Bump
into
· Call
back
· Call
for
· Carry
on
· Carry
out (an order)
· Catch
up (with)
· Close
down
· Come
back
· Depend
on
· Fall
out
· Fall
through
· Find
out
· Get
away
· Get
back (receive back)
· Get
on with
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· Get
over
· Get
rid of
· Give
back
· Go
through
· Knock
down
· Let
down
· Make
up (invent)
· Make
up for (compensate for)
· Pick
up (tickets, children, a language)
· Pull
down
· Pull
out / in / over / up (car)
· Put
off (a meeting)
· Put
out (a fire / cigarette)
· Run
out of
· See
off
· Set
up
· Send
off for
· Slow
down
· Take
over
· Take
on (hire, work, responsibility)
· Turn
down
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General
(This is just an idea of the kind of vocabulary students of this level are
expected to use. It is impossible to cover all lexical fields here. This
section should be further developed according to students’ needs, ability and
interests)
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Describing
people:
in
his/her early / mid / late twenties etc.; well-built; affectionate;
cooperative; aggressive; charming; moody; ambitious; insecure; (un)selfish;
(un)sociable; jealous; bossy; fussy; (dis)organized; (un)tidy; talkative;
trendy; scruffy; rude; tactful / tactless; (ir)responsible; (in)efficient;
shy; proud; lively; adventurous; (un)fashionable; bad/good-tempered; tough;
brave / cowardly; caring / uncaring; hostile; cheerful; confident; clumsy;
dull; boring; decisive; easy-going; mean; dim / bright; sensible; sensitive
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Pollution
and the environment:
harmful
effects; the ozone layer; global warming; acid rain; smog; exhaust fumes;
dumping; sprays; cutting down rainforests; throw away; waste; natural
resources; recycling; waste collection; rubbish dump; garbage; trash; bottle
bank; carbon monoxide; cigarette butts; dog mess; poop-scoop; drop litter;
endangered species; exhaust fumes; greenhouse effect; natural habitat;
preserve wildlife; unleaded petrol
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Travel:
bumpy
flight; touristy; Take photographs; check-in desk; excess baggage; boarding
card; passport control; departure lounge; board; hand luggage; overhead
locker; cruise; cabin crew; Take off / Land; runway; terminal building;
baggage reclaim; customs; hire / Rent a car; (bicycle) lane; parking ticket;
fine; rush hour; pavement; speed limit; public transport; traffic jam;
motorway / highway; dead-end street; road sign; Break down; Crash into; fill
up (with petrol); a puncture; Overtake; Reverse; Brake
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Towns:
commercial
centre; shopping centre / precinct; shopping mall; town centre / downtown;
multi-storey (car park); town hall; underground/subway/tube; factory; in the
suburbs; on the outskirts; pollution; night-life; noisy; dirty; polluted;
stressful; crowded; dangerous; exciting; wide range of (shops); sidewalk /
pavement; policeman, traffic warden; hardware store; ironmonger’s;
fishmonger’s; stationer’s; beauty-parlour; DIY; delicatessen; outlet; factory
store; retailer; wholesaler; greengrocer’s; department store; chain store;
taxi rank; shuttle bus; apartment block / building; skyscraper; building
site; housing estate; industrial estate; industrial area / site; office
block; lift / elevator; escalator; pedestrian precinct/ area; bustling; dull;
picturesque; prosperous; quaint; rundown; derelict
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Country:
wood;
field; tractor; hedge; footpath; gate; farms; quiet; peaceful; clean;
relaxing; open space; safe; boring
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Health:
injuries;
cut; Bleed (blood); Twist an ankle; Burn; Bruise; painful; swollen; plaster; (Put
a plaster on a cut, Have one’s leg in plaster); bandage; sling; crutches; Be
on antibiotics; hay fever; Get / Have diarrhea; Get / Have a hangover;
sneeze; aching muscles; runny nose; sore eyes; ache, hurt; chest pain;
constipation; vomit; sick; poorly; unwell; Have a temperature; sprain
(ankles); Cure, Treat; Operate on; sweat; painkiller; prescription / drugs
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Everyday
problems:
something
wrong with …; not to be working; out of order; drop; spill; smash; crash;
stain; flat / run out (battery); trip over; leak; Run out of; Forget; Leave
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News
vocabulary:
accident;
a drink-drive charge; steal; rob; rescue-team; rescuers; report; survey;
politician; compulsory; the government; spokesman; union; the educational system;
incident; investigate; debate; criticism; claim; survey; research, etc.
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Adjectives:
smelly;
(im)practical; (un)suitable; enjoyable; (im)possible; (in)appropriate; (un)reliable;
awful; upset; (il)legible; (im)moral; (un)fair; (in)visible; (ir)rational;
(il)legal; mass-produced
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Verbs
forming –ing / -ed adjectives:
amaze;
amuse; annoy; astonish; confuse; disappoint; embarrass; frustrate
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Verbs:
overtake;
overcharge; oversleep; breathe; yawn; bend; kneel; nod /shake (the head); blow
(nose); fold; wave; lean; feed; waste; quit; be worth; warn: threaten; advise
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Describing
things:
shallow
/ deep; wide (width); high (height); long (length); size; weigh (weight);
rectangular; square; conical; circular; pointed; egg-shaped; heart-shaped; diamond-shaped;
striped; checked; floral; pale (colour); oval; semi-circle
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Collocations:
Pay
attention; Make decisions; Follow advice / instructions / somebody’s example
/ lead; common knowledge; Go crazy / mad / wild / white / red / abroad /
missing / dark / overseas; Save money / time / somebody’s life / oneself
trouble / electricity / one’s strength; Find a partner / happiness / the
money / a solution / space / a way / a replacement / a cure; Come first /
last / right / close / prepared / late / direct; Get ready / married / started
/ drunk / old / angry / lost; feel tense / comfortable / happy / free / happy
/ hurt / disappointed; get a surprise / the message / a job / a chance / the
sack / the point / home / nowhere; Make a mess / an appointment; progress /
an effort / money / a mistake / trouble / peace / a change; Do a favour /
homework / business (with)/ nothing / the cooking; Take a break / an exam / a
seat / a taxi / somebody’s temperature / a chance / notes / a rest / somebody’s
place; Miss the point / a chance / someone / an opportunity / an appointment;
Have a headache / a haircut / a relationship / a look / time / a rest / a
problem; Break a leg / the law / somebody’s heart / a promise / the rules / a
habit / the ice / the news to someone; Catch a cold / a bus / somebody’s
attention / fire / somebody’s eye; pay attention / the bill / the price /
somebody a visit / somebody a compliment; Keep a pet / control / a promise / calm
/ an appointment / quiet / a secret / the change
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Prepositional
phrases and prepositions to be used with nouns, verbs and adjectives:
by
the way; to be good for /to be bad for (somebody); to be happy with; to be disappointed
with; to be satisfied with
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Human
sounds:
whisper,
shout, snore, etc.
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The
body and what it does:
Bend
your knees, Bite your nails, Blow your nose; Crack your knuckles etc.
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Sports:
equipment;
places: stadium, pitch, track, ring, slopes, court; people; referee, team, manager,
coach; win, lose, draw, beat, defeat, match, game, score, nil
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Fast Facts –
Entry level:
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Level A2
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Minimum age:
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15 years
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Total Hours
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80
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Length of course:
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Full Time – 4 Weeks (4Hrs /Day -
5Days/Week)
Part Time – 8 Weeks (2Hrs /Day -
5Days/Week)
Weekends – 10 Weeks (4Hrs /Day -
2Days/Week)
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Start date:
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First Monday of every month
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Class size:
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Maximum 15 Students
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Cost of Course
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Full Time – Rs. 12000/-
Part Time – Rs. 14000/-
Weekends – Rs. 16000/-
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Fast Track Program –
Entry level:
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Level A2
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Minimum age:
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15 years
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Total Hours
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20
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Length of course:
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Full Time – 1 Weeks (4Hrs /Day -
5Days/Week)
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Start date:
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First Monday of every month
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Class size:
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Maximum 15 Students
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Cost of Course
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Full Time – Rs. 7000/-
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