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GRAMMAR I COULD STUDY

To be
Pronouns
Articles
Present simple
Adjective order
Adverbs of frequency
Prepositions of time
Can/cant
Past simple
Present continuous
Quantifiers

Will
Going to
Comparative/superlative
Present perfect
Modals
Prepositions
May/might
Questions
Would like/like
Adverbs

TOPICS I COULD LEARN TO TALK ABOUT/USE

Relationships
The weather
People
Feelings
Nationalities
Transport/travel
Shopping
City and town
Film

School
Health
Countries
Food and drink
Jobs
Leisure
House and home
Daily routine

THINGS I COULD TRY TO DO

Buy a ticket
Order food
Make an arrangement
Telephone
Give an opinion
Describe a problem
Use a formal expression

Say numbers
Use polite social expressions
Spell words
Say prices
Say dates
Make a request
Give/ask for directions

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Can understand names and countries.
Can understand simple personal information
Can understand prices
Can understand a short description or a family
Can understand people talking about their free-time activities
Can understand people talking about different activities and
times of year
Can understand information about peoples homes
Can understand simple directions
Can understand what people can and cant do.
Can understand conversations about present and past activities.
Can listen to personal information and retell it to others.
Can understand dates written in two or more different ways
Can understand someones life story.
Can understand times in the past
Can understand people offering and asking for food and drink.
Can understand a simple recipe.
Can understand simple directions.
Can understand people talking about places they have travelled
to
Can understand a short announcement in an airport
Can understand short descriptions of people.
Can understand an interview.
Can understand travel announcements.
Can understand written descriptions of travel instructions.

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describe my own home.

ask for/give directions
talk about what someone can and cant do.
make polite requests on the phone
tell the time
ask questions find out about other people
use polite greetings and expressions
spell basic words
make simple request in a restaurant
talk about my family
use expressions for special occasions
talk about past events.
retell a story.
describe feelings.
talk about special dates.
find things on a simple map.
ask about and compare towns or cities.
ask for and give simple directions using a map.
order food and drink.
identify the shops that sell everyday items.
ask and talk about future plans.
describe the weather
make a suggestion
talk about places I have/havent visited
use basic check in phrases for the airport
describe what I see in a picture

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write about my class

write short descriptions of people and places
write a simple personal description
write a description of a partner
complete an application form
complete a questionnaire
write a description of rooms and buildings.
write about home and use linking words
write a formal email
write about a holiday
write about a successful person.
write notes about a friend.
make notes from a simple text.
write a description of a city.
write sentence to describe myself
write a text to compare and contrast two people.
write an email to say thank you
write a postcard
write a recipe.
fill in a booking form

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GRAMMAR I COULD STUDY
Questions
Present simple/continuous
Defining relative clauses
Past simple
Past continuous
Questions without auxiliaries
Conjunctions
Going to /present continuous
Will/wont
Present perfect
Comparatives
Superlatives
To/ing

Prepositions
Conditional 1 and 2
May/might
Should
Used to
Passive
Quantifiers
phrasal verbs
Past perfect
Reported speech
Articles
Present perfect continuous
Modals

TOPICS I COULD LEARN TO TALK ABOUT/USE

Adverbs
Food
Shopping
Music
Ed/ Ing adjectives
Town/city
Jobs
Leisure
Paraphrasing
Irregular verbs
Word formation
Phrasal verbs

Special occasions
Physical appearance
Holidays
Geographical features
Health
Hobbies
Personal characteristics
Money
Family
Fashion
Question words
Feelings

THINGS I COULD TRY TO DO

Describe yourself
Explain a problem
Make a phone call
Give an opinion
Short answers
Ask for/give directions
Social expressions

Ask questions
Prices
Book a room
Making suggestions
Tell a story
Ask for permission

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Can understand polite expressions
Can identify personal information in a newspaper article
Can understand a short interview
Can identify important events in a short story about the past
Can identify the main points in a newspaper article
Can understand offers and requests
Can identify important information in a short text
Can understand how a speaker feels in a simple situation
Can understand a simple form
Can understand a formal letter
Can understand an informal e mail
Can understand people asking for giving information at a tourist
office
Can understand a reservation form
Can understand short conversations about plans and possible
situations
Can understand the main points in articles about travel
Can understand a short interview about the past
Can understand a letter of application
Can identify the main points in a telephone conversation
Can understand a writers opinion in a review
Can understand a short text about plans and possibilities
Can understand the main ideas in a song
Can understand questions and answers about personal
experience

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Can ask for and give personal information
Can ask and talk about quantity
Can ask for things in a shop
Can plan a short trip
Can compare everyday topics
Can ask about and make arrangements
Can talk about likes/plans and preferences
Can describe a book or movie
Can tell a story in the past
Can say times and dates
Can ask and talk about personal experiences
Can use polite expression in a short conversation
Can talk about my daily routine
Can explain problems and offer advice
Can ask and talk about obligations at work or school
Can ask and answer interview questions
Can ask polite questions
Can talk about books and films
Can give opinion on a film
Can ask for and give directions
Can justify opinions and give reasons for ideas
Can describe recent activities
Can talk about future possibilities
Can express a range of emotions

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Can write about my preferences
Can write a simple form
Can write simple notes
Can identify simple errors and correct them
Can write a description of a friend
Can write a postcard
Can write a story in the past
Can write an e mail to a friend
Can link sentences with simple conjunctions
Can write a formal letter
Can write an informal email
Can connect sentences in a logical way
Can write a short opinion piece
Can write a short biography
Can write an autobiography
Can write a short speech about hopes and dreams
Can write a short review

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GRAMMAR I COULD STUDY
Question forms
Present simple/continuous
Past simple/ continuous
Used to
Comparatives
Present perfect
Present perfect continuous
Future forms
Future time clauses
Passive forms
Question tags
Questions with like
Verb patterns

Will/shall
Defining and non-defining relative
clauses
quantifiers
Conditional 1
Conditional 2
Conditional 3
Wish
Past perfect
Reported speech
Reported questions
Modal verbs
Modal verbs past
Articles

TOPICS I COULD LEARN TO TALK ABOUT/USE

Food
Sport
Family
Money
Travel
Technology
Appearance
Houses
Education
work
Word formation

Extreme adjectives
Shopping
Cinema
Art/literature
Society
Media
Problems
Relationships
Compound nouns
Phrasal verbs

THINGS I COULD TRY

sitting an interview
telling a story
summarizing a news story
making a generalization
making an arrangement
making a suggestion
telephoning
shopping and selling

agreeing and disagreeing

speaking politely
using social expressions
requesting and offering
making an a reservation
apologising
being informal
renting accommodation
expressing mood

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Can identify basic errors in a letter
Can understand a quiz
Can identify parts of speech
Can understand a small talk conversation
Can understand different parts of an e mail
Can understand and write down a conversation describing an
event in the past
Can understand a newspaper article in the past
Can understand a problem page
Can understand a text about education
Can understand a short radio interview
Can guess the meaning of words using context
Can understand short advertisements
Can understand signs and messages
Can understand people talking about their passions
Can understand a biography
Can understand a short story in the past
Can understand a short telephone conversation
Can understand people talking about family
Can identify objects being described
Can describe what I see in a photo
Can understand some idioms
Can understand examples of reported speech
Can understand an article about ..

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ask and talk about plans

discuss the weather
talk about laws and rules
summarize and report the main events of a story
make offers and requests
talk about experiences
ask and talk about likes and preferences
describe an important possession
add emphasis using word order
tell a story
talk about hypothetical situations
make deductions
agree and disagree
ask and answer indirect questions
use question tags
identify and use informal expression
report what people have said or asked
apologise appropriately
discuss how something rates in relation to quantity
talk about past activities
explain my views and justify them
understand statistics about money
ask and answer about likes and dislikes
ask and answer short questions

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write questions based on research

write a simple letter giving personal information
write a short dialogue
write biographical questions
write a letter of application
write a short story in the past
write a biography
write a description of another person
write a description of a room
write a speech
record plans in a diary
write pieces of advice
write an ending to a story
write a short tale
write a short e mail about work and personal life

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GRAMMAR I COULD STUDY
Relative clauses
Past modals
Future forms
Conditionals
Reported speech
Quantifiers
Conjunctions
Participle clauses
Be used to
Determiners
Demonstratives

Verb forms
Auxiliary verbs
Forming nouns and gerunds
Narrative tenses
Passive
Causative
Continuous aspect
Perfect aspect
Articles
Emphasis

TOPICS I COULD LEARN TO TALK ABOUT/USE

Compound nouns
Confusing verbs
Antonyms
Synonyms
Homonyms
Homophones
Homographs
Adverb collocation
Variable stress
Word pairs

The environment
Crime
Business
Health
Science
Politics
Media
Fashion
Books and films
Celebrations

THINGS I COULD TRY

Sounding polite
Expressing sympathy
Dealing with problems
Giving advice
Connecting ideas
Telephoning
Giving an opinion
Telling a story

Presenting
Showing interest
Showing surprise
Business language
Exaggerating
Complaining
Commenting
Summarizing
Arguing

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Can use exclamations to add emphasis
Can use expressions to be more imprecise
Can understand a radio news item
Can identify and use surprise and interest in conversation
Can understand and use different expressions with put/take and
thing
Can understand a radio advert
Can understand and express quantity with a variety of
phrases/language
Can recognise and use exaggeration and understatement in
conversation
Can recognise variable stress in words
Can understand speculation in speech
Can understand and use intensifying compound nouns
Can recognise idioms in speech
Can understand meaning of homophones/homonyms through
context
Can understand a range of expressions using .

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Can use informal expressions
Can discuss pros and cons
Can express opinion on books and film
Can use conjunctions to link ideas
Can understand and ask a range of questions
Can understand and use polite phrases in a variety of contexts
Can justify opinion on topic of .
Can discuss future possibilities
Can use appropriate beginning and ending language for a phone
call
Can understand and use expressions with get
Can use common business expressions
Can describe weather in detail and understand descriptions
Can use relatives to add comment
Can discuss obligations using a range of devices
Can discuss a favourite topic
Can use a variety of different structures to express habit
Can use deduction in the past
Can use a range of expressions with modal verbs
Can participate in discussion about
Can use linking and commenting devices in conversation
Can participate in a discussion about hypothetical present, past
or future
Can recognise and use appropriate expression to complain
Can use word pairs in conversation

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Can write a narrative using adverbs
Can write a C.V
Can write a cover letter
Can write an informal letter
Can write an e mail of apology
Can write a report
Can write about my town
Can write a short speech
Can write a for and against text
Can write a formal letter
Can write an informal letter
Can use correct linking devices in a narrative
Can add emphasis in writing
Can write about a famous person

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GRAMMAR I COULD STUDY
Reduced infinitives
Past tenses
Present tenses
Future tenses
Passive structures
Adverb collocations
Discourse markers
Emphasis
Modal verbs
Conditionals

Verb patterns
Intensifying adverbs
Relative clauses
Participle clauses
Conjunctions
Supposition
Emphasis
inversion
Indirect speech

TOPICS I COULD LEARN TO TALK ABOUT/USE

Metaphor
Idioms
Homonyms
Homophones
Homographs
Synonyms
Antonyms
Sport

The body
Geography
Business
Stereotypes
Trends
Statistics
Phrasal verbs
Proverbs
British and American English

THINGS I COULD TRY

Expressing emotion
Being sarcastic
Responding to news
Discussing pros and cons
Expressing personal opinion
Softening a message
Telling a joke
Using clich

Using euphemism
Evaluating
Supposition
Hypothesising
Narratives
Formal English
Informal English
Complaining

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Can recognise/identify British and American English
Can understand and discuss finer differences between English
tenses
Can differentiate between sounds and spelling in English
Can understand and use ..in a variety of situations
Can understand and use proverbs
Can identify words in poetry
Can understand English sentences which break grammatical
rules
Can understand metaphor and idiomatic expression
Can understand and use euphemism
Can understand and use a range of clichs
Can identify and understand the use of homophone/homonym
and homograph

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Can omit words appropriately
Can participate actively in a discussion on ..
Can use different lexis to describe
Can use phrasal verbs in conversation
Can describe trends
Can compare and contrast statistics
Can use a variety of discourse markers in conversation
Can express surprise/confirmation using tags
Can use synonyms and antonyms appropriately
Can use emphasis in conversation
Can adapt speech to express a range of emotions
Can use passive structures to distance facts
Can use phrasal verb nouns
Can respond appropriately to news
Can use sarcasm appropriately
Can discuss likelihood/probability/obligation and permission
Can use appropriate language to soften bad news
Can express reality unreality in the past/present and future
Can use verb patterns correctly
Can tell a joke in English
Can use /understand both defining and non- defining relative
clauses
Can use synonyms and antonyms appropriately
Can identify/name in detail ..
Can use common . expressions

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Can write a business report
Can write a story
Can write a formal letter
Can write an informal letter
Can discuss pros and cons in writing
Can write a letter to a newspaper
Can write about a personal experience
Can review a film or book
Can write a detailed description of a journey
Can write a competition entry
Can write a biography
Can write a detailed personal profile
Can express a personal opinion in writing