Oxford House College 

Area

Objectives    

(adapted from descriptors from Common European Framework and European Language Portfolio level B2 )

Grammar Syllabus

Vocabulary

and Topical Syllabus

Functional Syllabus

Speaking interaction and production objectives

You will be able to:

·    Speak fluently without   searching for language.

·    Communicate effectively in  social and professional situations.

·    Give ideas and opinions and relate your ideas to those of other speakers.

·    Talk about of complex subjects and develop arguments.

·          Habit in the Present and the Past

·          Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Continuous

·          Past Simple and Past Continuous and Past Perfect

·          Question tags

·          Will. going to, Present Simple, Present Continuous for the future

·          Future Perfect

·          Phrasal verbs

·          Zero, first, second and third conditionals

·          Wish and if only

·          Passive

·          Compounds of some , any, no, every.

·          Reported speech

·          Relative clauses

·          Conjunctions: although, despite, in spite of , otherwise, unless

·          Modals: present and perfect

·          Always for frequency /+ present continuous

·          Affixes

·          Collocations

·          Work, working conditions

·          Approximations with -ish

·          Transport and exploration

·          Phrasal verbs

·          Crime and punishment

·          Relationships

·          Festivals and celebrations

·          Connotation

·          Homonyms

·          Idiomatic expressions

·          Sport and leisure

·          Euphemisms

·          Adverbs of manner and modifiers

·          Geography and climate

·          Participle adjectives

·          Banks / money

·          Colloquial expressions and slang

·          Giving opinions

·          Summarising

·          Expressing regret

·          Drawing conclusions

·          Making offers

·          Describing cause and effect

·          Stating purpose

·          Emphasising

·          Stating contrast

·          Adding information

·          Congratulating

·          Commiserating

·          Clarifying

·          Guessing

·          Order arguments

·          Giving examples

Listening objectives

You will be able to:

·    Understand long complex speech.

·    Understand most television programmes and films.

Reading objectives

You will be able to:

·    Understand long and complex factual and literary texts, with different styles.

·    Understand specialised articles and long technical instructions.

Writing objectives

You will be able to:

·    Write long, clear, well-structured text to express your points of view.

·    Write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report.

·    Write in an appropriate style.