Oxford House College 

Area

Objectives     

(adapted from descriptors from Common European Framework and European Language Portfolio level C1)

Grammar Syllabus

Vocabulary

and Topical Syllabus

Functional Syllabus

Speaking interaction and production objectives

You will be able to:

·    Take part fluently and effortlessly in any conversation and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.

·    Present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure.

·          Uses of continuous tenses

·          Uses of would

·          Articles

·          Past Perfect

·          Order of adverbs

·          Order of adjectives

·          Participles

·          Modal verbs

·          Ellipsis and elision

·          Question tags

·          Future Continuous

·          Relative clauses

·          Mixed conditionals

·          Passive

·          Inversions and negative adverbials

·          Reported speech

·          Astrology and religions

·          Nostalgia

·          Coincidences and experiences

·          Learning and educational systems

·          Eccentricity and individuality

·          Creativity

·          Age and cultural differences

·          Gender

·          Current affairs

·          Diet and health

·          Types of communication

·          Moral and personal dilemmas

·          Road and home safety and risk

·          Environmental issues

·          Children’s development

·          Advertising

·          Architecture

·          Contradicting

·          Instructing

·          Describing

·          Advising

·          Expressing opinions formally and informally

·          Checking and clarifying information

·          Paraphrasing

·          Expanding and exemplifying

·          Persuading and convincing

·          Speculating

·          Expressing annoyance

·          Expressing regrets

·          Comparing and contrasting

·          Describing people and  things and situations

Listening objectives

You will be able to:

·    Understand any kind of spoken language, live or broadcast,  at fast native speed, when you have some time to get familiar with the accent.

Reading objectives

You will be able to:

·    Read with ease abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works.

Writing objectives

You will be able to:

·    Write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style.

·    Write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure.

·    Write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works.