LEVEL B1

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to understand spoken and written form of the language on everyday topics, if the candidate can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information. The main objective is to test the candidate's verbal ability in the foreign language.

Oral communication

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to communicate in different situations requiring a simple and direct exchange of information based on personal attitude.

Situations:

  1. express and respond to feelings such as surprise, happiness, sadness, interest and indifference
  2. discuss what to do, where to go, giving directions,
  3. expressing obligations, necessity, ability, permission
  4. make suggestion, invitation
  5. express belief, opinion, agreement and disagreement politely,
  6. express intentions and reasons
  7. convey information on people, events, past activities and personal experiences and reproduce short story.

Oral communication tests topics:

1. The individual

  • personal particulars
  • appearance
  • inner characteristics
  • casual / evening wear

2. Partnership

  • relatives, friends
  • acquaintances, neighbours
  • 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. Travelling/transport

  • means of transport
  • public transport
  • timetable/information
  • buying tickets / preparation for a journey
  • travelling abroad/travelling 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
  • theatres
  • museums
  • concerts
  • library (school, at home, public)

10. Time/weather

  • seasons / weather
  • weather forecast

11. Health/illnesses

  • 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
  • colleagues / bosses / classmates

16. European Union

  • members of the EU
  • travelling / work / mobility

17. Culture and civilisation

  • basic practical information regarding the home country and the target language country (weather, currency, eating habits, daily routine, celebrations, shopping opportunities, et)
  • tourist attractions
  • accommodation / restaurants


Syntax:

  1. Wish Clauses
  2. Modals: obligation and necessity, possibility or potential Possession
  3. Compound sentences
  4. Subordinate object clause (conjunction “that”)
  5. Attributive clause
  6. Adverbial clauses – clauses of time, clauses of place, clauses of reason, clauses of purpose, clauses of manner
  7. Conditional clauses

Morphology:

  1. Singular and plural nouns in a local case
  2. Singular and plural adjectives in a local case and adjective words
  3. Dative singular and plural nouns
  4. Dative singular and plural adjectives
  5. Instrumental singular and plural nouns
  6. Instrumental singular and plural adjectives
  7. Singular and plural nouns in genitive case
  8. Singular and plural adjectives in genitive case and adjective words
  9. Verbal aspect
  10. Future tense

Lexis: Extending the vocabulary to concrete and abstract words related to everyday life situations and communicative tasks set out in this test.

Exam description:

Oral communication: duration: 20 minutes, points allocated: 25

Forma: a conversation between the two candidates:

  1. introduction,
  2. guided conversation based on given topics,
  3. monologue based on visual stimuli