GA & BEP CEFR LB1
Program # 5
CEFR General
English Level B1
At this level
one –
1.
has enough language to get by, with sufficient vocabulary to
express him/herself with some hesitation and circum-locutions on topics such as
family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current events.
2.
uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently used
"routines" and patterns associated with more predictable situations.
3.
can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing for grammatical
and lexical planning and repair is very evident, especially in longer stretches
of free production.
4.
can initiate, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversation
on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. can repeat back part of
what someone has said to confirm mutual understanding.
5.
can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into a
connected, linear sequence of points.
Grammar
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‘Always’ with present
continuous*
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“Used to” and Would* (for past
habits, routines and states)
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Be/get used to + ing
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Passive (Present Simple, Past
Simple, Present perfect, Future simple)
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Conditionals (Zero, First
(review) and Second/introducing Third conditional*)
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If, when, unless
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Would for imaginary situations
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Wish (Wish + Past Simple –
Regrets about now)
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Would you mind/like + -ing?
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Gerunds and infinitives
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Present Perfect Progressive
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Present Perfect Simple Vs.
Present Perfect Progressive
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Past Perfect Simple and
Progressive
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Indirect Questions with know,
wonder etc.
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Relative clauses
(defining/non-defining or extra information clauses)
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Adjectives (-ed/-ing endings)
(review)
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Had better (with plain
infinitive)
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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
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Tell and say
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Reflexive pronouns
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Connectors: although, even
though, however, in case, despite, in spite of
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Make, do and let
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Word formation (from ‘root’
word)
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‘Echo’ questions
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Neither … nor / Either … or /
Both ..and
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So (do I) / Neither / Nor (do I)
as / like / such as
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look / look like, feel / feel
like, sound / sound like, taste / taste like, smell /smell like
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Modals -
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May / might (possibility)
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Drawing conclusions in the
present (must / can’t / might / could)
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Obligation (have to / to be
obliged to/to be supposed to / need to)
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Permission (can /to be allowed
to)
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Prohibition (can’t /not to be
allowed)
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General ability in the past
(could / couldn’t)
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When something was possible on a
specific occasion in the past (was / were able to, meaning managed to)
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General ability and specific
occasions (couldn’t)
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Vocabulary
(All of A2 and the ones below)
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Entertainment
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Sports
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Interests and free time
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Childhood
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Monuments and wonders around the
world
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Books and movies
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Travel
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Work / school Careers
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Tourism
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Pollution and the environment
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Town and country life
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Health
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Internet language
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Functions
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Talking about obligations,
possibility and ability
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Making predictions
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Making suggestions
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Apologizing
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Giving advice, giving instructions
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Imagining and hypothesizing
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Offering, inviting, refusing
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Describing education,
qualifications and skills
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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
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Criticizing and complaining
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Writing a description of someone
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Writing a story
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Writing simple letters / emails
(both formal and informal)
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Discussing advantages /
disadvantages
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Making arrangements
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Expressing (in)ability in the
past
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Social conventions
in English speaking countries
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Useful
Expressions
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didn’t catch (what you said)
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A fish out of water
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Be in a jam
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Be keen on
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Be up to your eyes (in work)
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Better late than never
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Can/can’t tell
(understand/recognise)
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Can’t stand
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Dead-end job
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Drive one mad/crazy
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Drop (someone at a place)
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Feel under the weather
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Foot the bill
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For a change
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Get to the point
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Go mad
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Go round in circles
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Go round the bend
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Have time off
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Hit the roof / lose your temper
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It’s (my) turn
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Know like the back of your hand
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Let your hair down
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Look on the bright side
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Make head or tail of
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Make up your mind
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Mind your own business
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On the dot
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Shake hands
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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
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Be back
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Be fed up with
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Break down (stop working)
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Break in / into (enter a
building to steal
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something)
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Bring up (look after and
educate)
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Bump into
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Call back
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Call for
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Carry on
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Carry out (an order)
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Catch up (with)
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Close down
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Come back
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Depend on
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Fall out
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Fall through
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Find out
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Get away
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Get back (receive back)
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Get on with
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Get over
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Get rid of
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Give back
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Go through
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Knock down
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Let down
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Make up (invent)
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Make up for (compensate for)
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Pick up (tickets, children, a
language)
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Pull down
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Pull out / in / over / up (car)
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Put off (a meeting)
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Put out (a fire / cigarette)
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Run out of
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See off
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Set up
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Send off for
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Slow down
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Take over
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Take on (hire, work,
responsibility)
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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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· Country:
wood;
field; tractor; hedge; footpath; gate; farms; quiet; peaceful; clean;
relaxing; open space; safe; boring
· 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
· 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
· 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.
· 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
· Verbs forming –ing ... -ed adjectives:
amaze;
amuse; annoy; astonish; confuse; disappoint; embarrass; frustrate
· 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
· 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
· 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
· 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
· Human sounds:
whisper,
shout, snore, etc.
· The body and what it does:
Bend
your knees, Bite your nails, Blow your nose; Crack your knuckles etc.
· 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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