GA & BEP CEFR LC1

Program # 8

CEFR General English Level C1

At this level one –

1.    shows great flexibility reformulating ideas in differing linguistic forms to convey finer shades of meaning precisely, to give emphasis, to differentiate and to eliminate ambiguity. also has a good command of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.

2.    maintains consistent grammatical control of complex language, even while attention is otherwise engaged (e.g. in forward planning, in monitoring others' reactions).      

3.    can express him/herself spontaneously at length with a natural colloquial flow, avoiding or backtracking around any difficulty so smoothly that the interlocutor is hardly aware of it.

4.    can interact with ease and skill, picking up and using non-verbal and intonational cues apparently effortlessly. can interweave his/her contribution into the joint discourse with fully natural turn taking, referencing, allusion making etc.

5.    can create coherent and cohesive discourse making full and appropriate use of a variety of organisational patterns and a wide range of connectors and other cohesive devices.

Grammar
•        Emphatic structures (e.g. No sooner had I…/Under no circumstances must you… So thick was the fog, that …) •        The future in the past •        Adverb/verb collocations (e.g. strongly recommended/greatly appreciated/categorically denied etc.) •        Conditionals (Revision and variations / mixed e.g. “were to” in type 2 to express remote responsibility etc.)	•        The use of “ever” for emphasis (Whatever, whenever, however, whoever etc.) •        Modals (review) •        Idioms (Revision of those taught at previous levels + as many other •        commonly used idioms as possible) •        Phrasal verbs (Revision of those taught at previous levels + as many other commonly used phrasal verbs as possible) •        Connectors and cohesive devices

Functions
•        Describing graphs and data •        Describing a working environment or situation •        Describing a photo (N.B. essential for the second part of the oral paper) •        Giving opinions (for and against) •        Analysing differences •        Criticizing and praising •        Recommending •        Writing references •        Writing reports	•        Understanding live broadcasts •        Presenting a company, product or service •        Preparing a CV along with a letter of application •        Understanding of newspaper language (The study of authentic •        material, e.g. newspaper / magazine articles, is strongly recommended.) •        Talking about politics and bureaucratic language •        Dealing with the unexpected

Useful Expressions
•        face / body: e.g. put your foot in it •        clothes: e.g. fit like a glove •        building: e.g. talk to the wall •        driving: e.g. take a back seat •        colours: e.g. see red •        eating: e.g. bite off more than you can chew •        life and death: e.g. look like death warmed up	•        animal: e.g. I smell a rat •        mind: e.g. give someone a piece of your mind •        mood: e.g. be over the moon •        numbers: e.g. be on cloud nine •        temperature: e.g. a hot potato •        train: e.g. a one-track mind •        water: e.g. a drop in the ocean •        etc. etc. etc.

Phrasal Verbs (Revision of all phrasal verbs taught at the previous level is essential)

•        aim at •        answer to •        back down •        back out of (withdraw from an •        agreement, etc.) •        back up (help and support) •        barge in •        be carried away (with emotion) •        be down with (caught an illness) •        blare out (music) •        black out (lose consciousness) •        blow over (of storm) •        bottle up (feelings) •        branch out (develop in new areas) •        bring forward (arrange to have earlier) •        brush up (improve skill) •        burst out (laughing) •        come down on (criticise) •        come in (useful) •        come into (inherit) •        come out (stain / news / secret / sun) •        coop up •        crack down •        crack up •        crop up •        dawn on •        did up (discover) •        do away with •        drag on •        ease off •        fall off (decrease) •        feel up to •        fish for

•        flare up •        fool …. into •        go down (of news) •        go for (attack) •        go under (of a company) •        head for •        hit it off •        hit on (idea) •        jump at •        keep off (subject / rain or snow / not eat) •        kick up (a fuss) •        laugh off •        live down •        liven up •        make out (pretend) •        open up (talk openly) •        own up •        play down •        rule out •        shop around •        sift through •        simmer down •        sink in •        slip out •        step up •        storm out •        strip down •        tail back •        tip off •        tone down •        water down •        while away (time) •        wind down

General (This section should be developed as much as possible according to students’ needs, ability and interests)
	•        ‘Subtle’ meanings: e.g. glance, gaze, peep  ...  grasp, hold, grab  ...  walk, strut, stride, stroll •        Verbs connected to the body: e.g. swallow, burp, blink, blush, quiver, shudder •        Proverbs: a bird in the hand …. •        Similes and metaphors:   as mad as a hatter. •        Binomials: e.g. ranting and raving  ...  down and out  ...  sink or swim •        Text organisers: as well as, in addition to, while, despite, nevertheless ... none the less, as a result ... accordingly, thus, hence, first of all …, next, …. finally …., the first point, for one thing … and for another .., and besides, for example, … in the case of …, all in all •        Commonly confused words: effect ... affect, lose ... loose, specially ... especially, stationery ... stationary, principle ... principal, insure ... assure ... ensure •        Collocations: out of ... in the way, on strike, out of breath, act out of character, out of all proportion, on purpose, by accident, on good terms, one by one, all one, one-way affair, be no wonder, there’s no knowing, no business of yours, no matter how, no likelihood of, for this once, once in a while, once and for all, within reason  ...  reach  ...  the law  ...  sight  ...  a reasonable time, by the way  ...  and large  ...  no means  ...  far  ...  the time  ...  all means  ...  rights  ...  chance  ...  and by  ...  myself, sole survivor, scattered population, a standing joke, common knowledge, high ... low standard, a calculated risk, a significant increase, be an old hand, lapse of memory, a difference of opinion, a term of endearment, the price of failure, a matter of importance, a slip of the tongue, come from the heart, start from scratch, head to foot, the time being, any minute now, etc.