The grammmar structures and functions you will have to use in the topic and in the conversation phase are:
Language functions
- Talking about the future — informing and predicting
- Expressing preferences
- Talking about events in the indefinite and recent past
- Giving reasons
- Stating the duration of events
- Quantifying
Grammar
- Present perfect tense including use with for, since, ever, never, just
- Connecting clauses using because
- Will referring to the future for informing and predicting
- Adjectives and adverbials of quantity, e.g. a lot (of), not very much, many
- Expressions of preference, e.g. I prefer, I’d rather
Lexis
- Vocabulary specific to the topic area
- Vocabulary specific to the subject areas
- Expressions relating to past and future time, e.g. two days ago, in the future
- Phrases and expressions relating to the language functions listed above
Phonology
- The correct pronunciation of vocabulary specific to the topic and subject areas
- The combination of weak forms and contractions, e.g. I’ve been to ...
- Avoidance of speech patterns of recitation (Don't memorize, please!)
Two subject areas will be selected by the examiner from the list below in the conversation phase.
- Festivals
- Means of transport
- Special occasions, e.g. birthday celebrations
- Entertainment, e.g. cinema, television, clubs
- Music
- Recent personal experiences
You have also to use easier structures and functions (GESE4)
Language functions
- Talking about past events
- Talking about future plans and intentions
- Expressing simple comparisons
- Expressing likes and dislikes
- Describing manner and frequency
Grammar
- Past simple tense of regular and common irregular verbs
- Going to future
- Like + gerund/infinitive, e.g. I like shopping, I like to read books
- Adverbs of manner and frequency
- Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives
- Link word but
Lexis
- Vocabulary specific to the topic area
- Vocabulary specific to the subject areas
- Adverbs of frequency, e.g. sometimes, often, never
- Adverbial phrases of frequency, e.g. every day, once a week
- Expressions of past time, e.g. yesterday, last night
- Phrases and expressions relating to the language functions listed above
Phonology
- The correct pronunciation of vocabulary specific to the topic and subject areas
- Appropriate weak forms and intonation in connected speech
- Three different ways of pronouncing ‘ed’ past tense endings, e.g. played, walked, wanted
- Avoidance of speech patterns of recitation
And remember:
