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| A classroom with children sitting at long tables and a teacher standing with a book in her hand. Lithograph by J.B. Sonde. - Wellcome Collection, United Kingdom - CC BY. https://www.europeana.eu/es/item/9200579/ars6crbk |
1. The individual
2. Partnership
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| relatives, acquaintances, friends classmates/schoolmates/colleagues |
relatives, acquaintances, friends classmates/schoolmates/colleagues |
roles in the family men and women relationships and contacts at work |
forms of partnership nationalities/minorities churches/non-governmental organizations |
3. Family
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| family members family occasions/celebrations |
family members family occasions/celebrations distribution of tasks in the family |
family/bringing up children relationship of generations/living together marriage/divorce/forms of partnership |
the social status of families the system of family allowances overpopulation/decrease of population family/career |
4. Place of living
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| house/flat furnishing the street, the town housework |
environment house/condominium/flat furnishing/gadgets rent and bills housework |
rental/property lodgings buying a flat/buying on credit renovation |
housing situation difficulties of building a house homelessness and its causes housing and mobility |
5. Travelling and transport
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| means of transport timetable/information buying tickets/travelling documents |
means of transport timetable/information public transport buying tickets/travelling documents |
driving/highway codes road accidents walking, riding the bike reasons/forms of travelling abroad |
problems of city traffic public transport versus using cars transport and environmental protection tourism as a source of income |
6. Shopping and shops
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| shops/markets food clothing |
shops/markets/department stores groceries/household goods clothing/electric appliances |
shopping habits chains/TV shopping retail shops versus shopping centres customers' complaints |
consumers' society buying on credit/with credit cards/on the Internet business network development (MLM) shopping tourism |
7. Communication, keeping in contact
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| post (letter, postcard) telephone |
post (letter, telegram, parcel) telephone (traditional, mobile) internet (e-mail) |
reasons of the popularity of mobiles the role of language knowledge in communication the increasing dominance of the English language |
the Internet in business communication Fax, e-mail versus traditional letter writing less widely used languages/national culture |
8. Services
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| restaurant (menu, ordering, paying) hotel (booking, paying) |
financial services (transfer, exchange) restaurant (menu, ordering, paying) hotel (booking, paying) |
car rental insurance/its forms travel agencies/banks repairs/guarantees public utilities |
quality/guarantee of services quality complaints/compensation role, significance of services electronic services/online ordering |
9. Culture and entertainment
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| guests cinema theatre |
guests cinema theatre museum |
music trends/ musical taste books versus Internet cinema, theatre versus TV, video |
role of arts in the past and present public collections and their maintenance mentorship antiquities/auctions |
10. Time and weather
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| seasons weather forecast |
seasons rainfall weather forecast |
role, accurateness of forecasts weather and well-being (medical meteorology) relationship of climate and flora/fauna |
natural catastrophes and their consequences hole in the ozone layer (its development, consequences) dangers of global warming |
11. Health and illness
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| at the doctor's 1-2 common illnesses |
at the doctor's common illnesses and their symptoms prescriptions/medication/pharmacy |
outpatient department hospital specialist homeopathy medicine prevention/screening |
science/research serving medical care instruments in healing incurable diseases/euthanasia alternative methods of healing/genetics |
12. Sport
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| popular sports doing sports |
popular sports national sports doing sports |
doing sports healthy lifestyle ball games/team sports water sports/winter sports |
first-class sports - mass sports professionalism in football and boxing sport and women (chess, boxing, weightlifting) |
13. Media
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| television/radio newspapers/magazines |
television/radio newspapers/magazines |
features of newspapers, their columns sensation and news media and culture |
media empires public and commercial TV/radio objectivity/impartiality of providing information |
14. Hobby
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| reading/listening to music the candidate's favourite pastime |
gardening/DIY reading/listening to music PC |
pursuing amateur arts clubs (sport, cultural, professional) hobby and work |
promoting traditions exclusive hobbies (golf, riding, scuba diving, etc.) hobby and/or professionalism? |
15. Studying and work
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| subjects popular professions/jobs colleagues |
types of schools subjects popular professions/jobs |
language knowledge/skills/career equal chances in education, finding a workplace exchange programs/scholarships abroad/professional development mass education versus elite education |
(over)qualification/chances on the work market lifelong education finding work/mobility chances of disadvantaged individuals/groups work atmosphere/relationship between leaders and employees professional advancement/promotion protection of employees/dismissal |
16. European Union
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | members of the EU candidate countries travelling/work/visa/customs within the EU |
work in the EU language teaching/language knowledge/work opportunities in the EU EU programs (education, economy, etc.) |
the institutions of the EU, their headquarters enlargement strategy legal harmonisation/common currency the role of the EU in world politics competitiveness of the EU in the world economy |
17. Culture and civilisation
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | basic practical information regarding the home country and the target language country (weather, currency, eating habits, daily routine, celebrations, shopping opportunities, etc.) tourist attractions accommodation/restaurants |
(the home country and target language country) population/ethnic minorities historic traditions/monuments cultural values artistic/ethnographic characteristics |
(the home country and target language country) economic/political/social characteristics fame/recognition in the world their relationship to each other difference in traditions/customs/ideology |
18. Public live
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | public institutions bureaucracy in offices local politics public safety national holidays |
constitutional form /legislation/administration/justice political parties/NGOs the purity of public life elections/referendum trade unions/ enforcing interests |
19. Environmen-tal protection
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | pollution (air, water, soil, etc.) selective waste management recycling alternative sources of energy |
prevention in environmental protection international co-operation in environmental protection environmental investments/their results environmental catastrophes and their consequences |
20. Current topics and events
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | public life economy arts sport |
public life/politics economy arts sport |
21. Globalisation
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | multinational companies uniformity (dressing, eating, culture, consumer products, etc.) globalisation/maintaining national characteristics English versus less widely used languages |
22. Current questions of ethics
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | genetic engineering/cloning euthanasia death penalty discrimination animal experiments nuclear experiments |
23. Current questions on economy and society
| A1-A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| --- | --- | --- | economic crime/corruption smuggling: goods/people illegal immigration and work drug addiction/alcoholism/smoking prostitution/crime terrorism human rights issues |