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Corresponding can do Statement I can spell my name. I can say countries and nationalities. I can talk about the past. I can talk about jobs. I can talk about my free-time activities and when I do them. I can say what I like and dont like. I can talk about my daily routine. I can talk about studying and exams. I can talk about things I can and cant do. I can say how often I do things. I can talk about future plans. I can talk about past experiences. S 7B

Level and lesson S 1A, 1C S 1B S 9A S 2B S 4B S 4A, 7A S 5A E Welcome E 1A E 7A E 1B E 3B E 4B E 3A E 11B E 9D E 10A S 10B E 11B E 12B

Whats your name? How do you spell your surname? Where are you from? Did you learn English at school? For how many years? What do you do now? Do you work or are you a student? What do you do in your free time? Do you like football? What sports do you like? What do you do every day? What time do you get up/start work? What subjects did you study at school? What exams did you take? Tell me something you can do in English. And what cant you do very well in English? How often do you use English, at home or at work? What are you going to do at the weekend? Have you been to an English-speaking country (before)?

Key: S = Starter; E = Elementary

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Question Bank 2
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Corresponding can do Statement I can talk about how often I do things. I can describe past events and say when they happened. I can say what people are doing now and what they usually do. I can describe peoples character. I can describe my home and where I live. I can talk about how things are different now compared to the past. I can talk about free time activities. I can make predictions about the future. I can give, ask for and respond to advice. I can talk about things that have happened in the news. I can make deductions about the present. I can talk about imaginary situations in the past.

Level and lesson P-I 1C P-I 2A & 2B P-I 3B P-I 6A P-I 8A P-I 10B I 1A I 5B I 8D I 9B I 10B I 12B

Lets talk about your friends. How often do you normally see them? Tell me about something you did with your friends recently. What do you think your friends are doing now? Tell me about your best friend. What is he or she like? Lets talk about your house or home. How would you describe it? How about your country/town. How is it different now from 20 years ago? What kinds of things do people in your country/town do in their free time? How do you think your country/town will change in the next 20 years? What advice would you give to someone visiting your country/town? Tell me about the main news stories in your country at the moment. What do you think the main news stories are in the UK or America at the moment? If you had been born in the UK or America, how would your life up to now have been different?

Key: P-I = Pre-intermediate; I = Intermediate

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Question Bank 3
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Corresponding can do Statement I can talk about my language ability. I can talk about books Ive read. I can express how certain I am about future events. I can express in detail how things in the past connect to the present. I can talk about household jobs. I can talk about things I have done and will have done in the future. I can describe peoples characters, using a range of adjectives. I can talk about the present and the past. I can take part in a discussion on education and express my ideas clearly. I can give my views and respond to opinions. I can understand and use a range of complex conditional forms. I can talk about my action plan for the future.

Level and lesson UI 1A UI 4B UI 6B UI 7A UI 10A UI 11A A 1B, A 3A A 5B UI 1B A 5B A 6B A 8A A 10C

Tell me about any other languages you speak, apart from English. Tell me about a book youve read recently, either in English or in your own language. Some people think everyone in the world will speak English within 50 years. What do you think? How do you think the internet has changed the way people learn English? Would you say you are a practical person? What jobs can you do about the house? Tell me how you imagine your life this time next year. What, in your opinion, are the characteristics of a good friend? Do you think life for young people today is easier or harder than it was for their parents and grandparents? How would you improve the education system in your country? We hear a lot about globalisation nowadays. What are your views on globalisation? What famous person, either present or past would you like to meet and why? What are the problems associated with learning a language at an advanced level? How can you continue to make progress?

Key: UI = Upper Intermediate; A = Advanced

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