Tema Subtema
Communicative skills Listening and Reading
Speaking and Writing
Careers and Studying -describe good and bad aspects of working life
-explain your feelings about the future
-talk about education and starting work
-give better presentations
Socialising -talk about celebrations and parties you've been to
suggest different times or places to meet
talk about awkward situations
start and end different kinds of conversations
Transport and Travel -discuss travel experiences
-talk about problems when renting things
-rent a car
-express shock and surprise
talk about different kinds of driving experience
emphasise how you feel
Health and Medicine -describe health problems in more detail
-pass on sympathetic messages
-talk about operations
discuss issues connected to health systems
talk about research and surveys
tell jokes better
Life-changing Events -describe major life events in more detail
-report information you are 100% sure of
-discuss gossip and news about people
-complain about annoying habits
-discuss ceremonies
-talk about values and concepts
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Banks and Money -describe problems connected to personal finances and banking
-deal with banks
-apologise and explain problems in formal settings
-use descriptive literary language
-express regrets
-use financial metaphors
Food -explain how to cook things
-give approximate meanings
-get better at linking ideas together
-talk about food programmes and memories of food
-discuss food-related stories in the news
Business -explain why you are phoning
-be more formal in business contexts
-pronounce email addresses and websites
-talk about how companies and markets develop
-explain and sell products and services