English Professional (Level-5)

Week A

I can…

• talk about current affairs and different cultures
• talk about technology and creativity
• use passive phrases, eg it is said…
• give a presentation
• interact with others on collaborative research projects
• organise and structure arguments with signposting language, eg consequently, for instance, besides
• recognise and use intonation to imply meaning

Week B

I can…

• talk about the advertising and social media
• talk about my home and community
• use future forms without any mistakes
• distinguish between formal and informal language
• express degrees of certainty, eg potentially, definitely
• understand vocabulary about the Internet
• write an email
• use online resources to support my studies

Week C

I can…

• talk about consumerism and possessions
• talk about dramas and laughs
• use present forms accurately
• use concessive clauses, eg ‘I like England, although it’s colder than my country’ and linking words, eg in spite of
• identify and use common colloquial collocations and idiomatic language
• give and justify opinions
• critique and review
• summarise a text

Week D

I can…

• talk about adventures and memorable events
• talk about mishaps and celebrations
• use a range of narrative tenses accurately
• understand the difference in meaning between can’t have, needn’t have, must have and didn’t need to, and use these correctly
• use a range of time expressions and linkers, eg yet, prior to that, afterwards
• use multiple adjectives in the correct order§
• respond to speakers by showing a range of emotions including surprise, shock and indifference
• hear and identify intrusive sounds which appear between words

Week E

I can…

• talk about medicine and natural resources
• talk about travel and foreign countries
• use mixed conditionals
• express obligation, necessity and permission with ‘time’ phrases, eg it’s (about) time
• use articles and determiners in a range of contexts
• give advice and make suggestions in a variety of situations
• listen for gist and detailed information

Week F

I can…

• talk about lifestyles and stereotypes
• talk about topics connected to trends and generation gaps
• use structures to compare and contrast, including adverbs of degree
• use skimming and scanning techniques when I am reading
• use indirect and embedded questions
• use as and like
• write a short essay including formal linkers