In this theme you will focus on the following 'can do' statements.
Listening (B1):
I can catch the main points in a conversation between two students doing the same task.
I can understand a video about 'Can you get smarter? and answer the questions.
Reading (B2)
I can rapidly grasp the content of an article about a government who monitors everything citizens do.
I can read and understand the article 'If I ruled the world' and give paragraphs the correct heading. I also can grasp the main points.
I can understand in detail a text about people whose society is different to mine.
I can read an article about Mensa, dealing with the content and criticism and check my ideas.
Speaking (B1)
I can start, maintain and close simple face to face conversation on aspects 'society' includes.
I can have a conversation about which information governments (wants to) know about their citizens.
I can maintain a conversation or discussion about big tourism but may sometimes be difficult to follow when trying to say exactly what I would like to.
I can describe the attitude of the interviewer and give my own opinion about 'possessions'.
I can give a spoken presentation about a different society. I can do this with the 'wow' factor (impressing my audience).
I can give or seek personal views and opinions in a discussion with a classmate about 'great, average and small' people.
Writing (B1)
I can write an email in which I outline my plans and proposals to protect the Hadza, but also give tourists an insight into their lives.
I can write an email to the newspaper editor with my views on an article.
I can write a text with information and my opinion about Mensa.