Level: A2 Skill/Activity: Linguistic Competence Description: Clip 3.25 – transcript, explanations, worksheets. Grammatical Accuracy: Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently used “routines” and patterns associated with more predictable situations. Click to Open
Comparative Adjectives
Level: A2 Skill/Activity: Linguistic Competence Description: Comparative adjectives, use of ‘than’ and definite article – 10 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations on use and forms. Grammatical Accuracy: Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently used “routines” and patterns associated with more predictable situations. Click to Open
Common Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots
Level: A2 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading Description: Provides table with most common prefixes and suffixes, etymology (Greek or Latin roots) and examples. List begins with the twenty prefixes used most frequently in academic texts, ranked by Carroll et al. (1971). Can-Do: Identifying cues and inferring meaning. Can extrapolate the meaning of occasional unknown words from the context and deduce […]
Commas vs. Semicolons
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Notes on commas vs. semicolons in compound sentences. Orthographic control: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. Spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click to Open
Commas after Introductions
Level: B1 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Use of commas after introductory clauses and phrases – when and when not to use a comma. Orthographic control: Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough to be followed most of the time. Spelling and punctuation are reasonably accurate but may show signs of mother tongue influence. Click to Open
Citing References in Your Paper
Level: B2 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Different journals require different reference formats – this resource provides different sets of guidelines, including APA, MLA and Chicago/Turabian documentation styles. CEFR Academic Domain Click to Open
Citation Guide
Level: B2 Skill/Activity: Production/Writing Description: Different journals require different formats – this resource provides guidelines for APA, MLA and Chicago styles. Not connected to can-dos. CEFR Academic Domain Click to Open
Charts, Graphs, and Diagrams
Level: B2 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading, Reception/Listening Description: 19 pages of very useful vocabulary, explanations and exercises for presenting different types of charts, graphs and diagrams. Can-Dos: Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization. Can follow the essentials of lectures, talks and reports […]
CEFR Vocabulary Wordlists
Level: All Levels Skill/Activity: All Description: The English Vocabulary Profile site provides information about which words (and importantly, which meanings of those words) and phrases are known and used by learners at each the six CEFR levels. Site contains information about words, phrases, idioms and collocations. The aim of EVP wordlists is descriptive – not prescriptive: […]
Reading – Transportation
Level: B2 Skill/Activity: Reception/Reading Description: Look at a website which gives advice about Transportation and Distribution in International Trade. Read these extracts from the website. Which links on the website (A-J) would contain this information? 10 multiple-choice questions. Can-Do: Has a broad active reading vocabulary, but may experience some difficulty with low frequency vocabulary. Can scan longer […]
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