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Trinity Certification – “Building English 2”. Grades 7- 8 ( B2.1-B2.2 CEFR) Total time: 15 minutes The examination consists of three assessed phases which are: Candidate-led discussion of a topic prepared by the candidate ( up to 5 minutes) Interactive task (up to 4 minutes)
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TrinityCertification – “Building English 2” Grades 7- 8 (B2.1-B2.2 CEFR) • Total time: 15 minutes • The examination consists of three assessed phases which are: • Candidate-led discussion of a topic prepared by the candidate ( up to 5 minutes) • Interactive task (up to 4 minutes) • Conversationon two subject areas selected by the examiner (up to 5 minutes)
Grade 7 –Language production - Grammar • Second conditional • Simple passive • Used to • Relative clauses • Modals to give advice and make suggestions (e.g. should/ought to, could, you’d better) • Discourse connectors (e.g. because of, due to)
Grade 7 – Communicativeskills- Functions • Giving advice and highlighting advantages and disadvantages • Make suggestions • Describing past habits • Expressing possibility and uncertainty • Eliciting further information and expansion of ideas and opinions • Expressing agreement and disagreement
Grade 7 –SubjectAreasforConversationPhase • Education • National customs • Village and city life • National and local produce and products • Early memories • Pollution and recycling
Grade 8 –Language production - Grammar • Third conditional • Present perfect continuous tense • Past perfect tense • Reported speech • Linking expressions (e.g. even though, in spite of, unless, although, etc.) • Cohesive devises (e.g. in other words, for example, to continue, etc.)
Grade 8 – Communicativeskills- Functions • Expressing feelings and emotions • Expressing impossibility • Reporting the conversation of others • Speculating • Persuading and discouraging
Grade 8 –SubjectAreasforConversationPhase • Society and living standards • Personal values and ideals • The world of work • Unexplained phenomena and events • National environmental concerns • Public figures past and present
Interactive Task – Grade 7 Itismyparents’ fiftiethweddinganniversarysoon and mysisters and I wanttoorganisesomethingspecial, butwe’re notsurewhat. (Possiblefunctions: elicintingfurther information, givingadvice, makingsuggestions.)