LEVEL B2 – Intermediate
Detailed topics of the intermediate language exam
1. The Individual
- behavioural patterns
- fashion / clothing / cosmetics
2. Partnership
- making friends (in person, on the net, etc.)
- roles in the family
- contacts at work / at school
3. Family
- family / bringing up children
- relationship of generations / living together
- marriage / forms of partnership
4. Place of Living
- rental / property / lodgings
- buying a flat/buying on credit / renovation
- way of living in a town and in a village
5. Travelling / Transport
- driving / highway codes
- walking, riding the bike
- reasons / forms of travelling abroad
6. Shopping / Shops
- shopping habits / commercials, ads
- chains / shopping by mail
- retail shops versus shopping centres
7. Communication
- reasons of the popularity of mobiles
- the role of language knowledge in communication
- the increasing dominance of the English language
8. Services
- car rental / travel agencies
- repairs / guarantees
9. Culture / Entertainment
- books versus Internet
- cinema, theatre versus TV, video, DVD
- the Internet and the social networking sites
10. Time / Weather
- role and accurateness of forecasts
- relationship of climate and flora / fauna
11. Health / Illnesses
- outpatient department / hospital / specialists
- nature cure – medicines
- prevention / screening
- healthy diet
12. Sport
- doing sports – healthy lifestyle – dangerous / extreme sports
- ball games / team sports / rules
- water sports/winter sports
- Olympic Games
13. Media
- features of newspapers, their columns
- sensation and news
14. Hobby
- pursuing amateur arts
- clubs (sport, cultural, professional)
- hobby and work
- modern / peculiar hobbies
15. Studying / Work
- language knowledge / skills / career
- equal chances in education / finding a workplace
- unemployment
- exchange programs / scholarships abroad / professional development
- new forms of studying
16. European Union
- work in the EU
- language teaching / language knowledge / work opportunities in the EU
17. Culture and Civilisation
- population / ethnic minorities
- historic traditions / monuments / cultural values
- artistic / ethnographic characteristics
18. Public Life
- public institutions / personal documents
- public safety
- national holidays
19. Environmental Protection
- pollution (air, water, soil, et)
- selective waste management
- recycling
- alternative sources of energy
20. Current Topics / Events
- public life / politics / NGOs
- economy
- arts
- sports