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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