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Grammar Skills (By Level)

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CEFR / CE Score

A1 / 100-119

A2 / 120-139

B1 / 140-159

B2 / 160-179

C1 / 180-199

C2 / 200-219

Linguaskill General

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Grammar Skills is an important component in the Linguaskill test. You need to demonstrate the respective can-do statements to achieve the CEFR/CES score you want.

Theme-based vocabulary are all the words that are commonly used in a particular theme. Sufficient vocabulary skills are needed in order to do well in the Linguaskill test.

Idioms are styles of expression in writing and speech. They are formed by a group of words in a fixed order and has a particular meaning that is different from the meanings of each word on its own.

Collocations are pairs of words that are often used together in a way that sounds correct, but might not be expected from the meaning.

A Phrasal Verb is a combination of verb with an adverb or preposition (or both), in which the combination has a meaning different from the meaning of each separate word.

Grammar Skills is an important component in the Linguaskill test. You need to demonstrate the respective can-do statements to achieve the CEFR/CES score you want.

grammar class:

Can form adjective phrases with 'quite a' + adjective.

for example:

I been thinking about your last letter for quite a long time and I came to the following conclusion.

This is quite a difficult situation you have.

I personally think going to a large school is quite a good idea.

grammar class:

Can form an increasing range of complex noun phrases with a superlative adjective + prepositional phrase, to talk about something unique.

for example:

Yesterday was the most exciting day of my life!

Well, exercise is undoubtedly the most important thing in our lives for our health.

grammar class:

Can form noun phrases with a range of determiners before a superlative adjective.

for example:

There, people wear their best clothes.

Tomorrow I’m expecting a delivery of our latest catalogues.

grammar class:

Can use '(so) much' to modify and intensify comparative adjectives used predicatively after a verb, usually 'be'.

for example:

I think the teacher in the new class is much better than the last one.

The house is beautiful, and so much bigger than the previous one.

grammar class:

Can use 'a (little) bit' to modify comparative adjectives used predicatively after a verb, usually 'be'.

for example:

He’s 15, a bit smaller than me, dark hair, brown eyes.

Our first lesson was a bit shorter, but very unusual.

She’s a little bit older than me.

grammar class:

Can use 'and' to join a limited range of comparative adjectives.

for example:

In the winter you can go to the fitness centre, there you can get stronger and fitter.

The cars will fly around the buildings like planes, and they will be faster and cheaper.

grammar class:

Can use 'and' to repeat a comparative adjective to indicate change over time, usually after 'become' or get.

for example:

I could see how the fire was burning the door, and the room became hotter and hotter.

I think that’s a good question, because nowadays television is getting worse and worse, but there are still some good programmes.

grammar class:

Can use 'enough' to modify adjectives.

for example:

My room is big enough, there is a lot of space, and for this reason I will buy a stereo.

I thought they had the same problem as me: we don’t think our English is good enough.

grammar class:

Can use 'even' to modify and intensify comparative adjectives used predicatively after a verb, usually 'be' and 'get'.

for example:

I’m sure you’ve seen part one already, but part two was even better!

As I finished, my smile got even bigger.

I think that it is awful, because that means that in Spain it will be even hotter than it is now.

grammar class:

Can use 'one of the' before a superlative adjective, followed by a plural noun.

for example:

It was one of the best days of my life.

I recommend that you should go to Akihabara, which is one of the most famous places in Tokyo.

grammar class:

Can use 'the best' before a noun + 'to'-infinitive.

for example:

Summer is the best time to visit Poland.

I’m sorry but I’m afraid that I’m not the best person to ask about TV, because I’m up to my eyes at work and I don’t have any time to spend watching TV.

grammar class:

Can use 'the best' before a noun + present perfect to talk about a unique experience.

for example:

It was the best birthday present I have ever had.

That is the best game I’ve ever played.

grammar class:

Can use 'too' before adjectives followed by 'to'-infinitive.

for example:

He always told me that he was too busy to write a letter to me, his wife.

We took two days to mend it, but the machine is too old to work well.

grammar class:

Can use a comma to combine two adjectives used before the noun, following the usual order of adjective types.

for example:

It was the biggest TV in the bazaar, with its huge, black screen.

My house was built in 1864. It’s an old, Victorian-style house.

grammar class:

Can use a limited range of compound adjectives ('good-looking', 'well-known').

for example:

He was tall and good-looking.

This programme is presented by “Gato Feobranto”, a well-known comedy group.

grammar class:

Can use adjective phrases attributively, before a noun.

for example:

…my boss told me that at 10.15 am I have a very important meeting.

…she’s also a really good friend.

grammar class:

Can use adjectives as object complement after 'make'.

for example:

That’s something that makes me angry!

…you should tell them that you don’t want to make them sad but you really want to go on holiday with your friends.

Maria realised that being kind and trying to make other people happy is always the best way!

grammar class:

Can use adjectives with the prefix a- ('asleep', 'awake', 'alive', 'alone') predicatively only, after linking verbs.

for example:

I was very nervous because I was alone at the bus station…

On that night while I was watching TV, I was almost asleep, the door bell rang.

We went in the room and I was very happy that my father was still alive.

grammar class:

Can use an adjective or adjective phrase after pronouns like 'something', 'nothing', 'somewhere', 'nowhere'.

for example:

I like cooking and I want to cook something special.

But something terrible happened next; I was so nervous that I stopped breathing!

There is nothing interesting on TV, nothing for teenagers.

grammar class:

Can use an increasing range of adjectives attributively, before a noun.

for example:

The main character in the programme is a journalist who is visiting the town.

Dear Fiona, I see you are in a complicated situation, aren’t you?

The first of them had long dark hair and the second one had short fair curly hair.

In the evening, we used to go to a famous restaurant where you can eat delicious local food.

I decided to see the “Zorro’s Mask” because it’s an amusing and entertaining action film and love-story.

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