Language requirements for ISE II In ation tothe items speci forISE0 andlSE the candiateisexpected to demonstrate he abitytouse te language functions and lanquace tems listed below. Language requirements Language functions Giving advice and highlighting advantages anc aisadvantages ‘Maina suagestions Descriting past habits Expressing possibilty and uncertainty licting further information and expansion of |geas and opnions Grammar ‘Second and third conditonals ‘Simple passive Usedto Relative clauses \Modals end phrases uses to dve advice and ‘make suggestions, 2.q. stouldlought fo, could, yout Detter \Motals and phrases used to express possbilty ‘ang uncertainty may, miht,m notsure Lexis ‘Vocabulary spacificto the topic and subject areas Cohesive devices, eg. soto continue, in other wort, fer example ‘Appropriate words and expressionsto indicate Interest and show awareness ofthe speaker, ‘2g-Realy? Oh deat! Dit you? ‘Simple files io give time for thought, 29.wel., um... Phonology (Interview only) ‘The correct pronunciation of vocabulary specific othe topic and subject areas Risng intonation to indicate interest and surpriseas appropriate Intonation and features of connected speech beyond sentence level Exgressing agreement ad csagrBkment Expressing fedingsand emotions Expressing impossibility Reporting the conversation of others ‘speculating Persuading and éscouraing Discourse connectors because of, due to Present perfect conkinucus tense Past perfect tense Reported speech Linking expressions, eg. even though, in gite of, although Reporting verbs, e. say, tell, sk, report, advise, promise ‘Appropriate words and exprestionsto ‘encourage further participation, e.9, what abeut you? Phrases and expressions relathg tothe Tanguage tunctons istec apove Rising and fling intonation to indicate diving up andofferina turns ‘Stress and intonation to indicate eration ‘Stress, intonation and pch reevant to the language functions istecabove ‘Subject areas for the Conversation phase of the Interview ‘One subject area willbe selected by the examiner from thalist below. ‘Socity and living standards Personal values and ideals The world of work ‘Unoxplained phenomena and events ‘National ervirormental concerns Public figures past and present Please note ISE Il candidates should not select their tonic from the Iistof subject areasabove ‘Gee guidance nctes onpage 37). ‘Subject areas for the Portfolio and Controlled Written examination ‘nadalton to the subject areas listed forthe Conversation phase ofthe Interview. Education [National customs Village and city fe ‘National and local produce and products Early memories olutionand recyclingGeneral st Speaking ‘Overall spoken production Can give clear, detalled descriptions and presentations on a wide range of subjects related tohis Corher field of interest, ecparding and supporting ideas with relevant examples. ‘Overall spoken interaction CCaninteract with a dearee of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular intracton ard sustained ‘dationships with native speakers quite possible without imposingstrain on either party. Listening ‘Overall istening comprehension ‘Can understand standard spoken language on both familiar and unfamiiar topics normally ‘encountered in personal, social, academic or vocationallif. Only extreme background rose, Inadequate discourse structure and/or idiomatic usageinfluencesthe ably to understand. Understanding anative speaker ‘Can understand in detail what i aid tothem in standard spoken Englzh. Reading Overall reacing comprehension ‘Can read witha large degree of independence. Has a broad activereading vocabuary but may ‘experience some difficulty with low frequency idioms. ‘Can understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems, in which the writers _atopt particular stances or viewpoints. ‘Can obiain information, ideas and opinions from sources within his or her field of interest. Processing written text ‘Cansunmarice a widerange of texts, commanting on and discussing centrasting points of view ‘and the main themes. Writing ‘Overall written production (Can write clear, detailed texts on variety ofsubjects related to his or her field of interest and ‘evaluate information and arguments from a number of sources, Correspondence Can write personal letters oremais conveying degrees of emction and highlighting the personal “Sgniticanceot events and experiences and commenting on the corespondeat's news and views. Fectual writing ‘Can write an essay of report which develops an argument systematicaly with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting deta Can evaluate diferent deae or outions to aproblem. ‘Can write an essay or report which develops an argument, giving reasons for or against the support of aparticubar pont of view. ‘creative/descriptive writing Can write clear, detailed descriptions of real or imaginary events, marking the relationship between ‘ideas inclear connected text and following established conventions of the genre concerned. is for ISE Il (B2 CEFR) ISEIl communicative sil, Inte ctFR. nguage requirements and general skils have been mapped to B2