Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Listening–speaking: The world’s most difficult languages (B2) a) Listen to what the world’s most difficult languages are and why they are so hard to learn. Fill in the grid. Language Your notes b) In pairs, summarise your notes. Add your comments to your partner’s summary. Listening–speaking: Personal views (B2) What is the most difficult language you have ever come across? Talk in class and explain your reasons. Self-assessment Tick the appropriate boxes. Reading Can scan quickly through long and complex texts, locating relevant details. I understood the text without help. I had to guess the meaning. I had to use a dictionary. I did not understand the text. Writing Can write an essay or report which develops an argument […]. Can synthesise information and arguments from a number of sources. I could write the text without help. I reused phrases from the text. I had to look up words/phrases. I could not express my ideas as wanted. Listening Can understand most radio documentaries and most other recorded or broadcast audio material delivered in standard dialect and can identify the speaker’s mood, tone etc. I could understand everything. Sometimes I had to guess the meaning. I could only understand parts. I could hardly understand anything. Speaking Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction and sustained relation- ships with native speakers quite possible without imposing strain on either party. Can highlight the personal significance of events and experiences, account for and sustain views clearly by providing relevant explanations and arguments. I could express my opinion without help. I was sometimes lost for words. I had to make notes before I started. I could not express my ideas clearly. Find suggestions to help you on the CD-ROM in this book. 2  15 3.3 3  155 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv