ADVANCED (B2)The Anglia Advanced English exam is mapped to B2 level on the Common European Framework of Reference and is an AIM Level 1 qualification on the UK National Qualifications Framework. This advanced test will assess your capabilities over the four skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking (optional). This level includes an advanced English grammar test and includes the following English language skills:
What does the candidate have to do in their Advanced test?
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Performance Indicators
The student has sufficient active vocabulary and structural understanding to:
- write clear connected text on descriptive, narrative, imaginary or discursive topics
- write correspondence, both formal and informal
- understand and respond to the main points of a text on any topic, concrete or abstract
- use language to perform any function likely to arise in a normal social or learning context
- manipulate structures to create emphasis, and vary style and idiom
- listen and respond to passages and questions in a variety of forms, delivered at a measured speaking pace
GRAMMAR & STRUCTURES |
WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR? |
SOME EXAMPLES |
VERBS |
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GP 31: Inversion The inversion of subject and verb after certain negative adverbial introductions, e.g. never, rarely, hardly ever, not only, little, seldom. |
Repeating messages, passing on information Telling stories, jokes, checking facts. |
- Never have I seen such a terrible film. - Little did he know he would one day be Prime Minister. - Not only was it raining, it was also cold. |
Expressing hypothesis, regret, decision making and the need for decision making. |
- I wish I had € 1million. - It's high time we did some work. - It's about time he bought a new car. |
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Expressing hypotheses and deductions in varying degrees of certainty. |
- Jane will be in bed at this time of night. - They should have heard the telephone. - They must have gone out. - He can't have finished his homework. - If he had, he would have put it on my desk by now. - John might be sitting in the theatre already. |
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After certain verbs After certain adjectives After question words The perfect infinitive |
- I hope to hear from you shortly. - We can't afford to give you a pay rise. - I want you to do something for me. - Its very difficult to explain. - Tell me where to go/ how to get there/ what to say. - I'd love to have met him. - He doesn't seem to have done it. |