B2: 'Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.'
Scenario: An troubled friend asks you whether you think she should seek to get married by traditional marriage.
1) Vocabulary and Language
2) Organizing, Expressing and Eliciting Opinions
3) Understanding
4) Content
Almost all of these skills (except traditional marriage vocabulary) are transferable to any topical issue involved in the 'Can do...'
B2: 'Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.'
Scenario: An troubled friend asks you whether you think she should seek to get married by traditional marriage.
1) Vocabulary and Language
- Use terms related to the traditional marriage process e.g. 'Jaha'
- Use terms related to the qualities of a good marriage partner e.g. 'loving, trustworthy'
- Use conditionals, eg. 'If you were to marry him, you would probably....'
- Using modals to show predictions 'might probably, will definitely, might not...'
- Use expressions to show empathy 'This must be really hard for you...'
- Use expressions for showing you are expressing an opinion eg. 'What about....'
2) Organizing, Expressing and Eliciting Opinions
- Phrases to elicit her opinion eg. 'first of all, what do you think?'
- Expressions for giving advantages and disadvantages e.g. 'on the one hand....'
- Expressing convictions on religion 'I believe....'
- Quoting famous sayings, religious texts or cultural idioms
3) Understanding
- Inferring unknown words from context (she's probably speaking quickly).
- Using expressions to clarify her opinion eg. 'so are you thinking that...'
- Using expressions to show understanding eg. 'I see...'
- Discerning her attitude and feelings
4) Content
- Distinguishing between fact and opinion
- Understanding the traditional marriage process
- Understanding traditional marriage from an Arabic perspective
- Understanding the wider context eg. family expectations
- Offering realistic cultural opinions
Almost all of these skills (except traditional marriage vocabulary) are transferable to any topical issue involved in the 'Can do...'
B2: 'Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.'