What you can say at Intermediate level

Here are the kinds of things you should be able to say at Intermediate level:

• Introduce yourself, giving your name and basic personal information
• Give directions on how to get from one place to another
• Describe your health problems to a doctor or nurse
• Tell about your family, giving names and simple information about them such as their occupations or what they look like
• Arrange to meet someone at a particular time and place and date in the near future
• Describe typical routine activities, such as what you usually do on the weekend
• Request items, discuss prices, and handle currency in a situation involving a purchase
• Ask questions about menu items, order food, and ask for and pay a bill at a restaurant
• Describe in detail a particular place, such as a school, park, or store
• Talk about things you like to do, such as leisure activities, favorite hobbies or pastimes
• Talk about things you expect to do in the future, such as a planned trip or activity

• Generic module: What you can say at Intermediate level
• In overview module: What you can say at different proficiency levels
• In overview module: What you can do at different proficiency levels
• In overview module: Information to help you check your progress
• In modular book: Managing Your Language Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 17 September 1998

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