Reflex’English Level 2 – Speak & Revise

Janice’s interview: Part 1

• Grammaire :
• “To be” in the simple present
• “To have” in the simple present
• Some prepositions: in, on, at or to?
• Adverbs of frequency
• Wh- question words
• Vocabulaire :
• Janice’s interview
• Review of Beginner Level

Janice’s interview: Part 2

• Grammaire :
• Some or any
• Comparative form
• Superlative form
• Possessive adjectives
• Possessive pronouns
• Prepositions of space
• Vocabulaire :
• Janice’s interview
• Review of Beginner Level

What do you do for a living?

• Grammaire :
• Asking and saying one’s job
• Asking questions in the simple present
• « To be » and affirmative short answers
• « To be » and negative short answers
• Simple present
• Vocabulaire :
• Jobs
• Job-related verbs

Job talk

• Grammaire :
• Simple present: use and construction
• Simple present questions with wh- question words
• Closed questions and short answers with « do » or « to be » in the simple present
• This and that
• Adjectives: « good » and « bad »
• Plurals
• Asking questions with « what »
• « To know » in the simple present
• « To do » as a verb
• Vocabulaire :
• Job talk
• In an office
• Computer equipment
• Working hours
• Centres of interest
• Salary

Test lessons 1 to 4

• Review and Test of Lessons 1 to 4

What did you do yesterday?

• Grammaire :
• The simple past tense
• « To do » in the simple past
• « To be » in the simple past
• Simple past: regular verbs
• Simple past: irregular verbs
• Vocabulaire :
• Phrases with « to have »
• « To do » vs. « to make »

A short story: Slim Johnson robbed a bank

• Grammaire :
• Simple past: some regular verbs
• Simple past: some irregular verbs
• Simple past: asking questions
• Vocabulaire :
• A short story

What are you doing, Pete?

• Grammaire :
• Present participles
• The present continuous
• The present continuous: use
• The present continuous: questions with prepositions
• The present continuous: particular cases
• Questions tags
• Vocabulaire :
• Sense verbs
• Around « to think »
• Questions with why
• Around « to feel » and « to get »

It used to be different back then

• Grammaire :
• Structures with « used to »
• « Used to » and other tenses
• Past participles: regular and irregular verbs
• Present perfect
• « Such » or « such a »
• « To be used to, « to be getting used to » »
• Vocabulaire :
• Around « the sun »
• Around « agriculture »
• Comparing things

Test lessons 6 to 9

• Review and Test of Lessons 6 to 9

How long ago was that?

• Grammaire :
• Since, for and ago
• Adverbs of place with -where
• The present perfect simple
• The past continuous
• The present perfect continuous
• That’s/It’s + adjective/noun + infinitive
• Vocabulaire :
• Interjections and onomatopoeia
• At the doctor’s
• At the chemist’s

What do you enjoy doing?

• Grammaire :
• Expressing likes and dislikes
• Likes and dislikes followed by verbs + -ing
• Putting nuances in likes and dislikes
• To look forward to
• Either / or, neither / nor, not / either
• « To look » or « to watch »
• « So do I », « neither do I », « I do », « I don’t »
• All, every, each
• Vocabulaire :
• Spare time
• Around « spare »
• In the garden
• Some hobbies and interests
• Household chores
• Fish ‘n’ chips

What are you going to do?

• Grammaire :
• Pronouncing the letter « L »
• Talking about the future
• The future simple with « will »
• The near future with « be going to »
• Ever, never
• Type 1 conditional: the real future
• The verb « to explain »
• Modal verbs
• Vocabulaire :
• Cultural activities
• Legal system

The time

• Grammaire :
• The present conditional
• Type 2 conditional
• Hypotheses with « what if » + future or conditional
• Still
• Expressing wishes and regrets
• Reflexive pronouns
• Making suggestions
• Vocabulaire :
• What would you do?
• Talking about fear
• Quantifiers: talking about parts
• Around « life »

Test lessons 11 to 14

• Review and Test of Lessons 11 to 14

I need to make a phone call

• Grammaire :
• « To need »: modal and regular verb
• « Won’t + infinitive » – refusal to work
• Must or have to?
• Vocabulaire :
• The telephone
• Using the phone
• Town facilities
• To pay, to pay for

Dealing with phone conversations

• Grammaire :
• « To work » + prepositions
• Vocabulaire :
• Phone phrases
• Phone conversations
• Organizational chart and positions
• Company departments

British English versus American English

• Grammaire :
• Irregular verbs and regular verbs (GB) ≠ (US)
• Present perfect and simple past (GB) ≠ (US)
• Phrases with « to have » or « to take »
• Phrases with « to have » or « to have got »
• Different prepositions
• « Like » or « as »
• Writing dates
• Giving advice with « had better »
• Vocabulaire :
• Words ending in a vowel + -L
• Spelling differences
• Completely different words

• Grammaire :
• The passive voice (past, present, future)
• Compound adjectives
• The word « meat »: both countable and uncountable
• Vocabulaire :
• General knowledge: the USA
• Thanksgiving
• Holiday (GB) / Vacation (US)
• Animals and meat
• A song about New York

Test lessons 16 to 19

• Review and Test of Lessons 16 to 19

You didn’t tell her, did you?

• Grammaire :
• Question tags
• Informal contractions
• Vocabulaire :
• Around « secrets and suspicions »
• Around « mistake »
• Around « back »
• Around « unemployment »
• «Onearth»,«thehell»

She told me she was coming tonight

• Grammaire :
• Reported speech
• Present perfect vs. simple past
• Despite, in spite of, although, even though
• Both or neither
• Vocabulaire :
• TV news
• Talking about injuries
• Around « to let »
• Verbs beginning with « over »
• Around « sport »

UFO report

• Grammaire :
• Adjectives ending in -ish
• « Like » or « as »?
• Qualifying the size
• Expressing certainty
• Reported questions, requests and orders
• Vocabulaire :
• Outside news
• Around « hear »
• Around « fire brigade »

Weather and climate in the UK

• Grammaire :
• Talking about weather forecast
• Double comparative (the more…/the more…,the less…/the less…)
• Weather idioms
• Vocabulaire :
• Weather and climate in the UK
• Around rain, clouds, cold, winds, temperature
• The compass rose
• Geography of the UK

Test lessons 21 to 24

• Review and Test of Lessons 21 to 24

Describing things

• Grammaire :
• Useful questions, order of adjectives
• Adverbs: « too » and « enough »
• Vague expressions
• Question tags: particular case
• Contractions of verbs
• Made of, from, out of, with
• Utility and functions: passive voice structures
• Passive voice with « to be made to do (something) »
• Paraphrasing
• Vocabulaire :
• Describing things
• Materials

Describing people

• Grammaire :
• Character and behaviour: opposite adjectives
• Compound adjectives
• Useful verbs: things you can do with your mouth
• Vocabulaire :
• Talking about character and behaviour
• Talking about age
• Around the face
• Talking about physical appearance
• Talking about height
• Talking about weight
• Describing hair
• Talking about complexion and skin

What would you have done?

• Grammaire :
• Past conditional
• Type III conditional: formation, use
• Type III conditional with modal verbs
• Type III conditional with « even if »
• To be able, can / could
• Expressing regrets in the past
• Conditional types: review
• Vocabulaire :
• At the meeting
• Around « to miss »
• Around « to bother »

Writing emails and letters

• Grammaire :
• Around « to write »
• Vocabulaire :
• Around emails
• Layout of emails
• Writing and sending an email
• Around regular mail
• Layout of a formal letter
• Opening salutations, complimentary closes
• The message of the lette

Test lessons 26 to 29

• Review and Test of Lessons 26 to 29