TOPICS
OXSET A1
OXFORD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SYLLABUS – Level A1
Vocabulary Topics
- The Alphabet (spelling including, e.g., “double-N”)
- Animals
- Body/Face (names of parts)
- Buildings (names of)
- Classroom Language
- Clothes (names of things)
- Colours
- Common English Proper Names
- Common Small Objects
- Countries and Nationalities
- Daily life
- Days/Months/Seasons
- Family (first degree)
- Friends
- Food and Drink (naming things)
- Hobbies
- Numbers (cardinal, ordinal, dates, telephone, prices)
- Occupations/The Workplace/Places of Work
- Personal information
- Places and directions
- Sports (names of sports)
- Telling the time/Time expressions
- The Home (household objects and spaces)
- Towns and Cities
- Transport
- Weather
- The World around us
OXSET A2
OXFORD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SYLLABUS – Level A2
Vocabulary Topics
All the Topics of Level A1 plus
- Body/Face (descriptors)
- Buildings (parts of)
- Clothes (patterns and designs)
- Common English Proper Nouns (cities and landmarks)
- Daily Routine (verbs)
- Entertainment and Media (including Electronic Media)
- Family (second degree)
- Food and Drink (menus/pubs/restaurants)
- Health, Medical Matters (common ailments)
- Hobbies and Leisure
- House and Home
- The Natural World
- People
- Personal Feelings
- Personal Identification
- Personal Opinions and Experiences
- Places and Buildings
- Restaurants and Menus
- School and Studies
- Shopping
- Shops and Services
- Simple Social Interaction
- Sports (win/lose/draw)
- Time expressions (present/past/future)
- Transport
- Travel , Holidays and Hotels
- Weather
- Work, Jobs and Unemployment
OXSET B1
OXFORD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SYLLABUS – Level B1
Vocabulary Topics
All the Topics of Levels A1 and A2 plus
- Daily Life (frustrations and joys)
- Education
- Entertainment and Media (trends)
- The Environment
- Extended Family (ex-/step-/half-/-in-law etc.)
- Food and Drink (recipes)
- Free Time
- Health and Medical Matters (problems)
- Holidays and Travel (when things go wrong)
- House and Home
- Hypothetical Situations (wishes and hopes)
- Instructions
- Jobs, Work and the Workplace
- Language and Languages
- Leisure and Hobbies
- Opinions and Experiences
- People
- Personal feelings and reactions
- Personal identification
- Relationships
- Services and Shopping
- Social interaction (problems and problem-solving)
- Sports (scoring – nil/love/-all/each, etc.)
- Transport
- Weather (extremes)
OXSET B1+
OXFORD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SYLLABUS – Level B1+
Vocabulary Topics
All the Topics of Levels A1, A2 and B1 plus
- Advertising, the Media and Truth
- Alternative Lifestyles
- Beliefs and Opinions
- Crime and Punishment
- Environmental Problems
- Fairness and Equality
- Feelings
- Food, Greed and Famine
- The Good Life
- Green Issues
- Household Problems
- Illness and Treatment
- Memory and Looking Back
- Money and Wealth
- Music and Sounds
- Personal Qualities and Personal Style
- Physical Appearances
- Politics (non-partisan)
- Rights and Obligations
- Science
- Stages of Life
- What the Future Holds
OXSET B2
OXFORD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SYLLABUS – Level B2
Vocabulary Topics
All the Topics of Levels A1, A2 and B1 plus
- Advertising, the Media and Truth
- Alternative Lifestyles
- Beliefs and Opinions
- Crime and Punishment
- Environmental Problems
- Fairness and Equality
- Feelings
- Food, Greed and Famine
- The Good Life
- Green Issues
- Household Problems
- Illness and Treatment
- Memory and Looking Back
- Money and Wealth
- Music and Sounds
- Personal Qualities and Personal Style
- Physical Appearances
- Politics (non-partisan)
- Rights and Obligations
- Science
- Stages of Life
- What the Future Holds
OXSET C1
OXFORD SCHOOL OF ENGLISH SYLLABUS – Level C1
Vocabulary Topics
All the Topics of Levels A1, A2, B1 and B2 plus
- Abuse and Exploitation
- Ageing
- Agriculture and Sustainability
- Beliefs and Superstitions
- Censorship
- Children (rights of)
- Disability and Difference
- Drugs and Addictions
- Gender and Sexuality
- Human Rights
- Inspiration and Motivation
- Medical/Scientific Ethics
- Racism and Bigotry
- Refugees and Immigration
- Religion
- Role Models
- Senses, Sensations and Sensibility
- Starvation
- The Global Economy
- Tolerance and Intolerance
- Translation
- Warfare
