Speakout Starter

Unit 1

  • Can introduce yourself
  • Can talk about yourself and your country
  • Can listen to people give personal information
  • Can read descriptions of people arriving at an airport
  • Can write a personal introduction

 

Unit 2

  • Can talk about photos of family and friends
  • Can suggest things to do
  • Can listen to someone talk about photos
  • Can read about family business
  • Can write descriptions of people in your life

 

Unit 3

  • Can ask about objects
  • Can talk about possessions
  • Can order food and drinks
  • Can buy things in a market
  • Can listen to conversation in an office and in a café
  • Can read descriptions of famous possessions
  • Can write about a market

 

Unit 4

  • Can tell the time
  • Can talk about differences in pictures
  • Can listen to people talk abut life in the USA
  • Can read about people and their avatars
  • Can write about favorite season

 

Unit 5

  • Can discuss bad habits
  • Can talk about what you eat
  • Can talk about routines
  • Can ask for tourist information
  • Can listen to a tourist asking questions
  • Can read about someone’s morning routine
  • Can write a forum entry

 

Unit 6

  • Can ask and answer questions about transport
  • Can talk about travel in your country
  • Can listen to someone buy a bus ticket
  • Can read some sun facts about transport
  • Can start and end the email
  • Can write in a travel forum

 

Unit 7

  • Can talk about the past
  • Can give opinion
  • Can listen to people talk about New Year 2000
  • Can read about amazing records
  • Can write a history quiz

 

Unit 8

  • Can talk about first meetings
  • Can ask and answer about a good holiday
  • Can give directions in a supermarket
  • Can listen to a radio a program about holidays
  • Can read about how people met their friends
  • Can write a holiday story

 

Unit 9

  • Can talk about how you spend your money
  • Can ask people to do things
  • Can describe favorite possession
  • Can listen to a radio program about shopping mistake
  • Can read a website forum about gift- giving around the world
  • Can write photos captions

 

Unit 10

  • Can discuss the best job for you
  • Can talk about plans
  • Can listen to job interviews
  • Can listen to street interviews about people’s goals
  • Can read about interesting jobs
  • Can write an interview about something new

 

 

 

Speakout Elementary

Unit 1

  • Can introduce yourself and others
  • Can make requests
  • Can listen to prices and numbers
  • Can read about travelling light
  • Can complete a registration form at a hotel
  • Can write an email to book a hotel room

 

Unit 2

  • Can talk about activities you do
  • Can talk about daily routine
  • Can talk about people’s jobs
  • Can listen to people discussing online groups
  • Can read about online groups
  • Can write a internet posting to a penpal

 

Unit 3

  • Can make arrangements to meet friends
  • Can talk about special occasions
  • Can show interest when you listen
  • Can read about unusual family
  • Can write about your family
  • Can write an invitation

 

Unit 4

  • Can describe your home
  • Can talk about things you do in town
  • Can listen to a man describing his flat
  • Can listen to conversations in shops
  • Can read about an English village not in England
  • Can write an email about your home
  • Can write a blog about your favorite place

 

Unit 5

  • Can talk about your eating and drinking habits
  • Can order a meal at a restaurant
  • Can describe a special dish
  • Can listen to people talk about food
  • Can read about eating and drinking habits
  • Can write a recipe

 

Unit 6

  • Can talk about past events
  • Can interview a special person
  • Can listen to famous people’s favorite things
  • Can read about ‘time twins’
  • Can write your life story
  • Can write about a special person

 

Unit 7

  • Can talk about how you like tot ravel
  • Can plan and talk about long journeys
  • Can give directions in a street
  • Can understand directions
  • Can read an article about a bus ride from London to Sydney
  • Can write a short article about a town/ city

 

Unit 8

  • Can describe people’s appearance
  • Can ask for and give recommendations
  • Can listen to a radio program about ideas of beauty
  • Can read blog entries about what people are doing now
  • Can write a review of an event

 

Unit 9

  • Can talk about types of transport
  • Can apologize for being late
  • Can listen to a museum tour
  • Can read an article about Paris Citybikes
  • Can write an email about your experiences at an airport

 

Unit 10

  • Can tell about your future pans or wishes
  • Can makes predictions about situations
  • Can make suggestions and say ‘no’ politely
  • Can listen to a radio program interview with lottery winners
  • Can read an extract from an instruction book about survival
  • Can write a message board notice about your country

Unit 11

  • Can talk about what to do when you don’t feel well
  • Can give advice and offer help
  • Can ask for help in a pharmacy
  • Can listen to a radio program about colds and flu
  • Can read and do a quiz about how fit you are
  • Can read about social experience
  • Can write some advice for health message board

 

Unit 12

  • Can talk about unusual experiences
  • Can describe movement from one place to another
  • Can listen to people talking about their experiences
  • Can read about dangerous jobs
  • Can write a postcard
  • Can write about an exciting/ frightening experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakout Pre-intermediate

Unit 1

  • Can talk about what makes you happy
  • Can ask and answer personal questions
  • Can listen to people what makes them happy
  • Can read newspaper articles about relationships
  • Can write about an important year in your life
  • Can write about your best friend

 

Unit 2

  • Can talk about what motivates you at work
  • Can talk about dangerous jobs
  • Can discuss likes and dislikes
  • Can listen to interviews about jobs
  • Can read about a newspaper article about dangerous jobs
  • Can write an email about work experience
  • Can write a web comment about work/ life balance

 

Unit 3

  • Can talk about your future plans
  • Can discuss your favorite types of culture
  • Can make and receive phone calls
  • Can listen to a radio program about young people having fun
  • Can read an arts quiz
  • Can write an email invitation

 

Unit 4

  • Can talk about what you did at school
  • Can give advice and make suggestions for language learners
  • Can listen to two people describing their secret talents
  • Can read an article about different schools
  • Can read suggestions to improve your English
  • Can write advice for a problem page

 

Unit 5

  • Can tell a travel anecdote
  • Can ask for and give directions
  • Can understand and follow directions in a city
  • Can read about amazing journeys
  • Can read a text about a man who works in three countries every day
  • Can write an email describing a trip or a weekend away
  • Can write an application for an award

 

Unit 6

  • Can talk about your lifestyle
  • Can explain health problems
  • Can listen to a radio interview with a food expert
  • Can listen to conversations between a doctor and her parents
  • Can read an article about living longer
  • Can write about food
  • Can write about a sporting memory

 

Unit 7

  • Can talk about a life change
  • Can tell a story of a man’s life
  • Can listen to a radio program about two women who changed their lives
  • Can read and predict information in a story
  • Can write a blog/ diary

 

Unit 8

  • Can talk about a product that people should invest in
  • Can talk about why you should earn more cash
  • Can listen to a radio program about great investments
  • Can listen to a discussion about salaries
  • Can read an article about shopping tips
  • Can write a description of a product
  • Can write an idea for a business investment

 

Unit 9

  • Can talk about green issues
  • Can talk about places of natural beauty
  • Can listen to a radio program about environmental issues
  • Can read two articles about experiences in the wild
  • Can write about your views on the environment
  • Can write a travel blog

 

Unit 10

  • Can discuss qualities of different places
  • Can describe on the punishments to fit the crimes
  • Can talk about an important issue
  • Can listen to conversations about different cities
  • Can read an article about crime and punishment
  • Can write an email of complaint
  • Can write about an issue

 

Unit 11

  • Can talk about things you’ve done
  • Can talk about future consequences
  • Can give your opinion
  • Can talk about technology you can’t live without
  • Can listen to people talking about how they keep in touch
  • Can listen to a discussion about the internet
  • Can read an article about computer games
  • Can write your opinion

 

Unit 12

  • Can talk about your favorite film
  • Can talk about what you would do if you were famous
  • Can listen to people talking about being famous
  • Can listen to people making requests
  • Can read a magazine article film extras
  • Can read a text about personal concierges
  • Can write about your childhood ambitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakout Upper-intermediate

Unit 1

  • Can ask personal questions
  • Can talk about the kind of people
  • Can talk about experiences
  • Can make phone enquiries
  • Can handle phone enquiries
  • Can read an informal email
  • Can read adverts
  • Can write an informal email
  • Can summarise an incident

 

Unit 2

  • Can talk about big issues
  • Can discuss surveillance society
  • Can learn to give and respond to opinions
  • Can do a class survey
  • Can write a letter of complaint
  • Can write top tips for how to be happy

 

Unit 3

  • Can discuss bad habits
  • Can talk about the future
  • Can plan a niche holiday
  • Can describe procedures
  • Can read an opinion essay
  • Can write an opinion essay
  • Can use linkers to organize essay

 

Unit 4

  • Can tell anecdotes
  • Can talk about regrets
  • Can talk about reading
  • Can describe a TV/film scene
  • Can read stories with a moral
  • Can write a story

 

Unit 5

  • Can talk about inventions
  • Can plan a viral advert
  • Can discuss crazy ideas
  • Can write a report
  • Can write a advert

 

Unit 6

  • Can talk about different ages
  • Can discuss generations
  • Can talk about future
  • Can write a letter to his/her future self
  • Can write a forum comment

 

Unit 7

  • Can talk about ‘must-see’ TV
  • Can express strong reactions
  • Can retell a news story
  • Can write a discursive essay
  • Can write a newspaper article

 

Unit 8

  • Can talk about behavior
  • Can talk about using time
  • Can deal with awkward situations
  • Can describe a family ritual
  • Can write an informal article
  • Can write about a ritual

 

Unit 9

  • Can discuss how good a witness he/she is
  • Can speculate about scams
  • Can report an incident
  • Can write an advice leaflet to help visitors to a city
  • Can write a story about a lucky escape

 

Unit 10

  • Can talk about films and shows he/she’s seen
  • Can show a visitor around part of a town
  • Can discuss a project for a town
  • Can write a film review
  • Can write about a favourite work of art

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakout Advanced

Unit 1

  • Can talk about names
  • Can discuss the results of a personality test
  • Can speculate about people based on their portraits
  • Can describe a treasured possession
  • Can write a personal profile
  • Can write a description of an object

 

Unit 2

  • Can talk about words of wisdom
  • Can discuss controversial ideas
  • Can discuss dilemmas at work
  • Can take part in a panel debate
  • Can write a discursive essay
  • Can write a summary

 

Unit 3

  • Can describe a holiday memory
  • Can talk about your work space
  • Can present a proposal
  • Can write a guidebook entry
  • Can write a documentary proposal

 

Unit 4

  • Can talk about criminal justice
  • Can discuss social issues
  • Can discuss moral dilemmas
  • Can argue a court case
  • Can write a problem-solution essay
  • Can summarise a court case

 

Unit 5

  • Can talk about secrets
  • Can debunk a myth
  • Can discuss freedom of information
  • Can write narrative
  • Can write personal facts people don’t know about his/her

Unit 6

  • Can evaluate future inventions
  • Can discuss trends in language learning
  • Can describe changes in a country
  • Can talk about a decade
  • Can write a report
  • Can write a review of a decade

 

Unit 7

  • Can make an escape plan
  • Can discuss ways to escape routine
  • Can talk about personal choice
  • Can develop a story plot
  • Can write a promotional leaflet
  • Can write a story

 

Unit 8

  • Can chose objects that represent his/her
  • Can talk about memories
  • Can discuss ways to save time
  • Can describe a turning point in his/her life
  • Can write a personal story
  • Can describe a major decision

 

Unit 9

  • Can choose sculptures to suit clients’ needs
  • Can ask creative questions
  • Can rant/rave
  • Can recommend a cultural place
  • Can write a review
  • Can write a recommendation

 

Unit 10

  • Can plan your dream adventure holiday
  • Can talk about ambitions
  • Can negotiate a plan for a film festival
  • Can talk about your ideal job
  • Can write a ‘for and against’ essay
  • Can apply for your dream job