Aim
By the end of Year 2 students will be able to understand and speak English to a level corresponding to Band B2 in the CEFR.

Objectives
By the end of Year 2 students will:
- be able to understand and structure clear and detailed oral descriptions on a wide range
of subjects of academic and professional interest;
- be able to understand in detail standard spoken language even in a noisy environment;
- be able to follow and respond to straightforward and clearly structured lectures or talks on
a familiar topic, including professional topics;
- be able to understand most radio and TV programmes (documentaries, live interviews, talk shows, plays and the majority of films) delivered in standard language and summarise
them orally;
- to express a viewpoint by giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options, causes, consequences, hypothetical situations;
- be able to use appropriate language in different social contexts