Goal: ask polite questions, agree / disagree gracefully, hold a telephone interview, use the future perfect tense, write a clear dialogue. Examined in Test 1, Test 2, Test 5, Test 6, Test 10, Test 14 and the 200-word dialogue option in Test 16.
📐 Question shapes
- Yes/No: Do / Does / Did + you + verb?
- Wh-: Wh- + AUX + subject + verb?
- Polite request: Could / Would you please...?
- Have you ever + V3?
- What / Where / When / Why / How / How many / How long?
Where do you live?
What time does the bus leave?
Could you please bring the book?
✓ Agreement / disagreement
- Positive: So + AUX + subject (So do I · So is he · So have they).
- Negative: Neither + AUX + subject (Neither do I · Neither is he).
- Disagree: just flip the AUX (I don't · I do · He isn't · She is).
📐 Future perfect future + completed
- will have + V3.
- Trigger: "by + a future time".
By December, I will have sat the O/L exam.
By 6 p.m., he will have reached home.
By 2030, scientists will have invented safer batteries.
📞 Telephone English
- "Hello? / Good morning, [name] speaking."
- "May I speak to ...?" / "Could I have extension 204?"
- "Please hold." / "Just a moment."
- "Would you like to leave a message?"
- "I'll have him / her call you back."
- "Thank you. Goodbye."
✍️ Writing — official word counts
- Notice (Test 6): 40–50 words. HEADLINE + place + date + time + contact.
- Short paragraph (Test 8): 50–60 words.
- Letter / data description (Test 14): ~100 words. Address top-right, "Dear..." → 3 paragraphs → "Yours / Love + name".
- Dialogue / article / speech (Test 16): ~200 words. Six exchanges minimum, two polite phrases.