`New Cutting Edge: chart correlating main exam types and grading systems BULATS TOEIC UCLES TOEFL

IELTS

ALTE

BEC

CEF

PTE

LEVEL
Starter Elementary Preintermediate Intermediate Upper Intermediate Advanced

A1 A2 A2++ B1+ B2+ C1

0 1 2 3 4

KET 3.0

0-245 246-380 381-500

0-95 96-125 126-160 160-180 180-235 236-275 1 2 3 4 5

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PET FCE CAE

4.0 5.0 6.0-7.0

500-650 650-720 720-910

1 New Cutting Edge Starter

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Module 11 Module 12

Key Skill Areas for Common European Framework can do statements A1

Greeting introduction A1.1, A1.13 Countries Nationalities A1.15, A1.21, A1.25 Shopping A!.16, A1.18, A1.26, A2.17 Places, home town A1.5, A1.21 Routines, families, possessions, buying things, A1.14, A1.18, A1.19, A2.8, A2.18 Likes / Dislikes, A1.14, Time expressions, Days of the week, A1.4, A1.20 Abilities, Parts of the body A1.22, A1.23, A1.24, A1.25, A1.29 Past Simp to be | Adjectives: A2.6, Past Simp regular verbs: personal history A1.20, A1.21, A1.29, A2.27 Past Simple questions , negative: Buying a rail ticket, A1.2, A1.3, A1.4, A1.6, A2.16 A2.31 Modals: want and going to A1.12, A1.28, A2.38

After completing New Cutting Edge Starter students will have completed A1 and will be ready to start A2 level.
All books in New Cutting Edge series, prepare students for extended oral tasks, teachers who also wish to develop writing skills, should always use the optional writing tasks.

New Cutting Edge Elementary

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Module 11 Module 12 Module 13 Module 14 Module 15

Key Skill Areas for Common European Framework can do statements A2

Personal Information | A2.1, A2.7, A2.32 Demonstratives | A2.3, A2.34, , Present Simple Questions | A2.26, A2.34, A2.5 Present Simple like + VERB+ing | A2.9, A2.8, A2.18, A2.26, A2.34 can / cant | airport A2.4, A2.3, A2.34, A2.35 There is/are, some any| A2.17, A2.13 was/were Past Simple| A2.6, A2.13, A2.27, A2.33, A2.39, Past Simple negatives| A2.6, A2.13, A1.14, A1.19, A2.27 Comparative Adjectives | Shops and shopping | A1.14, A2.3, A2. 14, A2.22 Present Continuous | A2.24, can/cant ability | A2.24, A2.34 Future Intentions: A2.2, A2.9, A2.32, Infinitive of purpose: A2.35 Present Perfect | A2.32, A2.33, A2.37 Prepositions of movement | A1.2, A1.10, A2.37, A1.18 A2.38

After completing New Cutting Edge Elementary, students should be competent to A2 level.
All books in New Cutting Edge series, prepare students for extended oral tasks, teachers who also wish to develop writing skills, should always use the optional writing tasks.

New Cutting Edge PreIntermediate

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Module 11 Module 12 Module 13 Module 14 Module 15

Key Skill Areas for Common European Framework can do statements A2 ++

Revision of Question forms | A2.1, A2.2, A2.5, A2.6, A2.7, A2,10, A2.26, B1.4, B1.10, B1.37 Past Simple | A2.3, B1.3, B1. 9, B1.19, B1.20, B1.23, B1 32, B1.33, Modals obligation / permission | B1.5, B1.7, B1.14, B1.22, B1.28, B1, 29, B1.30, B1.32, Present Simple/Continuous | A2.7, A2.21, A2.24, B1.9, B1.20, B1.21, B1.32 A2.21 Comparative/Superlative adjectives | Describing people B1.2, B1.6, B1.10, B1.32, B1.34 Intentions and wishes | B1.3, B1.15, B1.16, B1.34 Present Perfect / Past Simple | B1.2, B1.4, B1.8, B1.14, B1.21 Using articles, quantifiers with cont, non-count nouns | B1.14, B1.9, B1.17, B1.36 may, might, will, definitely; etc. | B1.9, B1. 10, B1.15, B1.22, Past Continuous | used to | A2.12, B1. 5, B1.9, B1.11, B1.15, B1.17, B1.33, B1.36 Gerunds after like / like doing / would like to do | B1.2, B1.6, B1.15 Present Simple Passive / Past simple passive | B1.4, B1.9, B1.16, B1.30, Present Perfect Continuous how long, for, since | B1.1, B1.9, B1.6, B1.7, B.1.35, B1. 37 Past Perfect already, just, never, before | B1.2, B1.6, B1.9, B1.19, B1.23 Conditionals: will / would | B1.13, B1.7, A2.13, B1.32

After completing New Cutting Edge Pre-intermediate students should be very close to B1 level.
All books in New Cutting Edge series, prepare students for extended oral tasks, teachers who also wish to develop writing skills, should always use the optional writing tasks.

New Cutting Edge Intermediate

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Module 11 Module 12

Key Skill Areas for Common European Framework can do statements B1+
Ask answer questions, Present Simple Continuous | B1.1, B1.2, B1.6, B1.10, B1.20, B1.22, B1.24, B1.26, B1.27, B1.34 Past Simple Continuous, used to | B2.5, B2.9, B2.10, B1.19, B2.16, B2.17, B2.20, Memory training Dictionary skills Comparative, Superlative, B2.1, B2.2, B2.8, B2.15, B1.33, B1.16, Keeping Notes Present Perfect Simple, Continuous for, since, ago | B2.2, B1.7, B1.33, B1.37, (Curriculum Vitae) Future forms, if, when, | B2.1, B2.4, B2.9, B1.28, B1.30, B1.31, B1.35, Spoken Fluency The Passive, -ed, -ing adjectives | B1.2, B2.4, B2.7, B1.23, B2.23 English outside the classroom Polite requests, offers, | B2.5, B2.7, B2.16, B2.17, B2.21, Making arrangements, Revision Techniques Defining Relative Clauses| B2.6, B1.30, B2.9, B2.18, B2.21, B2.35 Predictions, hypothetical possibilities | B2.9, B2.18, B2.21, English outside the classroom Past Perfect, Reported Speech | B2.16, B2.13, B2.20, Using graded readers Obligation / Permission | A1.8, B2.3, B2.7, B2.15, B2.16, B2.21, B2.33 Checking written work Past modals: could have, should have, would have, 3rd Conditional | B2.3, B2.4, B2.8, B2.11, B2.15,

After completing New Cutting Edge Intermediate students should be beyond B1 and very close to B2 level.
All books in New Cutting Edge series, prepare students for extended oral tasks, teachers who also wish to develop writing skills, should always use the optional writing tasks.

New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10 Module 11 Module 12

Key Skill Areas for Common European Framework can do statements B2+
Revision verb forms, auxiliaries | B2.7, B2.15, B2.17, B2.34 Dictionary Skills: word building Nouns, gerunds, adjectives | C1.1, B2.9, B2.16, Narrative verb forms | B2.1, B2.6, B2.13, B2.16, B2.34 Using collocations Passive, have/get something done | B2.5, B2.15, B2.17, C1.8, C1.9, C1.32 Perfect tenses, B2.7, B2.9, B2.18, B2.26, C1.23, + speaking accuracy Articles, emphasis | C1.1, C1.11, B2.15, Note-making | Guessing from context Relative clauses, Quantifiers | B2.16, B2.4, B2.18, C1.8, Improving reading speed Gerunds, infinitives / C1.9, C1.13, C1.21, C1.32 Summarising, linking ideas Modals, past modals | C1.2, C1.8, C1.19, Improve listening Future forms| Ci.3, C1.9, C1.19, C1.23, C1.31, C1.38 | Internet Key Pals Present and past hypothetical situations | C1.4, C1.9, B2.15, B2.17, B2.33 |Internet: online news Reporting Speech Summarising | B2.5, C1.2, B2.25, C1.18, B2.30

After completing New Cutting Edge Upper Intermediate students should be beyond B2 and have some skills at C1 level.
All books in New Cutting Edge series, prepare students for extended oral tasks, teachers who also wish to develop writing skills, should always use the optional writing tasks.

New Cutting Edge Advanced

Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Module 7 Module 8 Module 9 Module 10

Key Skill Areas for Common European Framework can do statements B2+
C1.1, C1.4, C1.6, C1.8, C1.9, C1.19, C1.1, C1.2, C1.14, C1.18, C1.19, C1.33, C1.37 C1.9, C1.14, C1.15, C1.19, C1.31, C1.37 + Improving communication skills C1.2, C1.4, C1.6, C1.11, C1.9, C1.29, C1.34, C1.35 C1.6, C1.9, C1.10, C1.19, C1.20, C1.34 C1.2, C1.7, C1.8, C1.9, C1.22, C1.23, C1.37 C1.1, C1.14, C1.7, C1.24, C1.29, C1.16, C1.19, c1.32 Decision making / Report writing C1.16, C1.19, C1.24, C1.27, C1.28,C1.30, C1.6, C1.10, C1.13, C1.15, C1.20 C1.1, C1.2, C1.7, C1.8, C1.9, C1.14, C1.24, C1.25, C1.29, C1.32, C1.37

After completing New Cutting Edge Advanced students should have a good competence at C1 level.
All books in New Cutting Edge series, prepare students for extended oral tasks, teachers who also wish to develop writing skills, should always use the optional writing tasks.