Subject areas for ISE III

ORAL EXAM/ WRITTEN EXAM WRITTEN EXAM:

- Independence - Roles in the family
- Ambitions - Communication
- Role models - The school curriculum
- Competitiveness - Youth behavior
- Young people’s rights - Use of the internet
- The media - Designer goods
- Advertising - International events
- Lifestyles - Equal opportunities
- The arts - Social issues
- The rights of the individual - The future of the planet
- Economic issues - Scientific developments
- Stress management
Types of writing genres:
- Descriptive essay - Informal email or letter
- Discursive essay - Formal email or letter
- Argument essay - Review
- Article (magazine or online) - Report
Grammar for ISE III
There are no suggested grammar structures for ISE III. Candidates are
expected to use a broad range of complex structures to express thoughts
clearly. As these structures are cumulative through the levels, here you are the
list of suggested grammar for ISE I and ISE II:
ISE I: ISE II
 Present perfect tense including use  Second and third conditionals
with for, since, ever, never, just  Simple passive
 Connecting clauses using because  Used to
 Will referring to the future for  Relative clauses
informing and predicting  Modals and phrases used to give
 Adjectives and adverbials of advice and make suggestions, eg
quantity, eg a lot (of), not very should/ought to, could, you’d better
 much, many
 Expressions of preference, eg I
prefer, I’d rather
 Zero and first conditionals, using
if and when
 Present continuous tense for future
use
 Past continuous tense
 Modal verbs, eg must, need to, Linking expressions, eg even though, in
might, don’t have to
 Infinitive of purpose
 Modals and phrases used to express
possibility and uncertainty may,
might, I’m not sure
 Discourse connectors because of,
due to
 Present perfect continuous tense
 Past perfect tense
 Reported speech
spite of, although