Guidelines for levels: Trix for Connectors

The Trix series concentrates on specialised areas in language learning which are relevant throughout a student’s learning career. Trix for Connectors is the only material currently available for exclusive practice in Connectors. It is very difficult to assign a ‘level’ to the material in individual games, but teachers have asked for guidelines.

The list below suggests a suitable minimum level required to understand the content of each game in the program, and for the material to be learned as active language in the student’s bank of knowledge. We include ‘above’ to remind you that more advanced students are definitely included!

It is important to realise that all students will benefit from games marked at a ‘lower level’ than their attainment. Some students might benefit from games marked higher than their ability in order to train a passive knowledge that will help their reading skills.

Games in Trix for Connectors	Minimum attainment level
Lexical
Antonymns, converses and contrasts 1and 2	Intermediate and above
General and specific 1,2 and 3	Intermediate and above
General terms to refer back	Intermediate and above
Lexical chains 1, 2 and 3	Intermediate/Upper Intermediate and above
Near Synonyms 1, 2 and 3	Intermediate/Upper Intermediate and above
Parts of the whole 1and 2	Intermediate and above
Range of words 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Restatements 1 and 2	Upper Intermediate and above

Reference
Connecting phrases with prepositions	Upper Intermediate and above
Do as substitute verb	Intermediate and above
Elipsis in agreement	Intermediate and above
Forward reference	Intermediate and above
Mixed pronouns 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Mixed reference 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Object Pronouns referring back	Intermediate and above
Pronouns referring back	Intermediate and above
Pro-verbs and auxiliaries as substitutes	Intermediate and above
Quantity (pronouns)	Intermediate and above
Relatives	Intermediate and above
Similarity and difference	Upper Intermediate and above
Substitution 1 and 2	Intermediate and above

Textual
Clarifying and exemplifying	Intermediate and above
Comment adverbs	Upper Intermediate and above
Condition, Summary and Explanation	Intermediate and above
Generalizing and hedging	Upper Intermediate and above
Main point & extra info	Intermediate and above
Markers in conversation 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Opposite ideas and Sequence markers	Intermediate and above
Parts of written text	Upper Intermediate and above
Refining the message etc 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Stating the obvious and Stating own attitude	Upper Intermediate and above
Written or spoken cloze	Upper Intermediate and above
Written or spoken 1 and 2	Intermediate and above


Grammar and Meaning
Addition and Cause result	Intermediate and above
Addition and Reinforcement	Upper Intermediate and above
Auxiliaries in short responses	Intermediate and above
Cause and Effect and equality and identity	Intermediate and above
Concession	Upper Intermediate and above
Condition	Upper Intermediate and above
Detensifiers	Upper Intermediate and above
Difference	Upper Intermediate and above
Exception	Intermediate and above
In truth and It’s possible	Intermediate and above
Intensifiers	Intermediate and above
Intensifiers and Detensifiers	Upper Intermediate and above
Likelihood and time 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Mainly, to some extent and not	Upper Intermediate and above
Manner	Intermediate and above
Mixed cloze	Upper Intermediate and above
Negatives and adversatives	Upper Intermediate and above
Participles	Intermediate and above
Reason, result and purpose	Intermediate and above
Similarity etc 1, 2 and 3	Upper Intermediate and above
Speaking vaguely 1 and 2	Upper Intermediate and above
Time 1 and 2	Intermediate and above
Two part expressions	Intermediate and above
Types of connectors 1, 2 and 3	Upper Intermediate and above