===== B1 Exit Criteria =====
**What it is:** Conditions to move from B1 to B2.  
**What it’s for:** Confirm you can handle faster speech and more complex texts.  
**Example:** You can discuss a topic and support your opinion with examples.

===== You are ready for B2 if you can =====
  * Speak **3 minutes** on a familiar topic with clear structure (opinion + reasons + example).
  * Understand **60–70%** of normal-speed videos/podcasts on familiar topics without transcript.
  * Read articles and infer meaning of some new words from context.
  * Write a short opinion paragraph (120–180 words) with coherence and cohesion.
  * Use present perfect/past simple correctly most of the time.

===== Hard words (Glossary) =====
  * *infer* /ɪnˈfɜː/: suy luận
  * *coherence* /kəʊˈhɪərəns/: tính mạch lạc
  * *cohesion* /kəʊˈhiːʒən/: tính liên kết
  * *support* /səˈpɔːt/: hỗ trợ/đưa dẫn chứng