Questions with shall are difficult to differentiate across A2 and B1 in the English Grammar Profile. They also overlap across categories. Here we give their examples with the details of the grammar entry. Whether or not advice is being sought after, is at both levels. The main formal difference is that most of the A2 points are yes/no questions.
B1 point 113 in the category of MODALITY:
‘shall’ to seek advice.
- What shall I buy for her wedding?
- What shall I do with next week’s work?
A2 point 32 in MODALITY:
shall with ‘we’ to make suggestions.
- Shall we go?
- Shall we go to a Korean restaurant after the film?
A2 Point 45 in MODALITY:
‘shall I’ to make offers.
- Shall I go and buy some cake and crackers?
- Shall I buy you one?
A2 point 17 in MODALITY:
shall question form
- Shall we meet at half-past 4 in front of my house?
- What time shall I come?
- And what shall I bring to the party?
A2 point 19 in the category of FUTURE:
future simple (with will and shall) QUESTIONS
- And what shall I bring to the party?
A2 point 12 in the category of FUTURE:
future simple (with will and shall) OFFERS WITH ‘SHALL’
A2 point 15 in FUTURE:
future simple (with will and shall) SUGGESTIONS WITH ‘SHALL’
- Shall we go to my friend’s house to get it?
- Shall we go there together?
A2 point 14 in the category of CLAUSES:
AFFIRMATIVE INTERROGATIVE, WITH MODAL AUXILIARY VERBS (‘yes/no’ forms)
- Shall we meet at 7.30 pm?