Listening
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• following main ideas in small group discussion, class discussion, formal presentations and informal conversation
• recognising the same idea expressed in different words
• identifying relevant information in a talk when questions are given beforehand
• recording and organising spoken information to set guidelines using graphs, tables, short answers or similar techniques
• checking completeness and accuracy of information gained from spoken communication
• recalling spoken texts using notes
• understanding and recounting the text of an unfamiliar speaker on a familiar topic
• identifying main differences between formal and informal speech registers
• identifying and using stress, emphasis, intonation and pronunciation on meaning and clarity of communication in a variety of oral texts
• oral communication with literal and common figurative functions.
• following main ideas in small group discussion, class discussion, formal presentations and informal conversation
• recognising the same idea expressed in different words
• identifying relevant information in a talk when questions are given beforehand
• recording and organising spoken information to set guidelines using graphs, tables, short answers or similar techniques
• checking completeness and accuracy of information gained from spoken communication
• recalling spoken texts using notes
• understanding and recounting the text of an unfamiliar speaker on a familiar topic
• identifying main differences between formal and informal speech registers
• identifying and using stress, emphasis, intonation and pronunciation on meaning and clarity of communication in a variety of oral texts
• oral communication with literal and common figurative functions.
Speaking
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• use of appropriate volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in direct questions, exclamations and statements in a variety of speaking contexts
• use of appropriate register for different situations and functions
• use of appropriate conventions of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation with increasing consistency
• impromptu oral presentation
• conversation involving responding, seeking clarification, and extending a conversation
• using vocabulary appropriate to the purpose including technical terms
• giving a prepared presentation using outline or notes
• small group and whole class discussion about new topics
• negotiation of an issue
• using a range of conventional phrases for specific purposes
• using circumlocution to compensate for vocabulary limitations
• rehearsing and modifying presentations to enhance fluency and accuracy.
• use of appropriate volume, stress, intonation and pronunciation in direct questions, exclamations and statements in a variety of speaking contexts
• use of appropriate register for different situations and functions
• use of appropriate conventions of grammar, sentence structure and punctuation with increasing consistency
• impromptu oral presentation
• conversation involving responding, seeking clarification, and extending a conversation
• using vocabulary appropriate to the purpose including technical terms
• giving a prepared presentation using outline or notes
• small group and whole class discussion about new topics
• negotiation of an issue
• using a range of conventional phrases for specific purposes
• using circumlocution to compensate for vocabulary limitations
• rehearsing and modifying presentations to enhance fluency and accuracy.
Reading
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• responding to a range of personal, imaginative and informative texts taken from literature and other sources
• recognising the role of purpose, audience and context in the meaning of simpler texts
• identifying organisational features and emphases including repetition, reiteration and paraphrasing, literal and interpretive levels of meaning and main ideas in texts
• structural staging of texts, including key aspects of narrative and textbook structures, description, explanation and discussion in simple texts
• recognising and understanding context clues for meanings
• distinguishing between main and ancillary ideas and themes in texts
• distinguishing between fact and opinion
• recognising perspectives in a variety of texts on the same topic
• recognising figurative language in context
• reading strategies for particular purposes, for example, skimming, scanning, and slower, close reading, selecting key information and predicting.
• responding to a range of personal, imaginative and informative texts taken from literature and other sources
• recognising the role of purpose, audience and context in the meaning of simpler texts
• identifying organisational features and emphases including repetition, reiteration and paraphrasing, literal and interpretive levels of meaning and main ideas in texts
• structural staging of texts, including key aspects of narrative and textbook structures, description, explanation and discussion in simple texts
• recognising and understanding context clues for meanings
• distinguishing between main and ancillary ideas and themes in texts
• distinguishing between fact and opinion
• recognising perspectives in a variety of texts on the same topic
• recognising figurative language in context
• reading strategies for particular purposes, for example, skimming, scanning, and slower, close reading, selecting key information and predicting.
Writing
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• composing short personal, imaginative and factual writing for different audiences, purposes and contexts
• writing for different purposes, for example, note-taking, note-making, summarising, precis and paraphrase, and formally structured writing including various forms of essays
• classroom text structures
• drafting, revising, editing, proofreading and rewriting
• applying standard conventions of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and quotation to writing
• using vocabulary suited to the purpose
• recognising and understanding differences between spoken and written text.
• composing short personal, imaginative and factual writing for different audiences, purposes and contexts
• writing for different purposes, for example, note-taking, note-making, summarising, precis and paraphrase, and formally structured writing including various forms of essays
• classroom text structures
• drafting, revising, editing, proofreading and rewriting
• applying standard conventions of grammar, sentence structure, punctuation and spelling and quotation to writing
• using vocabulary suited to the purpose
• recognising and understanding differences between spoken and written text.
Viewing
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• identifying main ideas or specific information in film, the mass media and multimedia, from verbal and nonverbal elements
• identifying techniques used in film and the mass media to construct realities
• recognising how meaning is shaped in the mass media.
recognising the role of purpose, audience and context in the meaning of simpler visual texts
• identifying organisational features and emphases including repetition, reiteration, literal and interpretive meaning and main ideas in visual texts
• recognising and understanding context clues for meanings
• distinguishing between main and ancillary ideas and themes in visual texts
• distinguishing between fact and opinion.
• identifying main ideas or specific information in film, the mass media and multimedia, from verbal and nonverbal elements
• identifying techniques used in film and the mass media to construct realities
• recognising how meaning is shaped in the mass media.
recognising the role of purpose, audience and context in the meaning of simpler visual texts
• identifying organisational features and emphases including repetition, reiteration, literal and interpretive meaning and main ideas in visual texts
• recognising and understanding context clues for meanings
• distinguishing between main and ancillary ideas and themes in visual texts
• distinguishing between fact and opinion.
Representing
Knowledge and understanding of and skills in:
• constructing simpler types of representation, linking verbal and nonverbal elements
• role-play and improvisation.
• constructing simpler types of representation, linking verbal and nonverbal elements
• role-play and improvisation.