DESCRIPTORS & INDICATORS

DESCRIPTORS

UNDERSTANDING LISTENING

The student can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance (for example, very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). He can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

UNDERSTANDING READING

The student can read very short, simple texts. He can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements prospectuses, menus and timetables and also short simple personal letters/emails.

SPEAKIG: SPOKEN INTERACTION

The student can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. He can handle  very short social exchanges, even though he can’t usually understand enough to keep  the conversation going himself.

SPEAKING: SPOKEN PRODUCTION

The student can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms his family and other people, living conditions, his educational background and his present or most recent job.

WRITING

The student can write short, simple notes and messages relating to matters in areas of immediate need. He can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something.

INDICATORS

- The student understands and expresses his personal interests and preferences

 on different aspects of everyday life

- The student describes his skills and hobbies and relates them to the activities 

he does in his free time

- He identifies and uses expressions to describe his likes with respect to music, 

sports, hobbies

- He describes skills and talents to perform certain activities

- He recognizes and employs vocabulary to describe personality types

- He participates in conversations that talk about leisure activities or 

hobbies and the frequency with which they are performed