Verbal Communication Objectives
- Spoken Interaction
- Can ask and talk about very basic symptoms and ailments (e.g. cold, flu).
- Can initiate, maintain and close simple, restricted face-to-face conversations
- Can express how they feel in simple terms.
- Can ask for clarification about key words not understood using stock phrases.
- Can ask very simply for repetition when they don’t understand
- Spoken Production
- Can make simple, direct comparisons between two people or things using common adjectives.
- Listening
- Can generally identify the topic of discussion around them when conducted slowly and clearly
- Can recognize when a speaker is checking that the listener has understood something in a conversation conducted slowly and clearly.
Vocabulary Objectives
- Health and Body
- Can use some very common language related to symptoms. (headache; stomachache; feel bad/sick; blocked up (BrE)/stuffed up (AmE), etc.)
- Can use some common language related to medical assistance. (doctor; hospital; help; feel sick; hurt, etc.)
- Countries, Cities, Towns, and Public Places
- Can use basic language related to parts of a building (roof; windows, floors, lift (BrE)/elevator (AmE); stairs; ceiling; air-conditioning (BrE)/AC (AmE), etc.)
- Can recognize and say a range of nations and nationalities (Japan/Japanese; Germany/German; Brazil/Brazilian; Egypt/Egyptian, etc.)
Grammar Objectives
- Possessives, Pronouns and Quantifiers
- Can show that something is part of something using of. (the roof of the house; the colour of her hair; the start of the lesson, etc.)
- Adjectives and Adverbs
- Can make basic comparisons with common regular and irregular adjectives. (bigger than; more expensive than; more interesting than; taller than; later than, etc.)
- Modal Verbs
- Can express likelihood in the present and future using can and might. (She might not be ready; We might be late; We might win; They can’t be at home, etc.)
- Questions
- Can distinguish between a range of wh- words in questions including which. (Which film did you see?; Where do you live?; When does the match start?, etc.)
- Can ask and answer basic questions with what/who + this/that. (What’s this? It’s my phone; Who’s that? It’s the new teacher, etc.)
- Discourse and Linking
- Can express simple addition using a range of basic linking words and phrases. (and; also; as well; too, etc.)
Written Communication Objectives
- Writing
- Can make simple comparisons between people, places or things