Verbal Communication Objectives
- Spoken Interaction
- Can ask for and give directions referring to a map or plan.
- Can get simple information about travel, use public transport, buy ticket and give directions.
- Can handle common everyday transactions (e.g. buying a ticket).
- Spoken Production
- Can express basic intentions with simple time markers (e.g. tomorrow).
- Listening
- Can identify the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.
- Can extract key factual information such as prices, times and dates from short clear, simple messages and announcements.
Vocabulary Objectives
- Sports, Hobbies, and Interests
- Can use very basic language related to sporting events. (team; club; win; lose; score; against; beat; player, etc.)
- Countries, Cities, Towns, and Public Places
- Can name very common public places in a city (leisure centre (BrE); library, shops; health centre; hospital; bus station, etc.)
- Can use basic language related to how to get somewhere on foot. (turn right/left; straight ahead; go left/right here; go left/right at the, etc.)
- Can name a limited range of common buildings and dwelling places. (apartment (AmE)/flat (BrE); house; complex (AmE); condominium (AmE); hotel, etc.)
- Can use basic language related to using a map. (on the map; you’re here; take this road/train/the blue line; follow this road here, etc.)
Grammar Objectives
- Prepositions
- Can give simple directions using basic prepositions and adverbs of movement. (go past the; walk/go along; go straight on; turn left/right; go round/over/across the, etc.)
- Past Tenses
- Can talk about past events using common regular/irregular past simple forms. (We stopped work at 5 p.m.; It didn’t rain yesterday; Did you see the match?, etc.)
- Future Forms
- Can express basic personal intentions using going to. (I’m going to look for a new job; Are you going to come to the party?, etc.)
- Word Order and Sentence Patterns
- Can use common imperatives to give instructions and make requests. (Excuse me; Call me; Please sit down; Don’t forget the homework; Pass the milk, etc.)
Written Communication Objectives
- Writing
- Can copy out short texts in printed or clearly handwritten form.
- Can copy short sentences on everyday subjects (e.g. directions for how to get somewhere).