Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

Grade 1

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Do they understand a few

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Can they say and repeat

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Can they recognise and

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Can they write or copy

familiar spoken words and

single words in short and

read out a few familiar

simple words or symbols

phrases?

simple phrases?

words and phrases?

correctly?

Early

Grade2

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Do they understand a

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Can they answer simple

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Can they understand and

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Can they write one or two

range of familiar spoken

questions and give basic

read out familiar written

short sentences to a

Stage

phrases?

information?

phrases?

model?

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Can they fill in the words

on a simple form?

Grade3

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Do they understand the

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Can they ask and answer

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Can they understand the

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Can they write a few short

main points from a short

simple questions and talk

main points from a short

sentences with support,

spoken passage made up

about their interests?

written text in clear printed

using expressions which

of familiar language?

script?

have already been

learnt?

Should be able to understand a

Should be able to use basic

Should be able to understand a

Should be able to use a basic

basic range of everyday

range of everyday expression

basic range of everyday

range of everyday expressions

expressions relating to personal

relating to personal details and

expressions relating to personal

relating to personal details and

details and needs. May need to

needs. Pronunciation may not

details and needs. Should have

needs. Spelling may not always

listen several times to get the

always be completely accurate

some understanding of a few

be completely accurate but

On completing the

information needed, depending

but meaning will be clear. Should

simple grammatical structures

meaning will be clear. Should be

how fast the speaker talks. Should

be able to understand and use a

and sentence patterns. Should

able to understand and use a

early stage

have some understanding of a

few simple grammatical

be familiar with the writing system

few simple grammatical

few simple grammatical

structures and sentence patterns.

of the language. Should be

structures and sentence patterns.

structures and sentence patterns.

Should be familiar with the sound

aware of how to address people

Should be familiar with the writing

Should be familiar with the sound

system of the language. Should

both formally and informally as

system of the language. Should

system of the language. Should

be aware of how to address

appropriate.

be aware of how to address

be aware how to address people

people both formally and

people both formally and

both formally and informally as

informally as appropriate.

informally as appropriate.

appropriate.

Grade

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Do they understand the

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Can they take part in a

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Can they understand the

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Can they write a short text

main points and some of

simple conversation and

main points and some

on a familiar topic,

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the detail from a spoken

express their own

detail from short written

adapting language which

Prelim

passage made up of

opinions?

texts in familiar contexts?

they have already

familiar language in

learned?

Stage

simple sentences?

Grade

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Do they understand the

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Can they give a short

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Can they understand the

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Can they write a short text

main points and opinions

prepared talk, on a topic

main points and opinions

on a range of familiar

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in spoken passages made

of their choice, including

in written texts from various

topic, using simple

up of familiar material

expressing their opinions?

contexts?

sentences?

from various contexts?