Listening Understands Understands simple Understands the Understands, at a Understands when Understands the Listens and familiar words directions, main points in general level, people speak at main points and the demonstrates a good and expressions questions, clear and simple overheard normal speed on important details of understanding of text (e.g., thank you, announcements and messages and conversations, familiar topics. audio text provided offering appropriate excuse me) and descriptions of instructions when simple short Understands the standard language is and thoughtful understands familiar objects delivered slowly narratives and main points of used and the topic is responses with simple, concrete provided the (e.g., how to get dialogues of overheard one of interest. reasonable evidence to questions about speaker speaks from X to Y). movies or cartoons discussions. Understands the support responses. themselves, their slowly and clearly Understands if the topics are Understands audio main points in a Retells and sequences families and their with significant phrases and high familiar and if the text dealing with relatively long ideas and events from immediate pauses. frequency speech is slow and familiar topics as well overheard oral texts. Describes surroundings Understands vocabulary clear. Can as announcements conversation. the main topic and provided the numbers, and related to generally recognize and television shows Understands detailed specific details in heard speaker speaks other pieces of personal changes in the (if supported by oral instructions. text. Follows slowly and clearly. short information if interests. Extracts topic of discussion. visuals). There may instructions and Understands given slowly and important Listens to other be a need to repeat oral directions. simple clearly. Understands information from students’ particular words and instructions in the most of a story audio texts (e.g. classroom phrases or to replay classroom, such when it is read sports scores, contributions and text. as up, slowly and clearly weather uses these ‘Stand please” when and is accompanied forecasts) responses as expressed slowly with visuals. provided the models for their and clearly, message is own. possibly with delivered clearly. accompanying gestures. Often recognizes spoken words similar to
Listening Understands familiar words and expressions (e.g., thank you, excuse me) and understands simple, concrete questions about themselves, their families and their immediate surroundings provided the speaker speaks slowly and clearly. Understands simple instructions in the classroom, such as ‘Stand up, please” when expressed slowly and clearly, possibly with accompanying gestures. Often recognizes spoken words similar to Understands simple directions, questions, announcements and descriptions of familiar objects provided the speaker speaks slowly and clearly with significant pauses. Understands numbers, and other pieces of short information if given slowly and clearly. Understands most of a story when it is read slowly and clearly and is accompanied with visuals. Understands the main points in clear and simple messages and instructions when delivered slowly (e.g., how to get from X to Y). Understands phrases and high frequency vocabulary related to personal interests. Extracts important information from audio texts (e.g. sports scores, weather forecasts) provided the message is delivered clearly. Understands, at a general level, overheard conversations, simple short narratives and dialogues of movies or cartoons if the topics are familiar and if the speech is slow and clear. Can generally recognize changes in the topic of discussion. Listens to other students’ classroom contributions and uses these responses as models for their own. Understands when people speak at normal speed on familiar topics. Understands the main points of overheard discussions. Understands audio text dealing with familiar topics as well as announcements and television shows (if supported by visuals). There may be a need to repeat particular words and phrases or to replay text. Understands the main points and the important details of audio text provided standard language is used and the topic is one of interest. Understands the main points in a relatively long overheard conversation. Understands detailed oral instructions. Listens and demonstrates a good understanding of text offering appropriate and thoughtful responses with reasonable evidence to support responses. Retells and sequences ideas and events from oral texts. Describes the main topic and specific details in heard text. Follows instructions and oral directions.