Level Five: Language Functions The student will: Examples Initiate Social Interaction Ask someone for help I need help. Can you help me, please? Commiserate someone Hard luck! Better luck next time! Clarify meaning Express a lack of understanding Can you explain that, please? I don’t understand. Ask for a spelling Can you please? spell ‘ball’, Ask someone to repeat themselves Can you repeat that, please? Converse with a person or people Suggest something a game of soccer! Let’s play Invite someone somewhere Would you like to come to my house? Give a status to something/someone the best in school at dancing! I’m Give someone a challenge You can’t do that! Look for or give an opinion Make an assumption I suppose she is sick today. Forgive someone That’s ok. Don’t worry about it. Show you support for someone You can do it. Keep trying! Look for or give information Correct someone mine, not yours! That’s Structure a conversation Initiate a conversation Did you hear about what happened? Excuse oneself Pardon me. End a conversation in a rush now! Well that’s it… I’m
Level Five: Language Functions The student will: Examples Initiate Social Interaction Ask someone for help Commiserate someone I need help. Can you help me, please? Hard luck! Better luck next time! Clarify meaning Express a lack of understanding Ask for a spelling Ask someone to repeat themselves Can you explain that, please? I don’t understand. Can you spell ‘ball’, please? Can you repeat that, please? Converse with a person or people Suggest something Invite someone somewhere Give a status to something/someone Give someone a challenge Let’s play a game of soccer! Would you like to come to my house? I’m the best in school at dancing! You can’t do that! Look for or give an opinion Make an assumption Forgive someone Show you support for someone I suppose she is sick today. That’s ok. Don’t worry about it. You can do it. Keep trying! Look for or give information Correct someone That’s mine, not yours! Structure a conversation Initiate a conversation Excuse oneself End a conversation Did you hear about what happened? Pardon me. Well that’s it… I’m in a rush now!