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READY / UNIT 5
Unit 5 Can Do Statements
RECEPTION ACTIVITIES
Spoken reception
Overall spoken reception
Can understand concrete information on familiar topics encountered in everyday life, delivered in slow and
carefully articulated speech when necessary
Can understand basic sentences describing someone’s physical appearance, and familiar everyday items, especially
when supported by pictures
Understanding conversation between expert language users
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Can understand some words and expressions when people are talking about themselves, family, school,
hobbies or surroundings
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Can recognize words and simple phrases related to familiar topics with or without the support of pictures
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Can understand basic information about someone’s immediate family with or without the support of
pictures or gestures
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Can identify people in their immediate surroundings or in pictures from a short, simple description of their
physical appearance and clothes
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Can understand words and short sentences when listening to a simple conversation, when people talk slowly
and clearly
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Can identify the day and date in short, simple dialogues, if spoken slowly and clearly and supported by
pictures or gestures
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Can identify the names of people or places in short, simple dialogues, if spoken slowly and clearly
Listening as a member of a live audience
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Can understand teacher talk and classroom discussions
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Can understand teacher feedback expressed in simple language
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Can understand basic questions about objects present in their immediate surroundings or in pictures
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Can identify the day, date and time in short, simple dialogues, spoken slowly and clearly, with or without the
support of pictures or gestures
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Can understand basic phrases about the weather, spoken slowly and clearly
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Can understand short, simple questions related to basic personal information
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Can follow a short, familiar story, with or without the support of pictures, gestures and repetition when
delivered slowly and clearly
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Can recognize familiar words and basic phrases in short, illustrated stories, read out slowly and clearly
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Can recognize familiar key words and phrases in short, basic descriptions, spoken slowly and clearly
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Can understand sentence types through word order rather than intonation.
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Can understand basic descriptors (adjectives from Band I Core I) about where things or people are, if spoken
slowly and clearly and where necessary supported by pictures or gestures
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Can identify the names of people or places in short, simple dialogues, if spoken slowly and clearly
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Can follow a short, familiar story, with or without the support of pictures, gestures and repetition
Listening to instructions and directions
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Can understand and follow short and simple instructions/directions addressed carefully and slowly to
him/her, including simple teacher instructions and explanations
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