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English language learners at the Basic Beginner level (Level 1) will develop speaking, listening, reading, writing and acculturation knowledge and skills necessary to transition to the High Beginner level (Level 2).
Speaking=

Students will study spoken interaction and spoken production and learn:

·         To make him / her understood at a slow rate of speech and with repetition using gestures and isolated words.

·         To use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions and gestures.

·         To initiate and respond to simple statements and questions on familiar topics using language patterns practiced in class (provided speech is articulated slowly and clearly).

·         To handle numbers, quantities, cost, and time using language patterns practiced in class.

·         To produce simple mainly isolated phrases about people and places.

·         To manage very short, isolated, simple utterances, with much pausing to search for expressions.

·         To read a very short, rehearsed statement.

·         To link words or groups of words with very basic connectors (and/then).

·         To give personal information.

Listening= Students will learn:

·         To understand when someone speaks.

·         To understand questions and instructions addressed carefully and slowly with repetition and rephrasing.

·         To follow short, simple directions addressed carefully and slowly with repetition and rephrasing.

·         To understand numbers, quantities, cost, and time as using language patterns taught in class 

Reading=Students will learn:

·         To read and understand short, simple texts, a single phrase at a time, picking up familiar terms, words, and basic phrases and rereading as required.

·         To read and understand important vocabulary about gastronomy.

·         To recognize familiar names, words, and very basic phrases in the most common everyday situations and follow short simple written directions.

·         To get an idea of the content of non-fiction texts and short, simple descriptions.

Writing=Students will  learn:

·         To write simple, isolated phrases and sentences 

·         To ask or tell about personal details in written form using simple language patterns 

·         Can write numbers and dates, own name, address, age, and/or date of birth.

Can copy familiar words and short phrases (e.g., simple signs or instructions, names of everyday objects and set phrases used regularly).