Level 3
Conditions: Documents are very simple or related to advertising and refer to daily life. Students understand the gist of brief, simple texts.
More specifically, they can:
- understand informative documents;
- understand brief descriptions;
- understand information with the help of key words or visual cues;
- identify basic grammar forms.
Level 4
Conditions: Documents relate to concrete topics and refer to daily life. The language is simple and common. Students understand a few paragraphs.
More specifically, they can:
- situate facts, academic events, classroom activities and instructions in time;
- grasp the sequence of steps in directions;
- answer general comprehension questions (who?, what?, when?, where?);
- compare facts in order to make a choice.