LEARNING STANDARDS DESCRIPTORS

1st Cycle ESO 1st Cycle ESO

Block 1. Comprehension of oral texts LISTEN

Understanding the mains points and 1. Understanding the main points

relevant details of warnings, adverts, and some details of oral
messages and short communiqués given messages, either live or in
slowly and clearly. recordings.

Understanding the main points of what is 2. Understanding the mains points of

said in structured daily transactions and daily transactions and tasks and
tasks. formal and informal conversations.

Identifying the general meaning and the
main points of a conversation.
Understanding, stories, points of view and
opinions about practical issues in daily life
and matters of interest in a conversation.
Understanding questions about personal,
educational, work matters or subjects of
interest in a conversation or interview as
well as simple, predictable comments.
3. Identifying the main ideas and
information in presentations, talks,
explanations and the news.
4. Distinguishing sounds, accent,
rhythm and intonation in various
contexts and identify what they
aim to communicate.

Distinguishing the main ideas and

relevant information in presentations and
talks.

Identifying essential information in

television programmes about daily issues
and matters of interest.

Block 2. Production of oral texts TALK / CONVERSE

1. Give oral presentations, short,

 Giving short, rehearsed presentations rehearsed presentations, and
and replying to simple questions reply to simple questions about
about their contents. them.

 Dealing with daily tasks and 2. Take part correctly in daily

transactions following norms of basic transactions and tasks.
politeness.
3. Take part in exchanges of
 Taking part in informal conversations information in usual contexts.
face to face or on the phone or using
4. Take part correctly in
other technical media to exchange
conversations using simple
information, express opinions and
structures and clear pronunciation.
points of view, give invitations, make
offers of help, give instructions.

 Taking part in a formal conversation,

meeting or academic or work
 interview.

Block 3. Comprehension of written READING

texts
1. Identifying relevant information in
 Identifying relevant information from instructions, warnings and rules.
instructions for using devices or
machines and safety rules. 2. Understanding the general meaning
and specific details in texts on
 Understanding the main points of different formats.
adverts and advertising material.
3. Understanding the main points of
 Understanding personal messages and correspondence,
correspondence in any format. formal and informal, in different
formats.
 Understanding the main points of
4. Find specific, essential information in
formal correspondence with
reference and study material.
information about matters of interest
in personal, educational or work
5. Understanding the main ideas in
contexts.
newspaper, literary and fictional texts
in different formats.
 Understanding the main ideas in
press texts in any format. 6. Valuing reading as a source of
pleasure and knowledge.
 Understanding specific, essential
information on websites and other
reference materials.

 Understanding the main points of

short, well-structured fictional stories.

Block 4. Production of written texts WRITING

 Filling in a simple questionnaire with 1. Using production strategies for writing

personal information, and connected
with training, work, interests or
hobbies.
 Taking notes, messages and notes
with simple, relevant information.
 Writing notes and messages with
comments or instructions and
warnings about everyday activities
and situations and matters or interest.
 Writing notes, short adverts and
messages about conventions, rules of
politeness and netiquette.
simple texts.
2. Filling in forms, questionnaires and
printed pages with personal
information.
3. Writing notes, messages, adverts,
posts and short, formal and informal
correspondence with simple, relevant
information.
4. Writing texts using appropriate
vocabulary, spelling, punctuation and
correct formats and good structures.

 Writing very short reports with simple,

relevant information about usual
events.
 Writing personal correspondence
starting and keeping up social contact.

 Writing short, basic formal

correspondence, for public or private
instructions or commercial
organisations.