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Kind of text Topics Strategy

Children 1 None Familiar names, words.
Very basic phrases.
Children 2 Simple notices. Cardinal numbers up to 100.
Basic sentences. Prices.
Simple signs. Drinks and food items.
Familiar words. Everyday nouns and
Contractions. adjectives.
Days and months.
Everyday signs.
Basic action words.
Familiar everyday words.
Pre A1 Children 3  Short, simple texts. Familiar words. Guess the meaning of a word from an
Teens 1  Basic sentences. Everyday objects. accompanying picture.
Adults 1  Short simple descriptions People and animals. Find words in a dictionary.
beginner supported by visual support. Directions.
 Basic factual statements. Places.
 A simple text supported by The weather.
pictures.
A1 Teens 2  Simple phrases Familiar, everyday activities. Get the gist of a very simple illustrated story.
Adults 1  Short, simple messages Physical appearance
Elementary  Basic instructions Possessions
 Simple texts Likes and dislikes

Pre A2 Teens 3  Simple phrases. Familiar, everyday activities. Get the gist of a very simple illustrated story.
Adults 2  Short, simple messages. Physical appearance.
 Basic instructions. Things people have.
 A simple text. Likes and dislikes.
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A2 Teens 4  Short, simple personal emails Travel Make basic inferences from simple information in a
Adults 3 and letters. Familiar everyday topics. short text.
 Reports. Identify basic similarities and differences in the
 Simple narrative texts. facts between two short simple texts on the same
 Basic opinions. familiar topic, if supported by pictures and
 Simple narratives and questions.
biographies. Identify specific information in a simple factual text.
 Simple text about past events. Make basic inferences or predictions about text
 Follow the sequence of content from headings, titles or headlines.
actions in a text. Identify the main topics.
Pre B 1 Teens 5  Technical information Events Identify similarities and differences between two
Adults 4  Descriptions. Feelings short texts.
 Structured texts. Wishes Scan
 Basic types of standard Skim
letters. Identify key subject vocabulary.
 Letters, emails and online Derive the probable meaning of simple unknown
postings. words from short, familiar contexts.
 A short article. Identify the main topic and related ideas.
Distinguish between fact and opinion.
Recognize the direct repetition of ideas as a simple
cohesive device.
Make simple inferences based on information given
in a short article

B1 Teens 6  Formal structured text.
Adults 5  Instructions.
 Straightforward newspaper
articles.
 Extended text or article.
 Problem and solution essays.
 Argumentative essays.
Advice. infer meaning based on information in a text.
Instructions. recognize significant points and arguments.
Opinion recognize the general line of a written argument.
Familiar topics. identify key information in an extended text or
article.
understand cause and effect relationships.
recognize the writer’s point of view.
compare information given in different texts.
use a monolingual dictionary.
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identify the main conclusions in a text.

Pre B 2 Teens 7  Newspaper and magazine Identify persuasive language.
Adults 6 articles. Make inferences or predictions.
 Extended narratives. Distinguish supporting details from main points.
 Structured texts. Understand author’s purpose and intended
 Factual and imaginative texts. audience.
 Cohesive devices. Recognize the use of irony.
Scan a long text or a set of related texts.
Make inferences about attitudes and feelings.
Summarize.
Identify styles, genres and registers.