English Level Four

English 4 - ELP:

Currently Taught by:

• David Jamieson
• Elsa Hashemi
• Heitor Pessoa Castro
• Leigh Donevan
• Mariana Felin
• Rodolfo Barbosa Ribeiro

Objectives

Can ask and talk about very basic symptoms and ailments (e.g. cold, flu).
Can follow a basic sequence of events in a simple text on a familiar topic.
Can recognize when speakers disagree in a conversation conducted slowly and clearly.
Can write short, simple descriptions of people’s physical appearance using basic connectors, given prompts or a model.
Can make and accept offers.
Can use simple, everyday polite forms of greeting and address.
Can discuss what to do and where to go, and make arrangements to meet.
Can recognize when speakers agree in a conversation conducted slowly and clearly.
Can make simple comparisons between people, places or things.
Can communicate in routine tasks requiring simple, direct exchanges of information.
Can ask for personal details in written form in a limited way.
Can leave simple phone messages using fixed expressions.
Can write short texts describing favourite objects, possessions or household pets.
Can follow a simple conversation or narrative about familiar, everyday activities.
Can understand enough to respond to direct requests expressed slowly and clearly.
Can compare their own and others' possessions using simple language.
Can understand short, simple personal emails and letters.
Can describe what something is used for, using basic fixed expressions.
Can write a short description of familiar activities, given visual support.
Can recognize simple expressions of agreement and disagreement in short discussions, if conducted slowly and clearly.
Can answer simple questions and respond to simple statements in an interview.
Can identify specific information in simple letters, brochures and short articles.
Can understand reports of travel delays and cancellations.
Can make an invitation including information about the time and location.
Can identify activities occurring in the past in short, simple dialogues.
Can relay (in Language B) specific, relevant information contained in short, simple texts, labels and notices (in Language A) on familiar subjects.
Can give simple instructions to complete a basic task, given a model.
Can understand rules and regulations (e.g. safety) if expressed in simple language.
Can get the gist of short, simple stories if told slowly and clearly.
Can understand short, simple narrative texts.
Can follow the sequence of events in a short, simple dialogue or narrative.
Can make simple, direct comparisons between two people or things using common adjectives.
Can give compliments, using fixed expressions.
Can describe everyday activities in town (e.g. buying food at the supermarket, borrowing a book from the library) using simple language.
Can write very simple personal emails/letters expressing thanks and apology.
Can make a hotel, restaurant, or transportation reservation on the phone.
Can read out a short, rehearsed statement (e.g. introduce a speaker, propose a toast).
Can give an extended description of everyday topics (e.g. people, places, experiences).
Can understand standard speech on familiar matters, with some repetition or reformulation.
Can understand basic opinions expressed in simple language in short texts.
Can describe very basic events in the past using simple linking words (e.g. 'then', 'next').
Can ask and answer questions about basic plans and intentions.
Can describe habits and routines.
Can make basic inferences from simple information in a short text.
Can make basic inferences in simple conversations on familiar everyday topics.
Can identify basic similarities and differences in the facts between two short simple texts on the same familiar topic, if supported by pictures and questions.
Can summarise (in Language B) the main point(s) in simple, short informational texts (in Language A) on familiar topics.
Can deal with practical everyday demands, exchanging straightforward factual information.
Can express how they feel in simple terms.
Can take simple phone messages using fixed expressions.
Can ask and answer questions about habits and routines.
Can write short, basic descriptions of places, people or things.
Can talk about an event in the past using fixed expressions, given a model.
Can write short, simple notes, emails and messages relating to everyday matters.
Can write a description of a simple everyday process (e.g. a recipe).
Can write short texts about their likes and dislikes, with explanations.
Can identify specific events from short spoken descriptions.
Can identify specific information in a simple factual text.
Can initiate, maintain and close simple, restricted face-to-face conversations.
Can give simple reasons to explain preferences, given a model.
Can pick out and reproduce keywords and phrases or short sentences from a short text within the learner’s limited competence and experience.
Can understand short, simple narratives and biographies.
Can identify key details in a simple recorded dialogue or narrative.
Can use simple fixed expressions to give encouragement (e.g. 'You can do it!')
Can understand the key details of a hotel, restaurant, and transport reservation.
Can talk about plans for the near future in a simple way.
Can understand simple factual titles and headlines relating to common events.
Can take a short, simple message if they are able to ask the speaker to repeat and reformulate it.
Can generally identify the topic of discussion around them when conducted slowly and clearly.
Can write short basic descriptions of past events and activities.
Can use simple language to describe people’s personalities and emotions.
Can describe plans and arrangements.
Can signal contrast in a simple text with a limited range of language.
Can get information from a tourist office of a straightforward, non-specialized nature.
Can write basic instructions with a simple list of points.
Can give basic advice using simple language.
Can understand the instructions to buy tickets online.
Can write a simple email/letter in response to a request for information.
Can understand a simple text about a past event.
Can ensure that the person he/she is addressing understands what he/she means by asking appropriate questions.
Can make a short rehearsed announcement on a familiar topic.
Can express enthusiasm and excitement in a limited way.
Can scan a simple text, identifying the main topic(s).
Can write a simple story or description of an event using basic time expressions.
Can discuss what to do in the evening or at the weekend.
Can use appropriate openings and endings in simple informal emails.
Can explain what they like or dislike about something.
Can write a brief summary of their own personal details, e.g. for a business card.
Can say how they or someone else feels, giving brief reasons.
Can understand enough to manage simple routine exchanges without undue effort.
Can ask for and give or refuse permission.
Can write simple sentences about a future trip or event.
Can relay in writing (in Language B) specific information contained in short simple informational texts (in Language A), provided the texts concern concrete, familiar subjects and are composed in simple everyday language.
Can interpret and describe (in Language B) simple visuals on familiar topics (e.g. a weather map, a basic flow chart) (with text in Language A), even though pauses, false starts and reformulation may be very evident.
Can report in simple sentences (in Language B) the information contained in clearly structured, short, simple texts (in Language A) that have illustrations or tables
Can ask and answer questions about past times and past activities.
Can give a simple description of how to carry out an everyday process (e.g. a recipe).
Can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points.
Can ask for clarification about keywords not understood, using fixed expressions.
Can respond to excuses using basic fixed expressions.
Can write a short, simple email/letter asking for information about an apartment or house to rent.
Can relay (in Language B) the point made in a clear announcement (in Language A) concerning familiar everyday subjects, though he/she may have to simplify the message and search for words/signs.
Can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest.
Can make and respond to suggestions.
Can derive the probable meaning of simple, unknown words from short, familiar contexts.
Can discuss what to do next using simple phrases.
Can talk about personal possessions, including household pets.
Can write a basic email/letter accepting or declining an invitation.
Can write descriptions of everyday personal experiences.
Can show interest in the conversation using fixed expressions.
Can write simple sentences about their educational background and present or past job.
Can follow the sequence of actions or events in a text on a familiar everyday topic.
Can write a basic informal email/letter of invitation with simple, key details.
Can complete a simple form asking for medical information.
Can provide an approximate spoken/signed translation (into Language B) of short, simple, everyday texts (e.g. brochure entries, notices, instructions, letters or e-mails) (written in Language A).
Can write about everyday things (e.g. people, places, jobs) in linked sentences.
Can cancel a hotel, restaurant, or transportation reservation on the phone.
Can give the reasons for a choice, using simple language.
Can use some basic interjections to express understanding, surprise, disappointment, and excitement.
Can understand basic medical advice.
Can understand a simple form asking for medical information
Can make basic informal suggestions in writing.
Can list as a series of bullet points (in Language B) the relevant information contained in short simple texts (in Language A), provided the texts concern concrete, familiar subjects and contain only simple everyday language
Can report (in Language B) the main points made in simple TV or radio news items (in Language A) reporting events, sports, accidents, etc., provided the topics concerned are familiar and the delivery is slow and clear.
Can comment on other people’s online postings, provided they are written/signed in simple language, reacting to embedded media by expressing feelings of surprise, interest and indifference in a simple way.
Can write simple texts giving key information about their culture (e.g. food, national holidays, festivals).
Can communicate (in Language B) the overall sense of what is said (in Language A) in everyday situations, following basic cultural conventions and conveying the essential information, provided this is articulated clearly and that he/she can ask for repetition and clarification.
Can use formulaic language to respond to routine problems arising in online transactions (e.g. concerning the availability of models and special offers, delivery dates, addresses).
Can rewrite a simple text to correct mistakes.
Can use formulaic language to respond to routine problems arising in online transactions (e.g. concerning the availability of models and special offers, delivery dates, addresses).
Can make short descriptive online postings about everyday matters, social activities and feelings, with simple key details.
Can give a short, basic description of events and activities.
Can make an appointment on the phone.
Can make simple predictions about the future.
Can introduce himself/herself and manage simple exchanges online, asking and answering questions and exchanging ideas on predictable everyday topics, provided enough time is allowed to formulate responses, and that he/she interacts with one interlocutor at a time.
Can make simple future arrangements and plans with reference to a diary or schedule.
Can understand the main information from simple diagrams (e.g. graphs, bar charts).
Can express regret using simple language.
Can select simple passages he/she particularly likes from a work of literature to use as quotes.
Can interact online with a supportive partner in a simple collaborative task, responding to basic instructions and seeking clarification, provided there are visual aids such as images, statistics or graphs to clarify the concepts involved.
Can collaborate in simple, shared tasks, provided other participants speak/sign slowly and that one or more of them help him/her contribute and express his/her suggestions.
Can paraphrase a simple factual statement related to a familiar topic.
Can ask why someone thinks something, or how they think something would work.
Can understand instructions delivered at normal speed and accompanied by visual support.
Can listen to a short narrative and predict what will happen next.
Can make basic inferences or predictions about text content from headings, titles or headlines.
Can understand simple technical information (e.g. instructions for everyday equipment).
Can describe future plans and intentions using fixed expressions.
Can identify a simple chronological sequence in a recorded narrative or dialogue.
Can give basic advice in writing using simple language.

Criteria for Completion of Level

To enter level-five classes students must achieve a score of 80% or higher on the level-five test and have a teacher recommend that they level up after successfully completing one of the following tasks:

Retell someone the gist of a weather report.

Agree on advice to give in an advice column and write a response to someone's problem.