Levels 1 and 2 每 basic
Content:
(1) Stereotypical questions and answers; for example
What is your name? My name is ____
Where do you live? I live in _____ (city)
What is your address? ____(number) _____(street) _____ (apartment)____(city)
What do you do? I am a _____ (profession)
etcetera
(2) Use of the simple present tense, including contractions and negatives, and basic 500 words of vocabulary; for example
What＊s the weather like today? It＊s raining.
What do you like to do on Saturday? On Saturday, I sleep and watch TV.
Do you have a pet? Yes, I have a bird./ No, I don＊t have any pets.
Form:
Use of full sentences in answers..
Pronunciation of all 45 sounds in English. (at least 70% correct)
NO replacement of sounds e.g. NOT using f for th or s for sh or w for v, etc. (at least 70% correct)
Stress on correct syllable of words.
Levels 3 and 4 每 intermediate
Content:
(3) Use of present continuous and simple past and immediate future tenses, affirmative and negative and questions, as well as basic skills above, and basic 1000 words of vocabulary; for example
Are you working now? No, I＊m doing a test on the computer.
What was the weather like yesterday? It rained in the morning and it snowed in the afternoon.
What did you do last weekend? We went to the beach.
Did you see the election on the news? No, I didn＊t.
Ask
me if I went to
(4) Use of other auxiliary verbs such as can, must, should, etcetera. Use of perfect and pluperfect tenses in affirmative and negative, including contractions. Use of 1500 to 2000 words of vocabulary; for example
Have
you ever been to
What can we do about global warming? We must stop burning gas and oil; we must find other sources of energy.
Form:
Use of full sentences in answers.
Some answers more than one sentence, with detail.
Able to listen to a paragraph and answer questions about it.
Pronunciation of all 45 sounds in English. (at least 85% correct)
NO replacement of sounds e.g. NOT using f for th or s for sh or w for v, etc. (at least 85% correct)
Sentence intonation 每 stronger stress on main words, less on supporting words, rising tone for questions, etcetera.
Levels 5 and 6 每 advanced
Content:
(5) Use of complex sentences and all common verb tenses. Understanding idioms in common speech. Vocabulary 3000 words and more. Able to figure out new vocabulary and forms from context. For example
What
were you doing when the
Do
you think we should worry about global warming; why or why not? I think we
should worry because environmental damage such as flooding is getting worse
every year./ I don＊t think we need to worry here in
(6) Use of natural conversational forms including all tenses, some idioms, and a vocabulary over 5000 words. Able to figure out new information from context. Ability to make inferences. For example
Some people say politics is just a lot of hot air; are you interested in politics, and why or why not? I am interested in politics because I think we need to take part in decisions that affect our future; I don＊t think it＊s all hot air even though some speeches are pretty meaningless.
What do you think of the Canadian education system? I think it＊s pretty good at the university level, although I have heard from my friends that the elementary schools and high schools are not academically challenging enough.
Form:
Use of full sentences in answers.
Some answers more than one sentence, with detail.
Able to listen to a paragraph and answer questions about it.
Pronunciation of all 45 sounds in English. (at least 95% correct)
NO replacement of sounds e.g. NOT using f for th or s for sh or w for v, etc. (at least 95% correct)
Sentence intonation 每 stronger stress on main words, less on supporting words, rising tone for questions, etcetera. Understanding and communicating mood or humour through intonation.