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Table 2: General objectives to achieve in
Grade 6-Grade 9
Grade 6
Grade 7
Grade 8
Grade 9
L
Understand simple classroom
instructions and language.
Understand simple questions
and answers or sentences of
40-60 words in length about
basic personal
information,
family and school.
Understand
the main ideas of
simple monologues or dialogues
about
the
topics
covered.
Understand the main ideas of
monologues or dialogues of 40-60
words in length, delivered at a low
speed.
Understand
the main ideas and
specific details of monologues or
dialogues
about
the
topics
covered. Understand monologues
or dialogues of 80-100
words in
length, delivered at a relatively
low speed.
Understand the main ideas and
specific details of monologues or
dialogues
about
the
topics
covered. Understand monologues
or dialogues of 100-120 words in
length, delivered at a relatively
low speed.
S
Ask and answer about basic
personal information, family
and school. Perform some
basic
communicative
functions and notions such as
greeting,
ordering
and
following order, talking about
the position of objects, asking
and answering about time,
describing
people
and
weather.
Ask and answer about basic
personal
information,
studies,
recreation
activities and daily
activities. Perform some basic
communicative
functions such as
expressing
intentions,
inviting,
advising, giving feedback, arranging
appointments, asking and giving
direction and so on.
Ask
and answer about, describe,
and explain personal information,
studies, and recreation activities.
Perform
some
basic
communicative functions such as
informing, presenting, requesting,
accepting or refusing requests,
promising and so on.
Ask and answer about, describe,
explain, and present personal
opinions
about
the
topics
covered. Perform some basic
communicative functions such as
suggesting, persuading and so on.
R
Understand simple dialogues
or monologues of 50-70
words in length about the
topics covered.
Understand simple dialogues or
monologues of 80-100 words about
the topics covered.
Understand the main ideas and
specific details of texts of 110-140
words in length about the topics
covered.
Understand the main ideas and
specific details of texts of 150-180
words about the topics covered.
Understand basic punctuation
and cohesive devices.
W Write simple sentences of 40-
50 words about the topics
covered.
Write passages of 50-60
words
about the topics covered or letters
of
invitation
and
acceptance.
Rewrite what has been orally
produced.
Write passages of 60-80 words
about the topics covered based
on prompts or thank-you letters
or letters of invitation and so on.
Write passages of 60-80 words
about the topics covered based
on prompts or fill forms, write
messages, invitation letters or
personal letters.