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English Language Development — Grade 7

Goal 2. Speaking — Intermediate High

Goal 2. Speaking

The learner will comprehend spoken English in a variety of personal, social, and academic contexts.

Level: Intermediate High

Students will begin to use expanded vocabulary to participate effectively in social and academic conversations and presentations with occasional difficulty. They may continue to use forms of non-verbal communication to demonstrate comprehension, but will rely more upon verbal skills. Learning objectives focus on identifying main idea and details, differentiating between minimal pairs, recognizing differences in regional pronunciation, developing familiarity with language conventions, using verb tenses accurately, initiating and sustaining conversations, paraphrasing, comprehending grade-level text with assistance, recognizing some literary techniques, analyzing text, expressing opinions, and constructing more advanced paragraphs.

Objective IH 2.01
Use words, phrases, and sentences representing new and vocabulary such as words with multiple meanings.
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Objective IH 2.02
Demonstrate sufficient accuracy so as to be clearly understood in the use of common verb tense forms, past, present, future in oral expression such as present third person singular and simple past endings.
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Objective IH 2.03
Demonstrate some use of basic figurative language and common idioms.
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Objective IH 2.04
Sustain conversations on familiar and academic topics with minimal error.
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Objective IH 2.05
Initiate group discussions on academic topics in oral expressions with assistance.
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Objective IH 2.06
Provide responses demonstrating some use of connections and interpretation.
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Objective IH 2.07
Paraphrase information acquired through reading or listening with sufficient detail.
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