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English Language Development — Grade 8

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 with details, comprehending grade-level text with assistance, recognizing some literary techniques, analyzing text, beginning to learn cursive writing, expressing opinions, and constructing more advanced paragraphs.

Objective IH 2.01
Use and recombine words, phrases, and sentences representing new and learned vocabulary words with multiple meanings.
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Objective IH 2.02
Demonstrate sufficient accuracy to be clearly understood using common verb tense forms and simple endings in oral expression (e.g., past, present, future, present third person singular, present first person).
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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 topics with some errors that don't interfere with meaning.
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Objective IH 2.05
Initiate group discussions, with assistance, on academic topics with some errors that don't interfere with meaning.
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Objective IH 2.06
Provide responses demonstrating some use of connections and interpretation of familiar topics.
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Objective IH 2.07
Paraphrase, with sufficient detail, information acquired through reading or listening.
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