TKI - Achievement objectives

Level 1: Achievement objectives

The communication functions illustrate the communicative competence students should have at level 1.

Communication functions	Ejemplos
Students should be able to:
greet, farewell, and thank people	hola, buenos días, adiós, hasta luego, gracias
introduce themselves and others	Soy Luis. Me llamo Matilde. Te presento a Juan.
recognise and respond to greetings, farewells, introductions, and thanks	Mucho gusto, encantado, adiós, de nada, gracias
ask for and respond to simple personal information	¿Cómo te llamas? Me llamo Ana. ¿Cómo estás? Esoy bien, gracias. ¿De dónde eres? Soy de Chile. ¿Cuál es tu ocupación? Soy estudiante.
recognise and respond to simple classroom instructions	¡Eschucha! ¡Repitan!
understand and express dates and time.	¿Qué día es hoy? Hoy es el 7 de enero. ¿Qué hora es? Son las dos. Es la una y media.

The language level indicators illustrate the linguistic competence students should show while performing the communication functions.

In a range of personal and familiar contexts, students should be able to:

understand and respond appropriately (in words or actions) to simple words and phrases
get the gist of phrases and short sentences
recognise and understand key words in simple phrases.

In a range of personal and familiar contexts, students should be able to:

approximate pronunciation and intonation by imitating sounds, simple words, names, and phrases
respond appropriately to simple set phrases, questions, or visual stimuli.

In a range of personal and familiar contexts, students should be able to:

identify letters of the alphabet, combinations of letters accents, and punctuation, and their associated sounds
recognise and understand simple words and phrases.

In a range of personal and familiar contexts, students should be able to:

write alphabet letters, names, and simple words and phrases, using accents and punctuation.