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Pdf's of FIS Language Objectives IBO Scope & Sequence BCH Continuums
 * __LEARNING GERMAN AT FIS__**

By the end of this course, the beginning learner will be able to: · follow two-step directions and respond to familiar questions
 * __PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY, GRADE 1 - BEGINNERS__**
 * Listening**

**Speaking**

· respond to questions using German phrases; communicate with simple language patterns

**__PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY – ADVANCED/FLUENT__**

By the end of this course, the advanced learner will be able to: **Listening**

· understand detailed questions and follow multi-step directions · speak confidently and use vocabulary flexibly; name with complex phrases (everyday language)
 * Speaking**

**__GRADE 1 – ADVANCED/FLUENT__**

By the end of this course, the learner will be able to: · read topic related words with guidance; describe story line and make predictions
 * Reading**

**Writing** · write 1-2 sentences about familiar topic using key vocabulary, familiar words and resources provided

· understand and respond to speech in familiar and new contexts, with some contextual support · use basic vocabulary to discuss personal and prepared academic topics · use sentence level speech · conjugate regular verbs in present tense
 * __GRADE 2 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 2__**
 * Oral Communication**

· read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written material
 * Reading**

· write sentences about personal and prepared academic topics · use present tense forms of regular and irregular verbs · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to connected speech about familiar and unfamiliar topics · use varied vocabulary to describe personal and academic topics · begin to use connected speech in everyday social and academic situations · conjugate regular verbs in present tense and attempt past tense · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of easy readers with guidance · write sentences about personal and prepared academic topics · conjugate regular and irregular verbs in present tense and attempt past tense · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * __GRADE 2 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 3__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand simple questions and commands about familiar topics · show comprehension when read or spoken to  · follow directions with familiar instructions · use a limited number of isolated words, simple phrases or memorized expressions · ask and answer simple questions · read simple words with correct pronunciation · comprehend the meaning of simple written material · follow simple written instructions · copy words and phrases with accuracy · begin to spell basic words correctly · write simple words and familiar phrases
 * __GRADE 2 GERMAN - BEGINNERS__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand familiar and some new sentence-level language with contextual support · use basic language in a limited number of everyday social and academic situations · begin to conjugate present tense of regular verbs · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written material · write short, simple sentences about prepared topics · use present tense of regular verbs · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * __GRADE 2 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 1__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand familiar and some new sentence-level language with contextual support · use basic language in a limited number of everyday social and academic situations · begin to conjugate present tense of regular verbs · write short simple sentence about prepared topics · demonstrate comprehension of written material · use reference materials · write short simple sentences about prepared topics · use present tense of regular verbs · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * __GRADE 3 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 1__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to speech in familiar and new contexts, with some contextual support · use basic vocabulary to discuss personal and prepared academic topics · use sentence level speech · conjugate regular verbs in present tense · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written material · use reference materials · write sentences about personal and academic topics · use present tense of regular and some irregular verbs · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * __GRADE 3 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 2__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· comprehend main ideas and most details in connected speech on a variety of topics · communicate ideas and thoughts clearly and confidently · use age appropriate vocabulary when talking about general and academic topics · show good control of present and past tenses · decode written material successfully using context, grammar and phonic cues · read early reader books with fluency · learn and share information from reading · begin to interpret meaning with guidance · write several sentences on a topic · use present and past tense correctly · begin to apply punctuation and capitalization rules · spell basic words correctly
 * __GRADE 2 GERMAN – ADVANCED/FLUENT__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand simple questions and commands about familiar topics · show comprehension when read or spoken to  · follow directions with familiar instructions · use a limited number of isolated words, simple phrases or memorized expressions · read simple words with correct pronunciation · comprehend the meaning of simple written materials · follow written instructions · copy words and phrases with accuracy · write simple words and familiar phrases · spell basic words correctly · begin to capitalize nouns
 * __GRADE 3 GERMAN - BEGINNERS__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to connected speech about familiar and unfamiliar topics · use varied vocabulary to describe personal and academic topics · begin to use connected speech in everyday social and academic situations · conjugate regular verbs in present tense and attempt past tense · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of easy readers · use reference materials · write connected sentences about personal and academic topics · conjugate regular and some irregular verbs in present tense and attempt past tense · begin to apply basic spelling rules
 * __GRADE 3 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 3__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· comprehend main ideas and most details in connected speech on a variety of topics · communicate ideas and thoughts clearly and confidently · use age appropriate vocabulary when talking about general and academic topics · show good control of present and past tense · decode written material successfully using context, grammar and phonic cues · read easy chapter books with fluency · learn and share information from reading · interpret meaning (sequence, characters) with guidance · write short fiction, descriptions and poetry with guidance · use present and past tense correctly · edit for capitalization and punctuation · apply basic spelling rules
 * __GRADE 3 GERMAN – ADVANCED/FLUENT__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand simple questions and commands about familiar topics · show comprehension when read or spoken to  · follow directions with familiar instructions · use a limited number of isolated words, simple phrases or memorized expressions · ask and answer simple questions · read simple words with correct pronunciation · comprehend the meaning of simple written materials · follow written instructions · copy words and phrases with accuracy · write simple words and familiar phrases · spell simple words correctly · capitalize nouns with guidance · begin to apply grammatical rules
 * __GRADE 4 GERMAN - BEGINNERS__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand familiar and some new sentence-level language with contextual support · use basic language in a limited number of everyday social and academic situations · begin to conjugate present tense of regular verbs · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written material · use reference materials · write short simple sentences about prepared topics · use present tense of regular verbs · begin to use correct word order · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * __GRADE 4 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 1__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· comprehend main ideas and most details in connected speech on a variety of topics · communicate ideas and thoughts clearly and confidently · use age appropriate vocabulary when talking about general and academic topics · show good control of present and past tenses · read medium level chapter books with fluency · begin to expand knowledge of different genres · gather information from texts with guidance · discuss setting, plot, characters, and point of view with guidance · write organized fiction and non-fiction pieces with guidance · use present and past tenses correctly · revise for clarity and details with guidance · apply spelling rules
 * __GRADE 4 GERMAN – ADVANCED/FLUENT__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand simple questions and commands about familiar topics · show comprehension when read or spoken to  · follow directions with familiar instructions · use a limited number of isolated words, simple phrases or memorized expressions · ask and answer simple questions · read simple words with correct pronunciation · comprehend the meaning of simple written materials · follow written instructions · copy words and phrases with accuracy · write simple words and familiar phrases · spell basic words correctly · capitalize nouns with guidance · begin to apply grammatical rules
 * __GRADE 5 - BEGINNERS__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to speech in familiar and new contexts, with some contextual support · use basic vocabulary to discuss personal and prepared academic topics · use sentence level speech · conjugate regular verbs in present tense · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written materials · use reference materials · write sentences about topics of personal interest and prepared academic topics · use present tense of regular verbs and some irregular verbs · use correct word order · apply connectors
 * __GRADE 4 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 2__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to speech about familiar and unfamiliar topics · use varied vocabulary to describe personal and academic topics · begin to use connected speech in everyday social and academic situations · conjugate regular verbs in present tense and attempt past tense · read with correct punctuation · demonstrate comprehension of written materials · use reference materials · write sentences about personal topics and academic topics · conjugate verbs in present tense and begin to use past tense · use correct word order and apply connectors · begin to apply spelling rules
 * __GRADE 4 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 3__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand familiar and some new sentence-level language with contextual support · use basic language in a limited number of everyday social and academic situations · begin to conjugate present tense of regular verbs · read simple words with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written material · use reference materials · write short simple sentences on prepared topics · use present tense of regular verbs · begin to use correct word order · spell basic vocabulary accurately
 * __GRADE 5 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 1__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to speech in familiar and new contexts, with some contextual support · use basic vocabulary to discuss personal and prepared academic topics · use sentence level speech · conjugate regular verbs in present tense · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of written material · use reference materials · write sentences about personal and academic topics · use present tense of regular and some irregular verbs · use correct word order · apply connectors · begin to apply spelling rules
 * __GRADE 5 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 2__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· understand and respond to connected speech about familiar and unfamiliar topics · use varied vocabulary to discuss describe personal and academic topics · begin to use connected speech in everyday social and academic situations · conjugate regular verbs in present tense and attempt past tense · read with correct pronunciation · demonstrate comprehension of easy readers · use reference materials · write sentences about personal and academic topics independently · conjugate verbs in present tense and begin to use past tense · use correct word order and apply connectors · apply spelling rules
 * __GRADE 5 GERMAN – INTERMEDIATE 3__**
 * Oral communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**

· comprehend main ideas and most details in connected speech on a variety of topics · communicate ideas and thoughts clearly and confidently · use age appropriate vocabulary when talking about general and academic topics · show good control of present and past tense · read challenging children's literature with fluency · expand knowledge of different genres · gather information from texts independently · begin to gain deeper meaning through interpretation with guidance · begin to write organized fiction and non-fiction pieces independently · use present and past tenses correctly · revise for clarity, details and word choice · apply correct spelling
 * __GRADE 5 GERMAN – ADVANCED/FLUENT__**
 * Oral Communication**
 * Reading**
 * Writing**