Understand basic greetings, expressions, introductions

   Understand basic questions and comparisons

   Understand simple references to objects, people and time

   Understand polite requests and offers of help

   Understand basic expressions for thanking, agreeing and apologizing

   Understand basic confirmations and corrections

   Understand basic how, when, where and why questions

   Understand references to future action, possibility, duration of event, geographical references and compass directions

   Understand causes and effects of actions and events

   Understand description of people’s abilities, language for feelings

   Use basic greetings, expressions, and ask about activities in simple conversations

   Thank and respond to thanks, talk about likes and dislikes, ask about favorite things

   Ask for and give personal details, ask about and identify objects

   Greet others and introduce someone

   Make a polite request

   Ask about and describe physical/emotional conditions

   Ask for and give information, directions, ask for and give a description of a person

   Talk about past and future actions

   Express doubt, necessity, possibility, understanding and agreement

   Basic language for ordering food, talk about quantities

   Ask for permission, talk about feelings

   Narrate simple stories