I Know English Letters and How to Read Them

READING

Level

Skills

Forms

8th / 9th / 10th / 11th
A1
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I know English letters and how to read them.
I know the basic rules on correlations between letters, letter combinations and sounds.
I know English transcription symbols and how to read English words with the help of transcription symbols.
I know how to use English-Russian dictionary.
I can read numbers, dates and names (person’s names, street names, names of cities and towns, names of festivals) properly.
I can read simple sentences which come across in familiar simple texts about family life, school life, health and body care, sport events, birthday party.
I can read the map and find the necessary places.
I can read classroom notices and simple notices in airport, railway station, bus station (e.g. exit, way out, pull, push, etc.).
I can read and recite children’s poems.
I can read and understand the main idea of a very short text, including mostly familiar vocabulary about:

-people’s appearance;
-family life;
-school life;
-daily routine;
-free time;
-pets;
-national festivals and holidays;
-popular types of sport;
-meals and mealtime;
-places of interest of common knowledge.

I can understand short descriptions and very short dialogues.

Level

Skills

Forms

8th / 9th / 10th / 11th
A2

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I can read correctly semi-authentic texts of about 150 words.
I can stress words and phrases correctly.
I can follow intonation patterns while reading a familiar text aloud.
I can find specific, predictable information in advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables.
I can read the public notices in the airport / railway station and find the information, e.g. about time of departure.
I can read and understand game rules.
I can read and recite poems.
I can read and understand postcards and short simple personal letters (children’s letters about their parents, their friends, their free time, their problems).
I can read and understand information in advertisements, travel leaflets and tourist guides in order to choose a place to visit.
I can read safety tips.
I can read adapted fiction texts:

-stories about people’s daily life;
-stories about people’s habits;
-stories about people’s likes / dislikes;
-stories about private life;
-stories about pets and other animals;
-anecdotes about the weather; about people’s behaviour in familiar situations;
-descriptions of different houses and homes.

I can read and understand children newspaper’s information about:

-physical features of the country;
-popular people;
-profession profiles;
-sports and leisure activities;
-health and healthy way of life.

I can read well-known fairy-tales.

Level

Skills

Forms

8th / 9th / 10th / 11th
B1
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I can distinguish fact from comment while reading a text.
I can make use of clues such as titles, illustrations, typography, paragraphing while reading a text.
I can read and understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language.
I can read for the main idea, for detail and for specific information:

-authentic public signs (at school, in the street, at the museum, in the airport, at the railway station) and behave correctly;
-leaflets (like “Welcome to Britain”, “Out and about Britain”), everyday advertisements, school prospectuses;
-different types of “Curriculum Vitae” and references;
-theatre and concert information;
-railway authentic material;
-biographies;
-articles on school topics;
-articles in teenagers’ magazines and newspapers.

I can read abridged fiction texts for the main idea and / or for details.
I can read and understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal formal and informal letters.
I can read and understand official forms in order to fill them.
I can read and understand information about the target country / countries (geographical position, population, history, culture).
I can read and recite poems and ballads.
I can read and understand articles in the ‘quality’ newspapers on the following topics:

-fashion;
-science;
-travelling;
-cinema;
-music;
-environment protection.

I can read articles from English-English dictionaries and encyclopaedias.

Level

Skills

Forms

8th / 9th / 10th / 11th
B2
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I can make use of such clues as:

-segmentation;
-the establishment of links between segments;
-underlining;
-note-taking while reading a text.

I can use compensation strategies.
I can read and understand the gist and relevant details of the information about:

-social benefits and categories of people entitled to them;
-health care services in different countries;
-the profiles of a politician;
-political systems of different countries;
-the characteristic features of different subcultures, including youth subcultures;
-youth organisations, their nature protection, peace-making and human rights activities;
-race discrimination, discrimination of the old and the young;
-events in the world of music, theatre, cinema, etc.;
-tourist attractions;
-dating and marriage customs.

I can read, understand and interpret / or discuss what is said in:

-the ‘quality’ and ‘popular’ papers;
-articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints;
-film making stories;
-interviews with actors, scientists, explorers, pop and sport stars;
-film and book reviews;
-plays, drama-performances;
-contemporary prose;
-poetry.

I can read, understand and discuss tables, diagrams, schemes, charts, statistics.
I can read, understand the gist and relevant details and interpret a text written for native speakers which:

-provides factual information (news items, interviews, announcements);encourages a person to do something (to buy a certain product, to book a holiday trip, to vote for a certain political party);
-helps a person to develop a certain view;
-presupposes familiarity with common features of their cultures.

I can read and understand the gist and much of the relevant detail of the texts involved containing sufficient redundancy.
I can read authentic fiction.
I can read, understand and compare the peculiarities of English-speaking and Russian writers’ / poets’ manner of writing.
I can read business information and technical texts.

Level

Skills

Forms

8th / 9th / 10th / 11th
C1

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I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style.
I can understand specialized articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.
I can understand a wide range of long and complex texts, appreciating subtle distinctions of style and implicit as well as explicit meaning.
I can quickly identify the content and relevance of news items, articles and reports on a wide range of professional topics, deciding whether closer study is worthwhile.
I can understand specialized articles outside my field, using a dictionary to confirm my interpretation of terminology.

Level

Skills

Forms

8th / 9th / 10th / 11th
C2
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I can read with case virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialized articles and literary works.
I can read with ease and interpret critically virtually all forms of written language, including abstract, structurally complex, or highly colloquial literary and non-literary writings.

FORM
8TH
9TH
10TH
11TH