ORAL COMMUNICATION LEVEL 2

Uses everyday language to provide information or maintain a conversation in familiar spoken contexts

High level support

May work with expert/mentor

Modelling available and accessible if requested

Familiar and predictable contexts

Limited range of contexts

Simple familiar texts with clear purpose

Familiar vocabulary

PERFORMANCE FEATURES INCLUDE:

• Demonstrates language use appropriate to some different interactional purposes, e.g. gives opinion or explanation, makes enquiry, seeks clarification

• Begins to provide key information relevant to an exchange
• Recognises that words and grammatical choices may vary to meet the requirements of audience and purpose

• Begins to demonstrate a recognition of the differences between formal and informal registers

• Makes connections between own knowledge and experience, and ideas, events and information when speaking
• Uses simple questions and instructions in order to exchange or obtain goods or services, gather and provide information
  

• Refines conversational skills by using common openings and closings
• Uses adjectives, pronouns and prepositions to describe people, places, things and events

• Extends key vocabulary to include personal details of self and family and relevant others, most aspects of everyday life, and other vocabulary of personal significance

• Produces mostly intelligible pronunciation, stress patterns and intonation. Some variations may require clarification
• Speaks slowly, and pronounces key words deliberately

• Relies on facial expressions and gestures to clarify or confirm meaning