By the end of year 1 students will:
· have worked on a range of listening text types (TV news, stories, ads on TV, series of announcements) for understanding and discussions;
· be able to use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including listening for main points; checking comprehension by using contextual clues;
· be able to understand main points of radio news bulletins, TV programmes and some films in standard dialect on familiar topics;
· be able to identify a speaker’s mood, tone and attitude;
· be able to start, maintain and close simple face-to-face conversations on topics that are familiar or of personal interest;
· be able to give or seek personal views and opinions in an informal discussion;
· be able to give detailed accounts of experiences, describing feelings and reactions