FL+Level+1

=Level 1=

• Engage in simple, brief conversations on familiar topics. • Orally express feelings and opinions on familiar topics. • Write and read exchanged messages. • In writing, express preferences, ask and answer questions. • Comprehend the main ideas in simple spoken presentations. • Read lists, postcards, messages, environmental print, & simple text. • Write a description of an event or personal experience.
 * Communication**

• Report on products and perspectives of the target culture. • Interact verbally and non-verbally using culturally appropriate etiquette.
 * Cultures**

• Present a project about the target culture incorporating interdisciplinary content. • Recognize cognates, idioms, and language differences in own and target language. • Recognize differences in appropriate language use between own and target language. • Attend, participate in, or view target cultural events and share with others.
 * Connections, Comparisons, and Communities**