WL17.WL.L5.2
Understand the main idea and a few details in texts on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
Understand the main idea and a few details in texts on a variety of topics related to everyday life and personal interests in various time frames and moods using varied vocabulary and more complex sentence structure.
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UP:WL17.WL.L5.2
Knowledge
- variety of time frames.
- the target language vocabulary for specific topics.
- the target language vocabulary for various types of documents (written or audio/video) (i.e., literary texts, newspapers, magazines, websites, radio/tv ads, announcements, or live presentations).
Skills
Students are able to:
- relate the main themes and significant details on topics from other subjects and products of the cultures as presented on TV, radio, video, or live presentations.
- describe the main themes and significant details on topics from other subjects and products of the cultures as found in printed sources for target language audiences.
- identify the principal characters and discuss the main ideas and themes in selected literary texts.
- comprehend spoken and written messages in the target language.
Understanding
- effective communication requires knowing how when and why to say what to whom.
- the purpose of language study is to communicate so one can understand others and be understood.
- other understandings will depend on the theme being taught.