1. Learning Standards
All the Learning Standards of the curriculum of Secundary Education are published
at the DOE (July 6th 2016).
Block 1: Oral Comprehension
1.Captures the main points and relevant details of directions, messages and brief
communications which are enounced slowly and clearly (e.g. change of boarding
gate in an airport, information on activities in a summer camp, or on the answering
machine of a cinema), providing that the acoustic conditions are good and that the
sound is not distorted.
2. Understands the general drift of what is said to him / her in day-to-day structured
transactions and operations (e.g. in hotels, shops, hostels, restaurants, centres of
leisure, study or work).
3. Identifies the general meaning and the principal points of a formal or informal
conversation between two or more interlocutors which takes place in his presence,
when the topic is familiar to him / her and the discourse is articulated with clarity, at
medium speed and in a standard variety of the language.
4. Understands, in an informal conversation in which he / she participates:-
descriptions, narrations, points of view and opinions regarding practical matters of
daily life and topics of his / her interest, when he / she is spoken to with clarity, slowly
and directly and if the interlocutor is prepared to repeat or reformulate what they
have said.
5. Understands, in a formal conversation, or interview (e.g. in centres of study or
work) in which he or she participates, that which is asked of him / her with regard to
personal, educational, occupational matters or affairs of personal interest, as well as
simple and predictable commentaries related to the above, providing that he or she
may request that what has been said be repeated, clarified or elaborated upon.
6. Distinguishes, with the aid of an image, the principal ideas and relevant
information in presentations on educational, occupational or personal interest topics
(e.g. about a curricular topic or a talk to organize teamwork).
7. Identifies the essential information in television programmes on daily matters or
affairs of personal interest articulated slowly and clearly (e.g. news, documentaries
or interviews), when the images aid in comprehension.
Block 2: Oral Production: Expression and Interaction
1. He/she makes brief rehearsed presentations, well structured and with visual aids
(e.g. slides or PowerPoint), on concrete aspects of topics of interest to him/her or
related to his/her studies or occupation, and responds to brief simple questions from
the audience on the content of the above.
2. 2. He/she copes well with day-to-day procedures and transactions, including travel,
lodging, transport, shopping and leisure, following basic norms of courtesy (greetings
and treatment).
3. Participates in informal conversations whether face-to-face, by telephone or by
other technical means, in which social contact is established, information is
exchanged, opinions and points of view are expressed, invitations and offers are
made, things are requested and offered, instructions are asked for and given, or
steps are discussed which must be followed to perform a group activity.
4. Takes part in a formal conversation, meeting or interview of academic or
occupational character (e.g. to undertake a Summer course or to participate in a
volunteer group), exchanging sufficient information, expressing his/her ideas on
habitual topics, giving his/her opinion on practical problems when asked directly, and
reacting in a simple way to comments, provided he/she may request repetition of key
points if necessary.
Block 3: Understanding Written Texts
1. Identifies, with the aid of an image, instructions on the working and operation of
Electronic apparatus or machines, as well as instructions for performance of
activities and safety regulations (e.g. in an educational establishment, a public place
or a leisure area.
2. Understands the principal points of advertisements and publicity material from
magazines or internet formulated in a simple and clear manner, and related with
matters of personal interest, in personal, academic and occupational areas.
3. Understands personal correspondence in any format in which he/she speaks
about himself / herself; people, things and places are described; past, present and
future deeds are described, whether real or imaginary, and feelings, desires and
opinions are expressed related with general affairs, known to them or of interest to
them.
4. Understands the essential points in formal correspondence in which he/she is
informed of affairs of interest to him/her in a personal, educational or occupational
context (e.g. about a language course or an internet purchase).
5. Captures the principal ideas in brief journalistic texts in any format if the numbers,
the names, the illustrations and the titles convey a large part of the message.
6. Understands specific information in Web pages and other clearly structured
reference or consultation materials on themes related to academic subjects,
occupational matters, or of personal interest (e.g. about a curricular topic, a
computer program, a city, a sport or the environment), always providing that he/she
may re-read the difficult sections.
7. Understands the basic information (e.g. in reading material for young people) in
short and well-structured fictional stories and obtains an impression about the
character of the different personalities, their relations and the plot.
Block 4: Production of Written Texts: Expressions and Interactions
3. 1. Completes a simple questionnaire with personal information relating to his/her
education, occupation, interests or hobbies (e.g. in order to subscribe to a digital
publication, enrol in a workshop, or become a member of a sports club).
2. Writes notes and messages (SMS, WhatsApp, chats), in which brief
commentaries are made or instructions and directions are given in relation with
activities and situations of daily life and of interest to him/her.
3. Writes notes, advertisements and short messages (e. g. in Twitter or Facebook)
related with activities and situations of daily life, of personal interest to him/her or on
current affairs topics, respecting the conventions and norms of courtesy and of
netiquette.
4. Writes very brief reports in conventional format with simple and relevant
information about habitual events and the motives for certain actions, in the
academic and occupational fields, describing in a simple manner situations, people,
objects and places and signalling the principal happenings in a schematic manner.
5. Writes personal correspondence in which social contact is established and
maintained (e.g. with friends in other countries), information is exchanged, important
events and personal experiences are described in simple terms (e.g. victory in a
competition); instructions are given, offers and suggestions are made and accepted
(e.g. an invitation or other plans are cancelled, confirmed or modified), and opinions
are expressed in a simple manner.
6. Writes basic short formal correspondence, directed to public or private institutions
or commercial entities, asking for or giving the requested information in a simple
manner and observing the formal conventions and norms of courtesy basic in this
type of texts.
4. Título de la rúbrica del Proyecto CREA se encuentra bajo una licencia
Creative Commons Reconocimiento-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional License.