Today’s News
Today’s News
Learners will listen to a radio news broadcast, paying attention to international and local news and tomorrow’s weather forecast.
- Learner information and task sheet
- Pen or pencil
- Radio news broadcast, live or recorded
Today'sNews_I_A3_B2.1.doc — Never downloaded
Today'sNews_I_A3_B2.1.pdf — Never downloadedA3. Extract info from films, broadcasts and presentations
Competency A: Find and Use Information
Task Group A3: Extract information from films, broadcasts and presentations
The tasks in this task group are not rated for complexity
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – A3
B2. Write continuous text
Competency B: Communicate Ideas and Information
Task Group B2: Write continuous text
Level: 1
At this level, learners: Write brief texts to convey simple ideas and factual information
Performance Descriptors
The learner:
- Writes simple texts to request, remind, or inform
- Conveys simple ideas and factual information
- Demonstrates a limited understanding of sequence
- Uses sentence structure, upper and lower case, and basic punctuation
- Uses highly familiar vocabulary
Task Descriptors
- Scope of task is limited
- Addresses concrete, day-to-day topics
- Addresses a small, familiar audience
- Is informal
- Is up to a paragraph in length
- Has a familiar context
- Has a highly explicit purpose
Text types:
instructional, descriptive, narrative, and brief informational texts
Examples:
- Notes
- Brief emails
- Directions
- Instructions
- Text messages
ESKARGO:
Embedded Skills, Knowledge and Attitudes Reference Guide for Ontario – B2.1