Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) Mapping Guide Part 1 The Level of Messages 1 Part 2 How the goals of the CEFR are realised in Messages 1 Part 3 How each unit of Messages 1 relates to the CEFR 1
Part 1 The Level of Messages 1 This level of Messages takes students from level A1 and into level A2 of the CEFR. The table below describes the general degree of skill achieved by learners at this level. Skill Listening Reading Speaking Learners will be able to: recognise familiar/high frequency words and phrases related to areas of the most immediate personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment), when people speak slowly and clearly. read short simple texts, including short, simple personal letters and emails. communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities; ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics; Writing Communicative language competence use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms their family and other people, where they live and people they know. write short simple postcards, letters or emails; write a series of simple phrases and sentences about familiar matters. use basic sentence patterns and phrases, groups of a few words and formulae in order to communicate limited information in everyday situations; use some simple grammatical structures correctly; pronounce learned words and phrases in a way that can be understood by many expert speakers; Communication strategies establish basic social contact by using simple every day polite language. initiate, maintain and close simple conversations, able to ask for clarification or repetition 2
Part 2 How the goals of the CEFR are realised in Messages 1 Listening At A1, learners are expected to be able to understand speech that is very simple. As they progress to A2 they can understand more complex speech as long as it is clearly articulated and concerns predictable everyday matters. OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION Can follow speech that is very slow and carefully articulated, with long pauses to assimilate meaning. Can understand phrases and expressions related to very familiar topics, e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment. 3 p7 2 p14 6 p31 1 p36 2 p50 1 p58 1 p74 5 p83 1 p96 5 p105 2 p116 1 p126 3 p9 1 p16 1 p38 1 p52 4 p59 5-6 p97 5 p117 7 p127 6 p11 5 p17 3 p39 6 p53 3 p62 2 p118 2 p128 5 p19 4 p40 1 p54 1 p120 Can generally identify the topic of discussion around them that is conducted slowly and clearly. 2 p28 1 p52 3 p61 4 p75 1 p84 2 p95 1 p104 1 p124 1 p30 2 p98 LISTENING TO MEDIA & RECORDINGS Can identify the main point of TV news items reporting events, accidents etc. where the visual supports the commentary. 1 p94 3
Reading At A1, learners can understand very short, simple texts a single phrase at a time, picking up familiar names, words and basic phrases. By A2 they can understand slightly longer texts on familiar topics which use high frequency vocabulary. READING CORRESPONDENCE Can understand simple messages on postcards, emails and standard routine letters etc. 2 p8 7 p15 p65 2 p102 1 p20 1 p106 3 p20 p21 READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT Can get an idea of the content of simpler informational material and short simple descriptions, especially if there is visual support. Can identify specific information in simple written material such as letters, brochures and short newspaper or online articles. p13 5 p17 2 p32 6 p37 2 p50 1 p58 1 p74 7 p81 5 p95 p107 1-2 p118 1 p128 p33 3-4 p42 7 p51 4 p59 p77 2 p82 6 p97 p109 p121 p129 p35 p41 1 p52 4 p61 p79 5 p83 p99 p123 p131 p43 1 p54 p63 4 p84 p101 pp55 p57 p85 p87 4
Speaking: Overall Spoken Interaction At A1, learners can interact in a simple way. They can ask and answer simple questions, initiate and respond to simple statements in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics addressed carefully and slowly to them. By A2 they can exchange ideas and information on familiar topics in predictable everyday situations and handle short social exchanges and transactions. CONVERSATION Can make an introduction and use basic greeting and leave-taking expressions. Can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest. Can express how they feel in simple terms. Can make and respond to invitations, invitations and apologies. Can say what they like and dislike. 2 p8 7 p15 p65 2 p102 1 p20 1 p106 3 p20 p21 TRANSACTIONS TO OBTAIN GOODS & SERVICES Can ask people for things and give people things. Can handle numbers, quantities, cost, and time. 4 p105 INFORMATION EXCHANGE Can follow short, simple directions.can ask and answer questions about themselves and other people, where they live, people they know, things they have. Can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday, in November, three o clock. Can ask for and provide personal information e.g. about habits, routines, pastimes and past activities. 3 p18 8-9 p29 3 p39 6 p51 5 p59 7-8 p75 2 p82 5 p95 4 p120 6 p125 4 p19 7 p31 8 p51 5 p61 4 p76 4 p98 7 p127 5 p53 4 p62 5 p57 INTERVIEWING AND BEING INTERVIEWED Can reply in an interview to simple direct questions spoken very slowly and clearly in direct non-idiomatic speech about personal details. 5 p54 5
Speaking: Overall Spoken Production As learners progress from A1 to A2 they move from being able to produce simple, mainly isolated, phrases about people and places to being able to link these into short, simple presentations about everyday things. SUSTAINED MONOLOGUE: Describing Experience Can describe themselves, what they do and where they live. 9 p83 4 p105 4 p128 6
Writing At A1 learners can use isolated phrases and sentences. By A2 they begin to be able to link these into more connected texts. OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION Can write simple isolated words and phrases. 5-6 p17 7 p37 6 p51 6 p59 8 p81 3 p98 6 p117 6 p125 3 p18 7 p39 7 p53 4 p120 6 p127 5 p40 CORRESPONDENCE Can write simple isolated words and phrases. 7 p11 9 p103 8 p127 3 p106 Can write simple phrases and sentences about themselves and other people, and everyday/personal matters. Can write basic descriptions of events and personal experiences. 2 p6 8-9 p29 8 p51 6 p61 6p71 9 p83 6 p95 7 p105 6 p119 8 p127 4-5 p7 3 p32 4 p76 5 p84 5 p122 4 p9 7 p122 7
Has a basic vocabulary of high frequency everyday words and phrases. Has sufficient vocabulary to conduct routine, everyday transactions and express basic communicative and survival needs. 1 p6 1 p14 1 p28 2 p36 1 p50 1 p58 1-2 p72 1-3 p80 1 p98 1 p102 1 p116 7 p125 2 p8 4 p17 1 p30 1 p38 4 p53 1 p60 4 p75 1 p82 6-7 p100 2 p106 1 p122 6 p130 1-4 p10 1 p18 1 p32 2 p39 1 p56 1-2 p62 1 p76 1-2 p86 1-2 p108 6 p122 3-6 p12 4 p19 1-2 p34 1-2 p40 4 p56 1 p64 1 p78 7-8 p86 5-6 p108 8 p122 2-4 p20 6 p34 2 p42 6 p56 5-6 p64 5-7 p78 6 p20 6 p42 Shows limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns. 1 p12 3-6 p15 3-4 p29 3-4 p36 3-4 p51 2-3 p58 2 p72 2-4 p80 3-4 p95 3-8 p103 3-4 p117 2-6 p125 2-3 p17 7 p29 4-5 p39 3-5 p52 2-4 p64 3-4 p73 5-6 p81 2-4 p96 2 p104 3-4 p119 2 p126 5 p20 2-5 p31 1 p42 2-3 p54 2-3 p74 3 p82 7-9 p97 3 p105 2-3 p120 3-5 p127 1 p32 5 p42 5 p56 5-6 p75 4 p83 1-3 p100 3 p108 2-4 p122 1-5 p130 3-5 p34 2-3 p76 6-7 p83 2-4 p78 2-3 p84 3-6 p86 Pronunciation of learned words and phrases is generally clear enough to be understood despite a noticeable foreign accent. 3 p7 2 p14 5-6 p29 5p36 5 p51 2 p60 5 p73 8 p83 5 p97 5 p103 5 p119 3 p128 4 p9 3 p16 6 p39 4 p54 1-4 p10 2 p18 3-4 p40 4 p19 SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROPRIATENESS Can establish basic social contact by using the simplest everyday polite forms of greetings and farewells, introductions, saying please, thank you, sorry, etc. 3 p7 2 p14 5-6 p29 5p36 5 p51 2 p60 5 p73 8 p83 5 p97 5 p103 5 p119 3 p128 4 p9 3 p16 6 p39 4 p54 8
Communication Strategies TAKING THE FLOOR (TURNTAKING), COOPERATING, ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION, COMPENSATING, MONITORING & REPAIR Can use simple techniques to start, maintain, or end a short conversation. Can ask very simply for repetition when they do not understand. 1 p8 2 p14 5 p11 6 p11 9
Part 3 How each unit of Messages 1 relates to the CEFR Unit 1 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 3 p7 3 p9 6 p11 Reading READING CORRESPONDENCE 2 p8 READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT Speaking CONVERSATION 5-6 p11 2 p12 Writing CORRESPONDENCE 7 p11 Communication Strategies Unit 2 SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROPRIATENESS TAKING THE FLOOR (TURNTAKING), COOPERATING, ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION, COMPENSATING, MONITORING & REPAIR p13 2 p6 4-5 p7 4 p9 1 p6 2 p8 1-4 p10 3-6 p12 1 p12 3 p7 4 p9 1-4 p10 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2 p14 1 p16 5 p17 5 p19 Reading READING CORRESPONDENCE 7 p15 1 p20 3 p20 p21 5 p11 6 p11 1 p8 5 p11 6 p11 READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 5 p17 Speaking CONVERSATION 8 p15 7 p17 1 p20 INFORMATION EXCHANGE 3 p18 4 p19 Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 5-6 p17 3 p18 Communication Strategies SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROPRIATENESS TAKING THE FLOOR (TURNTAKING), COOPERATING, ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION, COMPENSATING, MONITORING & REPAIR 1 p14 4 p17 1 p18 4 p19 2-4 p20 6 p20 3-6 p15 2-3 p17 5 p20 2 p14 3 p16 2 p18 4 p19 5 p19 2 p14 10
Unit 3 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 6 p31 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 2 p32 p33 p35 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 8-9 p29 7 p31 Writing 8-9 p29 3 p32 Unit 4 2 p28 1 p30 1 p28 1 p30 1 p32 1-2 p34 6 p34 3-4 p29 7 p29 2-5 p31 1 p32 3-5 p34 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 p36 1 p38 3 p39 4 p40 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 6 p37 3-4 p42 p41 p43 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 3 p39 Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 7 p37 7 p39 5 p40 5p36 2 p36 1 p38 2 p39 1-2 p40 2 p42 6 p42 3-4 p36 4-5 p39 1 p42 5 p42 5p36 6 p39 3-4 p40 11
Unit 5 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2 p50 1 p52 6 p53 1 p54 1 p52 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 2 p50 7 p51 1 p52 1 p54 pp55 p57 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 6 p51 8 p51 5 p53 5 p57 INTERVIEWING AND BEING INTERVIEWED 5 p54 Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 6 p51 7 p53 Unit 6 8 p51 1 p50 4 p53 1 p56 4 p56 6 p56 3-4 p51 3-5 p52 2-3 p54 5 p56 5 p51 4 p54 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 p58 4 p59 3 p62 3 p61 Reading READING CORRESPONDENCE p65 READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 1 p58 4 p59 4 p61 p63 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 5 p59 5 p61 4 p62 Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 6 p59 6 p61 1 p58 1 p60 1-2 p62 1 p64 5-6 p64 2-3 p58 2-4 p64 SOCIOLINGUISTIC APPROPRIATENESS 2 p60 6 p64 12
Unit 7 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 p74 4 p75 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 1 p74 p77 p79 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 7-8 p75 4 p76 Writing 6p71 4 p76 1-2 p72 4 p75 1 p76 1 p78 5-7 p78 2 p72 3-4 p73 2-3 p74 5-6 p75 2-3 p76 2-4 p78 5 p73 Unit 8 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 5 p83 1 p84 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 7 p81 2 p82 5 p83 4 p84 p85 p87 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 2 p82 SUSTAINED MONOLOGUE: Describing Experience Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 8 p81 9 p83 9 p83 5 p84 1-3 p80 1 p82 1-2 p86 7-8 p86 2-4 p80 5-6 p81 3 p82 4 p83 6-7 p83 2-3 p84 3-6 p86 8 p83 13
Unit 9 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 p96 5-6 p97 LISTENING TO MEDIA & RECORDINGS Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 5 p95 6 p97 p99 p101 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 5 p95 4 p98 Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 3 p98 2 p95 2 p98 1 p94 6 p95 1 p98 6-7 p100 7-9 p97 1-3 p100 5 p97 Unit 10 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 5 p105 1 p104 Reading READING CORRESPONDENCE 2 p102 1 p106 READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT p107 p109 Speaking CONVERSATION 5 p103 8 p103 TRANSACTIONS TO OBTAIN GOODS & SERVICES SUSTAINED MONOLOGUE: Describing Experience 4 p105 4 p105 Writing CORRESPONDENCE 3 p98 6 p95 1 p102 2 p106 1-2 p108 5-6 p108 3 p105 3 p108 5 p103 14
Unit 11 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 2 p116 5 p117 2 p118 1 p120 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 1-2 p118 p121 p123 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 4 p120 Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 6 p117 4 p120 6 p119 5 p122 7 p122 1 p116 1 p122 6 p122 8 p122 3-4 p117 3-4 p119 2-3 p120 5 p119 Unit 12 Listening OVERALL LISTENING COMPREHENSION 1 p126 7 p127 2 p128 Reading READING FOR INFORMATION & ARGUMENT 1 p128 p129 p131 Speaking INFORMATION EXCHANGE 6 p125 7 p127 SUSTAINED MONOLOGUE: Describing Experience Writing OVERALL WRITTEN PRODUCTION 6 p125 6 p127 CORRESPONDENCE 1 p124 p128 8 p125 8 p127 7 p125 6 p130 2--6 p125 2 p126 3-5 p127 1-5 p130 3 p128 15