ACTFL Can Do Statements Novice low, Mid, High

Interpersonal Communication in the target language.
Novice Low:I can communicate on some very familiar topics using single words and phrases that I have practiced and memorized.
Novice Mid:I can communicate on very familiar topics using a variety of words and phrases that I have practiced and memorized.
Novice High:I can communicate and exchange information about familiar topics using phrases and simple sentences, sometimes supported by memorized language. I can usually handle short social interactions in everyday situations by asking and answering simple questions.
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  1. Novice Low:I can say hello and goodbye.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can respond to a yes /no question
    Yes
    No


  1. I can answer an either/or question.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can respond to : who , what, when, where questions.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say hello and goodbye to someone my age or younger.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say hello and goodbye to my teacher, professor, or supervisor.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say hello and goodbye to an adult.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say hello and goodbye to a person I don't know.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell someone my name.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can alphabetize a few names or words.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can match a character in a headline to a supporting visual.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize some cities on a map.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify some menu items.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize the sound of a few letters when they are spoken or spelled out.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand greetings.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize some color words.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand some numbers.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand some food items.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can copy the letters of the alphabet.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can copy the characters I am learning.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can copy a simple phrase like "Happy Birthday," "Happy Holidays," etc.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write my name, home address, and my email address.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write numbers such as my phone number.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write the date and the day of the week.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write the months and the seasons.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can label famous landmarks and people.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write the names of countries on a map.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list items I see every day.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can label items in a room.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can count from 1-10.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say the date and the day of the week.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list the months and seasons.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can name famous landmarks and people.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can name countries on a map.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list items I see every day.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can state my name, age, and where I live.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can give my phone number, home address, and email address.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sing a short song.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recite a nursery rhyme.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recite a simple poem.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can introduce myself and provide basic personal information.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can introduce someone else.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can respond to an introduction.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can answer questions about what I like and dislike.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can answer questions about what I'm doing and what I did.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can answer questions about where I'm going and where I went.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can answer questions about something I have learned.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell someone what I'm doing.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say where I went.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say whom I'm going to see.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can express a positive reaction, such as "Great!"
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask who, what, where, when questions.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask questions about something that I am learning.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say my name and ask someone's name.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say or write something about the members of my family and ask about someone's family.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say or write something about friends and classmates or co-workers.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can give times, dates, and weather information.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about what I eat, learn and do.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about places I know.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask and understand how much something costs.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell someone the time and location of a community event.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize entrance and exit signs.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify family member words on a family tree.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify healthy nutritional categories.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify the simple labels on a science-related graph.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can check off words or phrases on a to-do list, grocery list of scavenger hunt list.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify labeled aisles in a supermarket.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can choose a restaurant from an online list of local eateries.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify scores from sports teams because I recognize team names and logos.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify artists, titles and music genres from iTunes.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify the names of classes and instructors in a school schedule.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand greetings.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand when people express thanks.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand when people introduce themselves.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand when someone asks for a name.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand days of the week and the hour.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize when I hear a date.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize some common weather expressions.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize the names of the planets in a science class.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize the names of some parts of the body in a health or fitness class.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can fill out a form with my name, address, phone number, birth date and nationality.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can complete a simple online form.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can fill out a simple schedule.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list my likes and dislikes such as favorite subjects, sports or free-time activities.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list my family members, their ages, their relationships to me and what they like to do.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list my classes and tell what time they start and end.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write simple statements about where I live.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can label activities and their times in my daily schedule.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write about what I do on the weekends.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write a to-do list.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write a shopping list.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list the main cities of a specific country.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write the phrases and memorized expressions connected with holiday wishes and celebrations in a specific country.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can create a list of topics or categories using vocabulary I have learned.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write something I hear or have heard such as simple information in a phone message or a classroom activity.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say what I look like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say what I am like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say what someone looks like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say what someone is like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can say which sports I like and don't like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list my favorite free-time activities and those I don't like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can state my favorite foods and drinks and those I don't like.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about my house.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about my school or where I work.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk aabout my room or office and what I have in it.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can present basic information about my community, town/city, state or country.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can list my classes and tell what time they start and end.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can name activities and their times in my daily schedule.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about what I do on the weekends.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about holiday celebrations based on pictures or photos.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can name the main cities on a map.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about animals, colors, foods, historical figures or sports based on pictures or photos.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask and say a home address and e-mail address.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask and say someone's nationality.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask and talk about family members and their characteristics.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask and talk about friends, classmates, teachers or co-workers.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask about and identify familiar things in a picture from a story.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask about and identify important information about the weather using a map.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask and respond to simple questions about dates, times, places and events on schedules, posters and tickets.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can respond to simple questions based on graphs or visuals that provide information containing numbers or statistics.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can ask for directions to a place.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell someone how to get from one place to another such as go straight, turn left or turn right.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell someone where something is located, such as next to, across from or in the middle of.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can accept or reject an invitation to do something or go somewhere.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can invite and make plans with someone to something or go somewhere.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can exchange information about where to go, such as to the store, the movie theater, a concert, a restaurant, the lab or when to meet.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can order a meal.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can make a purchase.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can buy a ticket.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe my family and friends.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe my school.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe where I work and what I do.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell what i do in class or at work.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell about what I do during the weekend.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell about what happens after school or work.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe a useful website.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about my favorite musical group, actor or author.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe a landmark, vacation location or a place I visit.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about a famous person from history.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about others' likes and dislikes.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can talk about others' free-time activities.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can give basic biographical information about others.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can tell how to prepare something simple to eat.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe a simple routine, like getting lunch in the cafeteria.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can give simple directions to a nearby location or to an online resource.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe a simple process like a science experiment.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can present a topic from a lesson based on pictures or photos.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can present information about something I learned in a class or at work.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can present information about something I learned in the community.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can introduce myself.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe my friends and family.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe my school.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can describe where I work and what I do.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write a postcard message.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write a special occasion message such as a birthday or congratulatory note.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write a short announcement, invitation or thank-you note.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write what I do in class or at work.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write what happens after school or during the weekend.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write about a website, a field trip or an activity that I participated in.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write up a simple process like a science experiment.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write about a topic from a lesson using pictures or photos.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can write about something I learned online, in a class, at work or in the community.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can request resources like brochures or posted information.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can request an appointment with a classmate, teacher or colleague.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can request an application for a job, membership in a club or admission to a school or program.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand basic familiar information from an ad.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes identify the purpose of a brochure.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify information from a movie brochure or poster.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand simple information in a text message from a friend.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand simple captions under photos.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand very basic information from a real estate ad.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand website descriptions of clothing items to make an appropriate purchase.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify the categories on a graph.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can distinguish a birthday wish from a note expressing thanks.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can identify destinations and major attractions on a travel brochure.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can locate places on city maps.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand a simple public transportation schedule.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can locate notices on where to park.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand notices that tell of street or metro closings.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand a store's hours of operation.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can read labels on a recycling bin.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can recognize the difference between a question and a statement.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes understand questions about how old I am, where I live, what I do in my free time, etc.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes understand questions or statements about family.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes understand questions or statements about my friends and classmates or coworkers.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand some facts about the weather when weather symbols are used.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can understand when someone describes physical descriptions from a photo or an art work.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can follow along with simple arithmetic problems when I can see the figures.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes understand if people are referring to me.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes understand if people are talking about their homes or asking for directions.
    Yes
    No


  1. I can sometimes understand a simple transaction between a customer and a sales clerk.
    Yes
    No





Mrs. Dalpé
French/Spanish Instructor -Grade Eight
Thomas A. Blake Middle School
Medfield, MA