Listening and Speaking

• demonstrate the ability to understand, interpret, and evaluate spoken English for a variety of purposes;
• use speaking skills and strategies to communicate in English for a variety of classroom and social purposes;
• use correctly the language structures appropriate for this level to communicate orally in English.

Reading

• read and demonstrate understanding of a variety of texts for different purposes;
• use a variety of reading strategies throughout the reading process to extract meaning from texts;
•  use a variety of strategies to build vocabulary;
• locate and extract relevant information from written and graphic texts for a variety of purposes

Writing

• write in a variety of forms for various purposes and audiences;
• organize ideas coherently in writing;
•  use correctly the conventions of written English appropriate for this level, including grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation;
•  use the stages of the writing process.

Socio-cultural Competence and Media Literacy

• use English and non-verbal communication strategies appropriately in a variety of social contexts;
• demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of Canadian citizenship, and of the contributions of diverse groups to Canadian society;
• demonstrate knowledge of and adaptation to the Ontario education system;
• demonstrate an understanding of, interpret, and create a variety of media works