Describes contextual clues (e.g., those found in a picture, a title, a photograph, a drawing, a sidebar, or a familiar oral French word).

Predicts the content of the oral presentation (e.g., by matching key words to pictures or by using a simple French sentence: C'est un festival.).

Describes connections to own experience in English on what he or she knows about the subject (e.g., as announced in the title or as shown on the cover).

Shares the general sense of various segments of the oral message.

Identifies key words and cognates (e.g., those that indicate people, animals, places, actions, clothing, time, dates, and weather).

Focuses on known words and phrases to show tolerance of ambiguity.

Selects details in a short message.

Interprets verbal and non-verbal language (e.g., gestures, facial images, intonation, and expression) to get the main idea of a message.

Uses context clues to determine the meaning of unknown words and phrases.

Tells about a mental image of the message using a short French sentence such as C'est un animal en danger.

Verifies predictions.

Identifies the main idea of a listening experience (e.g., by saying a familiar word or phrase, or by drawing a picture).

Identifies, in English, the strategies used to interpret the message.

Asks questions in English about content that was not understood.

Self-evaluates (e.g., using a rubric, a rating scale, or personal satisfaction indicators such as Pas trop bien. Assez bien. Bien. Très bien. or Excellent.).