- Listening to live conversations in which we take little or no part (as at a party)
- Listening while shopping with friends or relatives
- Watching TV drama, comedy and game shows broadcast in English
- Listening to and watching the English news on radio, iPods, etc.
- Listening to national and international news reports, as well as sports and weather reports on TV
- Watching movies from America, Australia, India, England, etc. for entertainment
- Watching a live performance of a play
- Listening to a lecture or speech given in English
- Listening to callers on the telephone
- Listening to English lyrics sung in recorded or live songs
- Listening during business transactions
- Listening to friends sharing their problems and successes
- Listening to host families or landlords, if living in an English-speaking country
- Listening to teachers and supervisors
- Listening to medical personnel (doctors and nurses)
- Listeners to bureaucrats to obtain visa and other permits
- Listening to national and international news reports, as well as sports and weather reports
- Listening to salespeople and officials, when traveling to an English-speaking country.
Then we start speaking, reading and writing:
Social and interpersonal language
| Beginner | Pre-intermediate | Intermediate |
| -introducing yourself -greeting others - asking who other people are - talking about your family -asking and answering questions about where you're from -welcoming someone -offering, accepting and refusing | -discussing plans -describing others -talking about your interests -discussing your vacation plans -expressing obligation -discussing personal habits -talking about past events -expressing surprise -offering congratulations | -varying your conversational style to suit your audience -using conversational strategies such as seeking turns -narrating anecdotes and personal stories -expressing approval and disapproval -expressing satisfaction/dissatisfaction |
Informational language
| Beginner | Pre-intermediate | Intermediate |
| -asking about and stating prices -asking for and giving directions -describing procedures -ordering food and drink -asking for additional information | -making reservations -following a linked sequence of instructions -discussing job experience and education | -discussing problems and offering solutions -taking and relaying messages -reporting what others said -expressing obligation |
Affective
| Beginner | Pre-intermediate | Intermediate |
| -reciting songs and rhymes | -identifying someone's emotional state from tone and intonation | -listening to/reading imaginative texts for pleasure -writing short, imaginative text |
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