What you can say at Novice level

Here are the kinds of things you should be able to say at Novice level:

• Greet people politely
• Thank people politely
• Say "yes" and "no"
• Use memorized phrases to order a cup of coffee or food
• Count to 100
• Say good-bye politely
• Give your name
• Tell where you are from

• Name concrete objects, such as

  • furniture
  • plants
  • animals
  • tools
  • machines, and
  • food items

• Name classes of people, such as

  • men
  • women
  • boys
  • girls, and
  • babies
• Name colors
• Name sizes of objects or age of people, such as a big boat or a small child

• Generic module: What you can say at Novice level
• In overview module: What you can say at different proficiency levels
• In overview module: What you can do at different proficiency levels
• In overview module: Information to help you check your progress
• In modular book: Managing Your Language Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 7 July 1998

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