FA_English_1grade.pgf

Astana, 2016
English
A collection
of tasks for
Formative Assessment
Grade 1
AUTONOMOUS EDUCATIONAL ORGANISATION
«NAZARBAYEV INTELLECTUAL SCHOOLS»

A collection of tasks
for Formative Assessment

English

Grade 1

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A collection of tasks for Formative Assessment is designed to assist teachers in
planning, organizing and carrying out Formative Assessment in “English” for the Grade 1
learners. It is aligned with the Subject Programme and Course plan.
Tasks with assessment criteria and descriptors are samples for assisting teachers in
providing constructive feedback to learners in terms of achievement of learning objectives;
to select and design similar tasks. This document serves as guidance and will allow teachers
to adapt, add and make changes in tasks according to learners’ capacities and
requirements.
This collection of tasks is designed for primary school teachers, school
administrations, educational departments’ seniors, regional and school coordinators in
criteria-based assessment and others.
Free access to the Internet resources such as pictures, cartoons, photos, texts, video
and audio materials, etc. have been used in designing this tasks collection.

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CONTENTS

Term: 1 ........................................................................................................................... 5
Unit 1: All about me .................................................................................................... 6
Unit 2: My school ....................................................................................................... 22
Term: 2 ......................................................................................................................... 35
Unit 3: My family and friends ..................................................................................... 37
Unit 4: The world around us ...................................................................................... 56
Term: 3 ......................................................................................................................... 73
Unit 5: Travel ............................................................................................................. 74
Unit 6: Traditions and folklore .................................................................................... 98
Term: 4 ....................................................................................................................... 115
Unit 7: Food and drink ............................................................................................. 116
Unit 8: Health and body ........................................................................................... 139

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TERM 1

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Unit 1: All about me
Topic: Greetings and names
Learning objective: 1.L3 recognize with support common names and names
of places
recognize the spoken form of a limited range of everyday
and classroom words
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Identify common names and names of places with
support;
Identify basic everyday and classroom words
Task 1
Come to the center and make a circle. Listen and do.
1.I am Gulnar. I am from Kazakhstan. This is Adelina.
2.I am Adelina. I am from Kazakhstan. This is Sati.
Go on!
Descriptor: A learner
names his/ her classmates name using
- “I am …” .
- I am from Kazakhstan.
- This is … .”
Task 2
Listen and do. Repeat after your teacher.
1.Stand up, please!
2.Hands up! Clap - clap!
3.Hands down! Shake - shake!
4.Hands on the hips! Jump – jump!
5.Sit down, please!
Descriptor: A learner
follows teacher’s instructions;
repeats the rhyme.

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Topic: Greetings and names
Learning objective: 1.S1 make basic personal statements about people,
objects and classroom routines
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Talk about people, objects and classroom routines
Task
Answer the questions
1.What is your name?
2.How old are you?
3.What colour is it*?
(*Teacher shows objects of different colours)
Descriptor: A learner
answers questions about him/herself;
names the colours of the objects.

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Topic: Greetings and names
Learning objective: 1.S3 pronounce familiar words and expressions intelligibly
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Say topic words with clear pronunciation
Say expressions clearly
Task
Act out the situation in the picture. Use greetings and goodbye words: Hello, hi, good
morning, good afternoon, good bye, nice to meet you, see you.
Descriptor: A learner
acts out the dialogue;
uses the greeting and goodbye words appropriately;
pronounces topic words and expressions intelligibly.

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Topic: Greetings and names
Learning objective: 1.UE3 use basic adjectives to describe people and things
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Describe people and things using basic adjectives
Task
Say about pictures. Use long, short, green, red, fat, thin, big, small, little, fast etc.
Example: This is a long dress. It is red.
1. 2.
3. 4.
Descriptor: A learner
talks about people using basic adjectives;
talks about things using basic adjectives

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Topic: Greetings and names
Learning objective: 1.UE6 use demonstrative pronouns this/ these, that/
those to indicate things
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Name objects using this/ these, that/ those
Task
Use this/ these, that/ those to name the objects.
Example: These are flowers. That is an apple.
1. 2.
3.. 4.
5. 6.
Descriptor: A learner
makes up sentences using this/ these;
makes up sentences using that/ those.

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Topic: Greetings and names
Learning objective: 1.S6 make introductions and requests in basic interactions
with others
Level of thinking skills: Application
Assessment criteria: Interact using introductions and requests
Task
Look at the picture and listen to the teacher. Make up your own dialogue with your
classmate. .
Example: Hello!
Hi!
My name is Nick.
My name is Emma.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you too.
Descriptor: A learner
greets his/ her classmate;
introduce him/ herself

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Topic: Colours
Learning objective: 1.UE3 use basic adjectives to describe people and
things
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Describe people and things using basic adjectives
Task 1
Look at the picture and describe it.
Example: It is a green apple. It is small.
Descriptor: A learner
names the objects and their colours;
says the size of the objects.

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Topic: Colours
Learning objective: 1.L3 recognize with support common names and names
of places;recognize the spoken form of a limited range of
everyday and classroom words
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Identify common names and names of places with support;
Identify basic everyday and classroom words
Task 1
Listen and put the number next to the picture.
Cinema is №1. Airport is №2. Bank is №3. Zoo is №4. Internet café is №5.
Descriptor: A learner
puts appropriate numbers of places .
Task 2
Listen and write the correct numbers in the boxes under the pencils.
Orange is 1, green is 2, white is 3, brown is 4, purple is 5, red is 6, yellow is 7, blue is 8.
Descriptor: A learner
writes the correct numbers in the boxes.
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Topic: Colours
Learning objective: 1.S3 pronounce familiar words and expressions intelligibly
Level of thinking skills: Application
Assessment criteria: Say topic words with clear pronunciation
Say expressions clearly
Task
Point to the objects and name them. Name the colours of the objects.
Example: This is a ruler. It is a blue ruler.
Descriptor: A learner
points to the school objects and names them;
names the colour of each school object clearly;
pronounces topic words and expressions intelligibly.

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Topic: Colours
Learning objective: 1.UE6 use demonstrative pronouns this, these that, those
to indicate things
Level of thinking skills: Application
Assessment criteria: Name objects using this/ these, that/ those
Task
Use pronouns this or these, that or those to indicate objects.
Descriptor: A learner
names objects in singular using this/ that;
names objects in plural using these /those

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Topic: Colours
Learning objective: 1.S1 make basic personal statements about people, objects
and classroom routines
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Talk about people, objects and classroom routines
Task
Make up statements about objects. Colour the objects.
Example: This is a tree. The tree is green.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5.
Descriptor A learner
makes up sentences using names of the objects and their
colours;
colours the objects.

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Topic: 1-50
Learning objective: 1.L3 recognize with support common names and names of
places;
recognize the spoken form of a limited range of
everyday and classroom words
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Identify common names and names of places with support;
Identify basic everyday and classroom words
Task 1
Listen and write the correct number in the box under each picture.
“The Three Bears” is 1; “The Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” is 2; “The Three
Piglets and the Wolf” is 3.
Descriptor: A learner
writes the correct numbers

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Task 2
Listen and colour the picture.
1.The bag is blue.
2.The pencil is black.
3.Number 5 is red.
4.The ruler is brown.
5.The flower is yellow.
6.The frog is green.
Descriptor: A learner
follows instructions;
uses the right colours.

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Topic: 1-50
Learning objective: 1.UE2 use cardinal numbers 1 - 50 to count
Level of thinking skills: Application
Assessment criteria: Count numbers 1 – 50
Task
Count, write and say the answer.
Descriptor: A learner
counts and says the correct numbers;
pronounces the numbers intelligibly

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Topic: 1-50
Learning objective: 1.L1 recognize short basic instructions for a limited range
of classroom routines spoken slowly and distinctly
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Follow basic classroom instructions spoken slowly and
distinctly
Task
Listen and do. Repeat after your teacher.
Stand up, please.
Hands up, hands down.
Hands on hips, sit down.
Bent left, bent right
1, 2, 3 hop 1, 2, 3 stop!
Stand still, please.
Descriptor: A learner
follows instructions correctly;
repeats after the teacher.

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Topic: 1-50

Learning objective:

1.S3 pronounce familiar words and expressions intelligibly

Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application

Assessment criteria: Say topic words with clear pronunciation
Say expressions clearly


Task

Look at the pictures. Answer the question: How many objects are there in the picture?
Example: There are four bags.

1. 2. 3.



4. 5.



Descriptor: A learner
 counts the objects in each picture;
 answers the question using There are…;
 pronounces topic words and expressions intelligibly.

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Unit 2: My school
Topic: Classroom objects
Learning objective: 1.UE1 use singular nouns, plural nouns – to talk about
people and places
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Talk about people and places using singular and plural
forms
Task
Look at the pictures. Say how many people and objects there are in the class.
Example: There is one teacher in the class. There are two chairs in the class.
1. 2.
3. 4.
Descriptor: A learner
makes up sentences about people;
makes up sentences about objects;
uses singular and plural nouns.

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Topic: Classroom objects
Learning objective: 1.UE4 use determiners a, an, some, the, this, these to
indicate what /where something is
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Name objects using a, an, this, these, some, the and say
where they are
Task
Use a, an, this, these, some and the to indicate the following objects:
Example: A pen. This is a pen. The pen is blue.
1. 2.
2.
3 4.
4
5. 6.
Descriptor: A learner
names objects using determines a, an, the appropriately;
uses this / these appropriately

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Topic: Classroom objects

Learning objective:

1.UE6 use demonstrative pronouns this, these, that, those
to indicate things

Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application

Assessment criteria: Name objects using this/ these, that/ those

Task

Use this, these, that, those to indicate the classroom objects.

1. 2.

3. 4.


5. 6.

7. 8.



Descriptor:

A learner
 uses this/ these to name the objects;
 uses that/ those to name the objects.

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Topic: Classroom objects
Learning objective: 1.S1 make basic personal statements about people,
objects and classroom routines
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Talk about people, objects and classroom routines
Task
Take out all the school things from your bag. Talk about them.
Example: These are my books. They are green and blue.
Look at the desk of your classmate and say what he/ she has got.
Example: He/ she has got some pencils.
Descriptor: A learner
makes up sentences about classroom objects;
says what his/her friend has got.

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Topic: Classroom objects
Learning objective: 1.S3 pronounce familiar words and expressions intelligibly
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Say topic words with clear pronunciation
Say expressions clearly
Task
Describe objects.
Example: This is a school bag. It is blue and pink.
Descriptor: A learner
names school objects and their colours;
pronounces topic words and expressions clearly.

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Topic: Classroom objects
Learning objective: 1.L1 recognize short basic instructions for a limited range
of classroom routines spoken slowly and distinctly
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Follow basic classroom instructions spoken slowly and
distinctly
Task
Listen and do. Repeat after your teacher.
Stand up and look around.
Shake your head and turn around.
Stamp your feet upon the ground.
Clap your hands and then sit down.
Descriptor: A learner
follows instructions;
repeats the rhyme.

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Topic: Classroom objects
Learning objective: 1.L3 recognize with support common names and names of
places
recognize the spoken form of a limited range of
everyday and classroom words
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Identify common names and names of places with support
Identify basic everyday and classroom words
Task 1
Listen to the teacher. Cross the pictures you hear: airport, school, bank, zoo and café.
Descriptor: A learner
demonstrates understanding of places by crossing them.
Task 2
Listen to the teacher. Point to the right picture.
A pen, a bag, books, colored pencils, a board, an eraser.
Descriptor: A learner
points to the right picture.

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Topic: Classroom routines
Learning objective: 1.UE3 use basic adjectives to describe people and things
Level of thinking skills: Knowledge and comprehension
Application
Assessment criteria: Describe people and things using basic adjectives
Task
Talk about objects. Use adjectives: yellow, green, blue, big, etc.
Example: The bus is yellow.
Descriptor: A learner
talks about objects using basic adjectives.