Languages goals : Age group 10+ years old

Language Goals

Age group 10+ years old

Welcome to Magic Languages, where kids aged 10 and above embark on an exciting language learning adventure! We offer classes for beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners. Our experienced teachers create dynamic and engaging lessons filled with games and activities to make learning enjoyable.

If you’re curious to learn more about each level, continue reading below!

Language Goals

Age group 10+ years old

Welcome to Magic Languages, where kids aged 3 to 7 learn languages in a fun way! We have classes for beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners. Our teachers make learning exciting with games and activities.

If you want to know more about each level, keep reading below!

Culture

Language is a core element of a culture

Music

Songs are fundamental for practicing pronunciations

Play

Students learn through interactive games

Story

Word order and grammar are taught through stories
BEGINNER

Students who have no prior exposure to the target language 

Comprehension
  • The student is becoming familiar with the rhythm and cadence of the new language.
  • The student is able to identify and understand basic vocabulary words such as numbers, colors, weather, days of the week, seasons, etc., and opposites (big/small, hot/cold…).
  • The student is able to identify the gender and number of the noun and use the corresponding article in the new language.
  • The student is able to understand and follow simple instructions, audio materials and spoken interactions.
Expression
  • The student is getting comfortable with the pronunciation of the new language. 
  • The student is able to introduce himself or herself and respond to basic questions in the new language, such as “What’s your name?”, “How old are you?”, “How do we say…?”.
  • The student is able to count up to 100.
  • The student is able to formulate basic affirmative and negative sentences. They are able to describe objects they know about with basic vocabulary and pay attention to gender and number: “The big tiger is orange and has black stripes. He is fast.”
  • The student is able to engage in basic conversations with their teacher and peers (if applicable), and is able to ask and answer simple questions about themselves and their interests.
Grammar
  • The student is able to dominate the basic question and answer structure.
  • The student is able to understand and use basic verbs and tenses, including the present tense of common verbs in the new language, such as “to have”, “to be”, “to go”, “to see”, “to eat”, “to put”, “to be able to”, “to play”, etc. using pronouns “I”, “you” and “he/she”.
  • The student is able to use simple sentences with the structure Subject + verb + complement in the new language. For example: “I would like a big apple” / “I see a big red apple”. They are also able to formulate basic affirmative and negative sentences.
PRE-INTERMEDIATE

Students who can understand basic words and phrases in the target language and can use simple expressions to communicate.

Comprehension
  • The student is able to identify and understand more specific vocabulary such as the city, professions, transportation, nature, and remember previous vocabulary such as days of the week, food, animals, family, etc…
  • The student is able to understand and use basic prepositions, including prepositions of place, adjectives to describe people, places, and things, and question tags.
  • The student is able to read small texts and stories and listen to conversations or short audios about different topics and answer questions about them.
Expression
  • The student is able to read with the appropriate pronunciation and write small sentences in the target language.
  • The student is able to use sentences with the structure Subject + verb + preposition + complement in the new language. For example, “I put my book on the table”.
  • The student is able to introduce themselves and respond to questions with different questions tags: what, which, where, when… Therefore, they are able to dominate the basic question and answer structure. 
  • The student is able to read and use numbers up to one million: 980, 2300, 1980… and be introduced to ordinal numbers.
  • The student is able to engage in conversations, and express their thoughts and feelings in the target language. They also should be able to talk about different topics they know about.
Grammar
  • The student is able to master the present and future tense. And be introduced to the past tense.
  • The student is able to use sentences with the structure Pronoun + Subject + verb + preposition + complement. For example, “My book is  on the table.”
  • The student is able to use possessive pronouns (my mom, my dad, my school…) when describing their family or talking about themselves or someone else. For example, “My best friend’s house is next to high school.” and “ Their parents are from Puerto Rico.”

 

INTERMEDIATE

Students who can communicate more complex ideas and understand basic grammar structures in the target language.

Comprehension
  • The student is able to identify and understand more specific vocabulary such as the city, professions, transportation, nature, and remember previous vocabulary such as days of the week, food, animals, family, etc…
  • The student is able to understand and use basic prepositions, including prepositions of place and adjectives to describe people, places, and things.
  • The student is able to introduce themselves and respond to questions with different questions tags: what, which, where, when… Therefore, they should be able to dominate the question and answer structure. 
  • The student is able to read small texts and stories and listen to spoken interactions about different topics and answer questions about them.
Expression
  • The student is able to read with the appropriate pronunciation and write small sentences in the target language.
  • The student is able to use sentences with the structure Subject + verb + preposition + complement in the new language. For example, “I put my book on the table”.
  • The student is able to introduce themselves and respond to questions with different questions tags: what, which, where, when… Therefore, they are able to dominate the basic question and answer structure. 
  • The student is able to read and use numbers up to one million: 980, 2300, 1980… and be introduced to ordinal numbers.
  • The student is able to engage in conversations, and express their thoughts and feelings in the target language. They also should be able to talk about different topics they know about.
Grammar
  • The student is able to use the present. Future and past tense. They understand the difference between tenses in the past and should be able to use them accordingly.
  • The student is able to use sentences with the structure Pronoun + Subject + verb + preposition + complement. For example, “My book is  on the table.”
  • The student is able to use possessive pronouns (my mom, my dad, my school…) when describing their family or talking about themselves or someone else. For example, “My best friend’s house is next to high school.” and “ Their parents are from Puerto Rico.”
INTERMEDIATE +

Students who can communicate ideas, understand a complex story (& answer question) and grammar structures in the target language.

Comprehension
  • The student is able to understand and use more specific vocabulary related to traveling, nature, music, art… and remember basic vocabulary such as food, weather and months of the year.
  • The student is able to recognize, in a proficient way, different types of prepositions, including prepositions of place, adjectives to describe people, objects and places, as well as question tags.
  • The student is able to read texts written in different verb tenses and understand them, as well as spoken interactions, and answer questions about them.
Expression
  • The student is able to answer questions about their preferences and also share more elaborate details. For example, “Blue is my favorite color because it’s the color of the sky,” or “I have two sisters, and we play together in the park.”
  • The student is able to ask question with all the question tags. Therefore, the student masters the basic question and answer structure. 
  • The student is able to provide more detailed information about their experiences and emotions.
  • The student is able to construct more complex sentences and is able to engage in conversations, and express their thoughts and feelings in the target language. They also should be able to talk about different topics they know about.
Grammar
  • The student masters the present, future and past tenses and use use them accordingly. They are also able to use the conditional.
  • The student is able to use more advanced adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, connectors in their sentences and be able to combine different verb tenses. For example: “I hope I will get a new computer soon. However, my mom told me I would have to wait.”
ADVANCED

Students who can communicate fluently and accurately using more advanced grammar structures in the target language. (need to learn to read / conjugate / write sentences)

Comprehension
  • The student is able to understand and use more complex vocabulary related to culture, art, history, and science.
  • The student is able to understand complex texts and spoken interactions that include different verb tenses and conjugations, encompassing present, past, and future tenses and is able to answer questions about them and reflect on them.
Expression
  • The student is capable of using expressions and idioms in the language, adding cultural richness to the target language.
  • The student is able to use advanced adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, connectors in their written or spoken interactions and is able to combine different verb tenses.
  • The student is able to remember and use fluently numbers up to billions, use ordinal numbers and understand Roman numerals in a text.
  • The student engages in conversations with the teacher or peers (if applicable), expressing opinions, ideas, and responding thoughtfully to others’ contributions in the target language. Their conversational skills extend to discussing cultural aspects of countries that speak the language.
Grammar
  • The student masters a wide variety of verb tenses, including past, present, future and conditional, and grammatical structures. They demonstrate a sophisticated command of language rules, allowing them to construct coherent and expressive written and spoken content.
  • The student is becoming aware of the subjunctive and is starting to identify it in a written text or spoken intervention.
  • The student is able to use a variety of pronouns, conjunctions, adverbs, and verb tenses.
ADVANCED +

Students who can communicate fluently using more advanced grammar structures in the target language. Can read and understand complex text.

Comprehension
  • he student is able to understand and use more complex vocabulary related to culture, art, history, and science. They can articulate their thoughts with precision and depth on these subjects.
  • The student is able to understand complex  texts and spoken interactions that include different verb tenses and conjugations, encompassing present, past, and future tenses, as well as idioms belonging to the target language.
Expression
  • The student is capable of using expressions and idioms in the language, adding cultural richness to the target language.
  • The student is able to use advanced adjectives, prepositions, adverbs, connectors in their written or spoken interactions and is able to combine different verb tenses.
  • The student is able to remember and use fluently numbers up to billions, use ordinal numbers and understand Roman numerals in a text.
  • The student engages in long and complex conversations with the teacher or peers (if applicable), expressing opinions, ideas, and responding thoughtfully to others’ contributions in the target language. Their conversational skills extend to discussing cultural aspects of countries that speak the language.
Grammar
  • The student masters a wide variety of verb tenses and grammatical structures. They demonstrate a sophisticated command of language rules, allowing them to construct coherent and expressive written and spoken content.
  • The student is able to use a variety of pronouns, conjunctions, adverbs, and verb tenses, including imperative and subjunctive.

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