Can Do Writing Young Students: Primary

In the following information you will find the general description related to the achieved score in the Writing: Primary exam.

In A1 Level, Score 4-6:

Students begin to write in English by using words and simple statements. They begin to write about what they like and give some descriptions. They can:

• Use common words in familiar categories such as home, school, family, colors, animals and actions.
• Communicate meaning in short, simple statements (examples: The tiger is big. The zoo has two birds).
• Write simple phrases.
• Produce very basic simple sentences with frequent vocabulary and grammar errors.
• Provide very basic answers to informal questions, although frequently the answers are unclear or only single words.

To improve their English writing ability, students should:

• Learn more words that describe familiar places, objects, and people.
• Practice writing about everyday topics.
• Practice describing what happens in stories they read and programs they watch.
• Practice writing sentences about objects and activities they like.
• Practice writing using prompts to help them develop ideas.

In A2 Level, Score 7-10:

Students write in English to express what they like and give some descriptions. They begin to write short stories. They can:

• Use words and phrases to communicate meaning (produces basic simple sentences).
• Use a limited number of grammatical structures to describe objects and actions.
• Begin to write about a sequence of events.
• Show little lexical variation.
• Use mostly simple verb tenses.
• Provide basic answers to informal questions, although sometimes the answers are unclear.

To improve their English writing ability, students should:

• Learn more words that describe familiar places, objects, and people.
• Practice writing about everyday topics, and explaining everyday habits.
• Practice describing in sentences what happens in stories they read and programs they watch.

In B1 Level, Score 11-14:

Students write in English to express and explain what they like. They begin to expand their descriptions of things and events. They can:

• Use appropriate word choices with minor mistakes.
• Use complete statements to communicate ideas.
• Use appropriate grammatical structures.
• At times shows verb tense comprehension.
• Produce some complex sentences, although with occasional vocabulary and grammar errors.
• Provide answers to informal questions, that are usually clear and appropriate.

To improve their writing ability, students should:

• Learn less common words that describe familiar places, objects and people.
• Practice verb use to refer to past and future.
• Practice writing with details about places, people, and events in the stories they read and programs they watch.

In B2 Level, Score 15-16:

Students write in English to expand descriptions, explain multistep directions, and show lexical variation. They can:

• Produce simple and complex sentences.
• Include relevant details to expand descriptions, give directions and tell short stories.
• Include structures such as connecting words and phrases that make directions and stories easy to follow.
• Use a wide range of vocabulary.
• Shows verb tense comprehension.
• Provide answers to informal questions, that are clear, complete and appropriate.

To improve their writing ability, students should:

• Read and listen to age-appropriate academic content.
• Write about age-appropriate academic content.
• Practice opinion writing.
• Consider taking the Writing Young Students:Junior.