KS3 LANGUAGES (LISTENING) LEVEL LADDER
YEAR 8
9
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Able to fully understand unfamiliar and familiar language in a wide range of unknown situations and
contexts
Obtains very detailed information and identifies detailed events in the past, present and future.
Needs NO repetition
Consistently transcribes extended sentences accurately with no errors.
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Able to fully understand unfamiliar and familiar language in a wide range of unknown situations and
contexts.
Obtains very detailed information and identifies detailed events in the past, present and future.
Needs very little repetition
Transcribes extended sentences largely accurately with only isolated errors e.g. spellings, genders
and agreements. One or two words may be omitted.
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Able to understand unfamiliar and familiar language in a range of unknown situations and contexts.
Obtains detailed information and identifies detailed events in the past, present and future.
Needs little repetition
Transcribes extended sentences with accuracy in some phrases and sentences but there are major
errors in others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be some significant omissions of words,
phrases and sentences.
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Able to understand familiar and some unfamiliar language in a range of unknown situations and
contexts.
Obtains some detailed information and identifies some detailed events in the past, present and
future.
Needs some repetition
Transcribes extended sentences mostly accurately with a few minor errors, e.g. Spellings, genders
and agreements and an occasional major error, e.g. verbs and tenses. There may be a few
omissions of some words and phrases.
Able to understand familiar language in unknown situations and contexts.
Obtains specific details, including opinions from various topics and including events in the present,
and past or future.
May need some repetition.
Transcribes sentences often accurately with some minor errors, e.g. Spellings, genders and
agreements and an occasional major error, e.g. verbs and tenses. There may often be omissions of
some words and phrases.
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Able to understand familiar and predictable language in some unknown situations and contexts.
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8
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7
6
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5
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4
YEAR 7
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Able to fully understand unfamiliar and familiar language in a wide range of unknown
situations and contexts.
Obtains very detailed information and identifies detailed events in the past, present and
future.
Needs very little repetition
Transcribes extended sentences largely accurately with only isolated errors e.g.
spellings, genders and agreements. One or two words may be omitted.
Able to understand unfamiliar and familiar language in a range of unknown situations
and contexts.
Obtains detailed information and identifies detailed events in the past, present and
future.
Needs little repetition
Transcribes extended sentences with accuracy in some phrases and sentences but
there are major errors in others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be some
significant omissions of words, phrases and sentences.
Able to understand familiar and some unfamiliar language in a range of unknown
situations and contexts.
Obtains some detailed information and identifies some detailed events in the past,
present and future.
Needs some repetition
Transcribes extended sentences mostly accurately with a few minor errors, e.g.
Spellings, genders and agreements and an occasional major error, e.g. verbs and
tenses. There may be a few omissions of some words and phrases.
Able to understand familiar language in unknown situations and contexts.
Obtains specific details, including opinions from various topics and including events in
the present, and past or future.
May need some repetition.
Transcribes sentences often accurately with some minor errors, e.g. Spellings, genders
and agreements and an occasional major error, e.g. verbs and tenses. There may often
be omissions of some words and phrases.
Able to understand familiar and predictable language in some unknown situations and
contexts.
Obtains details, including opinions from various topics and including events in the
present, and past or future.
May need repetition.
Transcribes sentences accurately in some phrases and sentences but there are major
errors in others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be significant omissions of words
and phrases.
Able to understand familiar and predictable language in some unknown situations and
contexts.
KS3 LANGUAGES (LISTENING) LEVEL LADDER
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3
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2
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1
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U
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Obtains details, including opinions from various topics and including events in the present, and past
or future.
May need repetition.
Transcribes sentences accurately in some phrases and sentences but there are major errors in
others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be significant omissions of words and phrases.
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Able to understand familiar and predictable language in some unknown situations and contexts.
Obtains some details, including opinions from various topics and including events in the present, and
past or future.
May need frequent repetition.
Transcribes sentences accurately in some phrases and sentences but there are major errors in
others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be some significant omissions of words, phrases and
sentences.
Able to understand the main points and some detail, including opinions from passages of familiar
language in familiar situations and contexts.
Some items may need repeating.
Transcribes short sentences with accuracy in some phrases and sentences but there are major
errors in others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be significant omissions of words, phrases
and sentences.
Able to understand the main points and simple opinions in short, familiar situations and contexts.
May need some parts to be repeated.
Transcribes short sentences with only occasional accuracy, with major errors throughout. There are
many significant omissions of words, phrases and sentences.
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Able to understand the main point of familiar spoken phrases.
Needs phrases to be repeated.
Transcribes words and simple phrases with only occasional accuracy, with major errors
throughout. There are many significant omissions of words, phrases and sentences.
Able to understand single words but not link them to the overall idea of the situation or context
Needs a lot of repetition
Able to transcribe words with isolated accuracy.
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Able to understand single words but not link them to the overall idea of the situation or
context
Needs a lot of repetition
Able to transcribe words with isolated accuracy.
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Obtains some details, including opinions from various topics and including events in the
present, and past or future.
May need frequent repetition.
Transcribes sentences accurately in some phrases and sentences but there are major
errors in others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be some significant omissions of
words, phrases and sentences.
Able to understand the main points and some detail, including opinions from passages of
familiar language in familiar situations and contexts.
Some items may need repeating.
Transcribes short sentences with accuracy in some phrases and sentences but there are
major errors in others e.g. with verbs and tenses. There may be significant omissions of
words, phrases and sentences.
Able to understand the main points and simple opinions in short, familiar situations and
contexts.
May need some parts to be repeated.
Transcribes short sentences with only occasional accuracy, with major errors throughout.
There are many significant omissions of words, phrases and sentences.