Student develops basic oral and written communication skills at level A1.1-A1.2 (CEFR) and is familiar with main aspects of Finnish culture.

Student gets basic skills in Finnish for simple communication situations in everyday life. Student can introduce him/herself and others, can ask and answer questions about personal details, such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has. He/she can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Practicing
• reading comprehension
• writing
• listening comprehension
• speaking

in/with following contexts and structures:

Alphabet and pronunciation
Basic greetings and phrases
Personal information
Weekdays, numbers and the clock
Weather, seasons and months
Family and appearance
Housing and living

Personal pronouns and basic conjugation of verb types 1-5
Basic sentence types
Basic cases

Grade 2
Student…
· recognizes some very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself
· can react to some very basic and clearly expressed questions about personal details such as where he/she lives


Grade 1
Student…
· knows few very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself


Grade 0
Student
· does not reach the objectives of the study unit or does not complete or pass the compulsory assignments

Grade 4
Student
· can understand and use some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer some questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Grade 3
Student
· recognizes some familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can briefly introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer some questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has with assistance

Student
· can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type
· can introduce him/herself and others
· can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has
· can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.