Can communicate very basic information about personal details in a simple way.
Can recognise simple greetings.
Can understand and use basic, formulaic expressions such as “Yes”, “No”, “Excuse me”, “Please”, “Thank you”, “No thank you”, “Sorry”.
Can understand a number of familiar words/signs and recognise key information (e.g. numbers, prices, dates and days of the week), provided the delivery is very slow, with repetition if necessary.
Can understand short, simple instructions for actions such as “Stop”, “Close the door”, etc., provided they are delivered slowly face-to-face, accompanied by pictures or manual gestures and repeated if necessary
Can understand short, very simple questions and statements, provided they are delivered slowly and clearly and accompanied by visuals or manual gestures to support understanding and repeated if necessary
Can deduce the meaning of a word/sign from an accompanying picture or icon
Can understand very short, simple, instructions used in familiar everyday contexts (e.g. “No parking”, “No food or drink”), especially if there are illustrations.
