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• an ability to read aloud clearly and correctly, using textual devices (e.g.

understanding that a capital letter within a sentence refers to a place or personal

name, using punctuation marks);
• an ability to understand and use texts of vastly different genres and fields (fairy

tale, poem, recipe, timetable, textual task in maths, text in natural or social sciences
or humanities, advertisement, game rules, agreement, legal act etc.);

• an ability to recognise, understand and use context and sub-text; (hidden meaning);

• an ability to recognise and use multi-modal texts (drawing, scheme, animation etc.);
• an ability to use dictionaries or other reference materials if needed.