What an ESL student can do in class:	Stage I Pre-Production	Stage II Early Production	Stage III Speech Emergence	Stage IV Intermediate Fluency
	Pantomime	Pantomime	Pantomime	Pantomime
	Gesture	Gesture	Gesture	Gesture
	Draw	Draw	Draw	Draw
	Listen	Listen	Listen	Listen
	Point	Point	Point	Point
	Move	Move	Move	Move
	Choose	Choose	Choose	Choose
	Match pictures	Match pictures, words and pictures	Match pictures, words and pictures, words and words	Match pictures, words and pictures, words and words
	Nod yes and no	Nod yes and no	Nod yes and no	Nod yes and no
	Copy	Copy	Copy	Copy
	Math drill & practice	Math drill & practice	Math drill & practice; simple word problems	Math drill & practice; word problems
		Spelling words	Spelling words	Spelling words
		List (from word list)	List (from word list)	List
		Categorize (from word list)	Categorize (from word list)	Categorize
		Label (from word list)	Label (from word list)	Label
		Repeat words/phrases	Repeat words/phrases	Repeat words/phrases
		Recite from memory	Recite from memory	Recite from memory
		Use present tense verbs	Use present tense, simple past and simple future	Use present, past and future tenses, from simple to complex
		Write words/simple sentences	Write words, sentences and short, simple paragraphs	Write words, sentences, paragraphs and narratives, from simple to complex
			Describe (limited)	Describe
			Define (limited)	Define
			Explain (limited)	Explain
			Recall (limited)	Recall
			Retell (limited)	Retell
			Summarize (limited)	Summarize
			Role play (limited)	Role play
			Compare/contrast (limited)	Compare/contrast
				Give opinions
				Defend
				Debate
				Justify
				Examine
				Analyze
				Create
				Evaluate

Sources:

Hampton-Brown Books. “The Stages of Language Acquisition.” http://www.hampton-brown.com/langacquis.htm . 2000.

Piper, Carla. “Stages of Second Language Acquisition (L2).” http://www.chapman.edu/soe/faculty/piper/resource/stages.htm .

Williams, Ed.D., Constance Olivia. “Language Acquisition Chart—English.” Quick Informal Assessment Examiner’s Manual. Ballard & Tighe, 1997.

Please remember that these stages and activities are relative. Each student’s motivation and ability levels will affect how quickly and how well s/he acquires language, in addition to what and how well s/he does in class.