Teachers and districts are free to teach whatever hey wish in whatever manner they see fit as long as students meet the minimum standards articulated here. This document outlines six benchmarks of student performance. Content refers to what one can talk about. Students at lower proficiency levels will be limited to talking about simple things in their immediate environment, such as objects or people. At higher levels, students are expected to talk about activities, areas of study, and future plans.
Functions are what one can do with the language.
Text type is the kind of language a student can produce. At first, students are only expected to say isolated words. Later they must progress to phrases and full sentences. Accuracy is measured primarily by how well a student can mmunicate with another person.