Match the abilities below to their definitions, then decide in which alternative from a to down below the matches ability/definition are presented in the correct order.

I. Listening
II. Speaking
III. Reading
IV. Writing

( ) As an act of communication, it suggests an interactive process that takes place between the writer and the reader via the text.

( ) It involves the use of lower order (or bottom-up) skills related to sound/letter relationships, word recognition and understanding, spelling, and an awareness of grammar and sentence structure.

( ) It is an active process that may begin even before the first speech signal is recognized, and it may go on long after the input or spoken information has stopped.

( ) It is considered by many to be the fundamental skill in second language learning. In what are often referred to as the productive approaches to language teaching, it is thought to be the main skill by which language is acquired.

The correct sequence from top to bottom is