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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Identifying cues

Can use an idea of the overall meaning of short texts

101,

3C

Communication

b, c

& inferring

and utterances on everyday topics of a concrete type to

107

5

Reading

b, c

(spoken &

derive the probable meaning of unknown words from

25

written)

the context.

Planning

Can recall and rehearse an appropriate set of phrases

101,

3C

Communication

a

from his/her repertoire.

107

Compensating

Can use an inadequate word from his repertoire and

101,

3C

Communication

b, c

use gesture to clarify what he/she wants to say.

107

5

Reading

c

25

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary for the expression of basic

24

3

Vocabulary

a–c

communicative needs.

Has a sufficient vocabulary for coping with simple

survival needs.

Grammatical

Uses some simple structures correctly, but still

24

2

Grammar

a, b

accuracy

systematically makes basic mistakes – for example,

129

3C

Grammar Bank

a–c

tends to mix up tenses and forget to mark agreement;

nevertheless, it is usually clear what he/she is trying

to say.

Vocabulary

Can control a narrow repertoire dealing with concrete

101,

3C

Communication

b, c

control

everyday needs.

107

6

Pronunciation

a

25

Phonological

Pronunciation is generally clear enough to be

25

6

Pronunciation

b, c

control

understood despite a noticeable foreign accent, but

conversational partners will need to ask for repetition

from time to time.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand phrases and expressions related to areas

26

1

In the New York office

a, b

comprehension

of most immediate priority (e.g. very basic personal

26

3

At the restaurant

a, b

and family information, shopping, local geography,

employment) provided speech is clearly and slowly

articulated.

Overall spoken

Can interact with reasonable ease in structured

27

3

At the restaurant

d–f

interaction

situations and short conversations, provided the other

person helps if necessary. Can manage simple, routine

exchanges without undue effort; can ask and answer

questions and exchange ideas and information on

familiar topics in predictable everyday situations.

Conversation

Can handle very short social exchanges but is rarely

27

4

Holly and Rob make friends

c–e

able to understand enough to keep conversation going

of his/her own accord, though he/she can be made to

understand if the speaker will take the trouble.

Can use simple everyday polite forms of greeting and

address.

Transactions to

Can deal with common aspects of everyday living such

27

3

At the restaurant

c–f

obtain goods and

as travel, lodgings, eating and shopping.

services

Vocabulary

Can control a narrow repertoire dealing with concrete

26

2

Vocabulary

control

everyday needs.

Sociolinguistic

Can handle very short social exchanges, using

27

4

Holly and Rob make friends

a–e

appropriateness

everyday polite forms of greeting and address. Can

make and respond to invitations, invitations, apologies

etc.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand the main points of clear standard

29

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

e

comprehension

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

work, school, leisure etc., including short narratives.

Listening to

Can understand the main points of radio news

29

5

Listening

a–c

radio audio &

bulletins and simpler recorded material about familiar

recordings

subjects delivered relatively slowly and clearly.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

28

1

Reading

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

102

4A

Communication

b

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

interests and professional field. Can exchange, check

and confirm information, deal with less routine

situations and explain why something is a problem.

Can express thoughts on more abstract, cultural topics

such as films, books, music etc.

Can exploit a wide range of simple language to deal

154

2

Housework, make or do?

d

with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling.

29

5

Listening

d

Can enter unprepared into conversation of familiar

topics, express personal opinions and exchange

information on topics that are familiar, of personal

interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family,

hobbies, work, travel and current events).

Conversation

Can enter unprepared into conversations on familiar

154

2

Housework, make or do?

d

topics.

Can follow clearly articulated speech directed at him/

her in everyday conversation, though will sometimes

have to ask for repetition of particular words and phrases.

Informal

Can generally follow the main points in an informal

28

1

Reading

c, e

discussion (with

discussion with friends provided speech is clearly

friends)

articulated in standard dialect.

Can give or seek personal views and opinions in

discussing topics of interest.

Sustained

Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of

28

3

Grammar

a

monologue:

familiar subjects within his field of interest.

describing

Can describe events, real or imagined.

experience

Creative writing

Can write straightforward, detailed descriptions on a

102

4A

Communication

a

range of familiar subjects within his field of interest.

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

28

1

Reading

d

& inferring

topics related to his/her field and interests.

(spoken &

Can extrapolate the meaning of occasional unknown

written)

words from the context and deduce sentence meaning

provided the topic discussed is familiar.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

29

3

Grammar

c, d

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

29

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

e

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

it is clear what he/she is trying to express.

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

29

3

Grammar

b, f

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

154

2

Housework, make or do?

a

predictable situations.

131

4A

Grammar Bank

a–c

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

28

2

Vocabulary

a

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

154

1

Housework, make or do?

a–c

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

154

2

Housework, make or do?

a–c

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

28

1

Reading

a

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

29

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

a–c

mispronunciations occur.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand straightforward factual information

31

3

Listening

a, b

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

identifying both general messages and specific details,

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

Listening to

Can understand the main points of radio news

31

4

Vocabulary

a

radio audio &

bulletins and simpler recorded material about familiar

recordings

subjects delivered relatively slowly and clearly.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

30

1

Reading

b, c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

155

2

Shopping

a

level of comprehension.

Information

Can find out and pass on straightforward factual

31

6

Speaking

b

exchange

information.

Can obtain more detailed information.

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

30

1

Reading

c, d

& inferring

topics related to his/her field and interests.

31

4

Vocabulary

a

(spoken &

Can extrapolate the meaning of occasional unknown

written)

words from the context and deduce sentence meaning

provided the topic discussed is familiar.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

31

3

Listening

a–c

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

155

1

Shopping

a–c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

155

2

Shopping

a, b

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

31

6

Speaking

b

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

it is clear what he/she is trying to express.

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

31

2

Grammar

a

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

31

6

Speaking

a

predictable situations.

131

4B

Grammar Bank

a–c

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

31

5

Pronunciation

a–d

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand the main points of clear standard

32

1

Listening

a, b

comprehension

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

32

2

Grammar

a

work, school, leisure etc., including short narratives.

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the majority

33

7

Song

radio audio &

of recorded or broadcast audio material on topics of

recordings

personal interest delivered in clear standard speech.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

32

4

Reading

a, b

orientation

information, and gather information from different

parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfil

a specific task.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Reading for

Can identify the main conclusions in clearly signalled

32

4

Reading

a

information &

argumentative texts.

argument

Can recognise the line of argument in the treatment of

the issue presented, though not necessarily in detail.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

33

6

Vocabulary

c

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

interests and professional field. Can exchange, check

and confirm information, deal with less routine

situations and explain why something is a problem.

Can express thoughts on more abstract, cultural topics

such as films, books, music etc.

Interviewing

Can take some initiatives in an interview/consultation

33

5

Speaking

b

and being

(e.g. to bring up a new subject) but is very dependent on

33

6

Vocabulary

c

interviewed

interviewer in the interaction.

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-

up questions.

Sustained

Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of

32

1

Listening

c

monologue:

familiar subjects within his field of interest.

33

5

Speaking

a, b

describing

Can describe events, real or imagined.

experience

Cooperating

Can exploit a basic repertoire of language and strategies

33

6

Vocabulary

c

to help keep a conversation or discussion going.

Planning

Can work out how to communicate the main point(s)

33

5

Speaking

a

he/she wants to get across, exploiting any resources

available and limiting the message to what he/she can

recall or find the means to express.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

32

4

Reading

c

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

33

5

Speaking

a

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

32

1

Listening

c

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

32

4

Reading

c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

33

5

Speaking

a

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

32

2

Grammar

a, b

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

131

4C

Grammar Bank

a–c

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

32

3

Pronunciation

c

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

33

6

Vocabulary

a, b

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

32

3

Pronunciation

a–c

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

33

6

Vocabulary

b

mispronunciations occur.

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

32

1

Listening

c

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

33

6

Vocabulary

c

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

and “cul-de-sacs”, he/she is able to keep going

effectively without help.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

32

3

Pronunciation

c

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is

very evident, especially in longer stretches of free

production.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the majority

37

5

Listening

b

radio audio &

of recorded or broadcast audio material on topics of

recordings

personal interest delivered in clear standard speech.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

36

1

Reading & Vocabulary

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

101

5A

Communication

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

36

1

Reading & Vocabulary

a

orientation

information, and gather information from different

parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfil

a specific task.

Interviewing

Can take some initiatives in an interview/consultation

36

1

Reading & Vocabulary

e

and being

(e.g. to bring up a new subject) but is very dependent on

interviewed

interviewer in the interaction.

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-

up questions.

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

36

1

Reading & Vocabulary

c

& inferring

topics related to his/her field and interests.

(spoken &

Can extrapolate the meaning of occasional unknown

written)

words from the context and deduce sentence meaning

provided the topic discussed is familiar.

Planning

Can work out how to communicate the main point(s)

37

4

Speaking

a

he/she wants to get across, exploiting any resources

available and limiting the message to what he/she can

recall or find the means to express.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

36

1

Reading & Vocabulary

d, e

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

37

4

Speaking

a, b

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

37

5

Listening

b, c

family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

36

1

Reading & Vocabulary

d, e

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

37

4

Speaking

a, b

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

37

5

Listening

a, c

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

37

2

Grammar

a, b

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

133

5A

Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

37

3

Pronunciation

b

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

37

3

Pronunciation

a

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

37

4

Speaking

a, b

precision

immediate relevance, getting across which point he/

37

5

Listening

c

she feels is most important.

Can express the main point he/she wants to make

comprehensibly.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

37

3

Pronunciation

b

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

and “cul-de-sacs”, he/she is able to keep going

effectively without help.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

37

4

Speaking

b

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is

very evident, especially in longer stretches of free

production.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand straightforward factual information

102, 107,

5B

Communication

c

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

110

1

Describing a town or city

identifying both general messages and specific details,

156

b

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

Can understand the main points of clear standard

39

4

Listening

a, b

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

work, school, leisure etc., including short narratives.

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

39

7

Song

radio audio &

majority of recorded or broadcast audio material on

recordings

topics of personal interest delivered in clear standard

speech.

Can understand the main points of radio news

39

4

Listening

a, b

bulletins and simpler recorded material about familiar

subjects delivered relatively slowly and clearly.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

38

1

Grammar

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

39

3

Reading & Speaking

a

level of comprehension.

156

1

Describing a town or city

a

114

4

Writing

a

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

39

3

Reading & Speaking

a

orientation

information, and gather information from different

114

4

Writing

a

parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfil

a specific task.

Reading for

Can identify the main conclusions in clearly signalled

102, 107,

5B

Communication

a

information &

argumentative texts.

110

argument

Can recognise the line of argument in the treatment of

the issue presented, though not necessarily in detail.

Informal

Can follow much of what is said around him/her

39

5

Vocabulary

a

discussion (with

on general topics provided interlocutors avoid very

friends)

idiomatic usage and articulate clearly.

Can give brief comments on the views of others.

Can generally follow the main points in an informal

102, 107,

5B

Communication

d, e

discussion with friends provided speech is clearly

110

articulated in standard dialect.

Can give or seek personal views and opinions in

discussing topics of interest.

Interviewing

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

38

2

Pronunciation

c

and being

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-up

interviewed

questions.

Overall spoken

Can reasonably fluently sustain a straightforward

38

1

Grammar

a

production

description of one of a variety of subjects within

39

4

Listening

c

his/her field of interest, presenting it as a linear

156

3

Describing a town or city

c

sequence of points.

Creative writing

Can write straightforward, detailed descriptions on a

39

6

Writing

range of familiar subjects within his field of interest.

Cooperating

Can exploit a basic repertoire of language and

38

2

Pronunciation

c

strategies to help keep a conversation or discussion

going.

Can summarise the point reached in a discussion and

so help focus the talk.

Asking for

Can ask someone to clarify or elaborate what he or she

38

2

Pronunciation

c

clarification

has just said.

Planning

Can work out how to communicate the main point(s)

39

4

Listening

c

he/she wants to get across, exploiting any resources

39

5

Vocabulary

a

available and limiting the message to what he/she can

recall or find the means to express.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

38

2

Pronunciation

c

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

39

4

Listening

c

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

38

1

Grammar

a

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

39

4

Listening

c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

39

5

Vocabulary

a

work, travel, and current events.

156

1

Describing a town or city

a, b

156

2

Describing a town or city

a–d

156

3

Describing a town or city

a–c

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

38

1

Grammar

d

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

133

5B

Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

38

1

Grammar

b

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

38

2

Pronunciation

a, b

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

39

6

Writing

control

intelligible throughout.

Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough

to be followed most of the time.

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

38

1

Grammar

a

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

156

3

Describing a town or city

c

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

38

1

Grammar

a

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

and “cul-de-sacs”, he/she is able to keep going

effectively without help.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand straightforward factual information

41

2

Reading & Listening

c, e, f

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

identifying both general messages and specific details,

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

40

1

Speaking

a

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

40

2

Reading & Listening

a

level of comprehension.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

41

2

Reading & Listening

e

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

interests and professional field. Can exchange, check

and confirm information, deal with less routine

situations and explain why something is a problem.

Can express thoughts on more abstract, cultural topics

such as films, books, music etc.

Can exploit a wide range of simple language to deal

40

1

Speaking

a

with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling.

Can enter unprepared into conversation of familiar

topics, express personal opinions and exchange

information on topics that are familiar, of personal

interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family,

hobbies, work, travel and current events).

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

40

2

Reading & Listening

b

& inferring

topics related to his/her field and interests.

(spoken &

Can extrapolate the meaning of occasional unknown

written)

words from the context and deduce sentence meaning

provided the topic discussed is familiar.

Cooperating

Can exploit a basic repertoire of language and strategies

41

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

to help keep a conversation or discussion going.

Can summarise the point reached in a discussion and

so help focus the talk.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

40

1

Speaking

b

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

41

2

Reading & Listening

d–g

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

41

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

40

1

Speaking

a, b

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

41

2

Reading & Listening

d–g

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

41

3

Grammar

a–c

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

133

5C

Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

41

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

41

2

Reading & Listening

c

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

41

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

a–c

mispronunciations occur.

Flexibility

Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to

40

1

Speaking

b

express much of what he/she wants.

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

41

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

precision

immediate relevance, getting across which point he/

she feels is most important.

Can express the main point he/she wants to make

comprehensibly.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

41

2

Reading & Listening

g

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

and “cul-de-sacs”, he/she is able to keep going

effectively without help.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

41

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is very

evident, especially in longer stretches of free production.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand straightforward factual information

42

1

Rob has a problem

a

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

42

3

Taking something back to a shop

a, b

identifying both general messages and specific details,

43

4

Rob decides to do some exercise

a

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

42

1

Rob has a problem

c

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

43

3

Taking something back to a shop

d–f

interests and professional field. Can exchange, check

and confirm information, deal with less routine

situations and explain why something is a problem.

Can express thoughts on more abstract, cultural topics

such as films, books, music etc.

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Conversation

Can enter unprepared into conversations on familiar

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b–d

topics.

Can follow clearly articulated speech directed at

him/her in everyday conversation, though will

sometimes have to ask for repetition of particular

words and phrases.

Can maintain a conversation or discussion but may

sometimes be difficult to follow when trying to say

exactly what he/she would like to.

Transactions to

Can cope with less routine situations in shops, post

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Taking something back to a shop

a–f

obtain goods and

office, bank, e.g. returning an unsatisfactory purchase.

services

Can make a complaint.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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Vocabulary

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Sociolinguistic

Can perform and respond to a wide range of language

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a–d

appropriateness

functions, using their most common exponents in

a neutral register.

Is aware of the salient politeness conventions and

acts appropriately.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand straightforward factual information

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Pronunciation

c

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

identifying both general messages and specific details,

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

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5

Listening & Speaking

a, c, d

radio audio &

majority of recorded or broadcast audio material on

recordings

topics of personal interest delivered in clear standard

speech.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

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Reading

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

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Reading

a, b

orientation

information, and gather information from different

parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfil

a specific task.

Overall spoken

Can reasonably fluently sustain a straightforward

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2

Grammar

a

production

description of one of a variety of subjects within

his/her field of interest, presenting it as a linear

sequence of points.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

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Grammar

a, g

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

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Listening & Speaking

d, e

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself

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Vocabulary

a

with some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent

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Opposite verbs

a–d

to his everyday life such as family, hobbies and

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2

Grammar

b

interests, work, travel, and current events.

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Listening & Speaking

b, d, e

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

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2

Grammar

b, e, g

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

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Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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Grammar

a, g

control

major errors still occur when expressing more

complex thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and

situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

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2

Grammar

c, d, g

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

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3

Pronunciation

a, b

mispronunciations occur.

Coherence

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements

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5

Listening & Speaking

e

into a connected, linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

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5

Listening & Speaking

e

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

and “cul-de-sacs”, he/she is able to keep going

effectively without help.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall listening

Can understand the main points of clear standard

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1

Grammar

b

comprehension

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

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4

Vocabulary

c

work, school, leisure etc., including short narratives.

Listening to

Can understand the main points of radio news

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3

Speaking & Listening

d

radio audio &

bulletins and simpler recorded material about familiar

recordings

subjects delivered relatively slowly and clearly.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

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3

Speaking & Listening

c

orientation

information, and gather information from different

parts of a text, or from different texts in order to fulfil

a specific task.

Interviewing

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

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4

Vocabulary

d

and being

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-

interviewed

up questions.

Sustained

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

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3

Speaking & Listening

d

monologue:

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

describing

Can describe events, real or imagined.

experience

Asking for

Can ask someone to clarify or elaborate what he or she

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4

Vocabulary

d

clarification

has just said.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

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3

Speaking & Listening

a, b

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

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4

Vocabulary

d

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

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Grammar

a–c

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

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6B

Communication

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

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3

Speaking & Listening

a, b

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

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1

Grammar

a

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

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3

Speaking & Listening

a

predictable situations.

102

6B

Communication

135

6B

Grammar Bank

a, b

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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4

Vocabulary

a, b

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

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2

Pronunciation

a, b

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

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4

Vocabulary

c

mispronunciations occur.

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