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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

47

3

Speaking & Listening

a, 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

47

4

Vocabulary

d

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 the main points of clear standard

103, 108

6C

Communication

b, c

comprehension

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

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

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

48

1

Reading & Listening

b, c, e, f

radio audio &

majority of recorded or broadcast audio material on

recordings

topics of personal interest delivered in clear standard

speech.

Overall spoken

Can exploit a wide range of simple language to deal

48

1

Reading & Listening

a

interaction

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).

Information

Can find out and pass on straightforward factual

49

3

Speaking

b

exchange

information.

Can obtain more detailed information.

Interviewing

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out

49

3

Speaking

b

and being

a structured interview, with some spontaneous

interviewed

follow-up questions.

Sustained

Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety

103, 108

6C

Communication

b, d

monologue:

of familiar subjects within his field of interest.

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5

Vocabulary

b

describing

Can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing

experience

feelings and reactions.

Planning

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

103, 108

6C

Communication

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

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1

Reading & Listening

a

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

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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1

Reading & Listening

a, b, d

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

48

1

Reading & Listening

c

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

49

2

Grammar

a

predictable situations.

49

5

Vocabulary

a

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6C

Grammar Bank

a, b

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

103, 108

6C

Communication

b

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

49

5

Vocabulary

a

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

49

4

Pronunciation

a–d

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

103, 108

6C

Communication

b, d

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

49

5

Vocabulary

b

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

49

5

Vocabulary

b

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

48

1

Reading & Listening

a

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

49

5

Vocabulary

b

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

effectively without help.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

103, 108

6C

Communication

b, d

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 the main points of clear standard

103, 107

7A

Communication

a, b

comprehension

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

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

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

52

1

Reading & Listening

e, f

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

52

1

Reading & Listening

c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can find and understand relevant information in

52

1

Reading & Listening

a

orientation

everyday material, such as letters, brochures and short

official documents.

Overall spoken

Can exploit a wide range of simple language to deal

52

1

Reading & Listening

b

interaction

with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling.

103, 107

7A

Communication

a, b

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).

Informal

Can follow much of what is said around him/her

103, 107

7A

Communication

a, b

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 compare and contrast alternatives, discussing

what to do, where to go, who or which to choose etc.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Sustained

Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of

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1

Reading & Listening

a

monologue:

familiar subjects within his field of interest.

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4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

describing

Can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing

experience

feelings and reactions.

Can relate the plot of a book or film and describe

his/her reactions.

Can describe events, real or imagined.

Overall written

Can write straightforward connected texts on a range

53

5

Speaking & Writing

production

of familiar subjects within his field of interest, by

linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a

linear sequence.

Planning

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

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5

Speaking & Writing

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

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1

Reading & Listening

b, e–g

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

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4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

53

5

Speaking & Writing

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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1

Reading & Listening

b

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

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1

Verb Forms

a–c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

53

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

work, travel, and current events.

53

5

Speaking & Writing

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

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2

Grammar

a, b

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

53

3

Vocabulary

a

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

137

7A

Grammar Bank

a, b

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

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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1

Reading & Listening

d

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

53

3

Vocabulary

a

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

53

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

a–c

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

53

5

Speaking & Writing

control

intelligible throughout.

Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough

to be followed most of the time.

Flexibility

Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to

53

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

express much of what he/she wants.

Coherence

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements

53

4

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

into a connected, linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

53

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

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4 Speaking & Listening

d

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.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

55

4

Speaking & Listening

c, d

radio audio &

majority of recorded or broadcast audio material on

55

5

Song

recordings

topics of personal interest delivered in clear standard

speech.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

54

1

Grammar

b, c, g

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

54

1

Grammar

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 communicate with some confidence on familiar

54

1

Grammar

a

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

55

4

Speaking & Listening

a

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 with

55

4

Speaking & Listening

b, e

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).

Conversation

Can enter unprepared into conversations on familiar

54

1

Grammar

a, c

topics.

55

2

Vocabulary & Speaking

b, c

Can follow clearly articulated speech directed at him/

55

4

Speaking & Listening

a

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.

Informal

Can follow much of what is said around him/her

54

1

Grammar

a, c

discussion (with

on general topics provided interlocutors avoid very

55

4

Speaking & Listening

a, b

friends)

idiomatic usage and articulate clearly.

Can express his/her thoughts about abstract or

cultural topics such as music, films. Can explain why

something

is a problem.

Can give brief comments on the views of others.

Can compare and contrast alternatives, discussing

what to do, where to go, who or which to choose etc.

Creative writing

Can write straightforward, detailed descriptions on a

54

1

Grammar

f

range of familiar subjects within his field of interest.

Cooperating

Can exploit a basic repertoire of language and

55

2

Vocabulary & Speaking

b, 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

55

2

Vocabulary & Speaking

b, c

clarification

has just said.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

54

1

Grammar

g

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

55

2

Vocabulary & Speaking

b, c

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

55

4

Speaking & Listening

a

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

54

1

Grammar

f

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

55

2

Vocabulary & Speaking

b, c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

158

2

Verb forms

a–c

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

54

1

Grammar

d, f

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

137

7B

Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

55

3

Pronunciation

a–d

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

54

1

Grammar

f

control

intelligible throughout.

Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough

to be followed most of the time.

Coherence

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements

55

4

Speaking & Listening

e

into a connected, linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

55

4

Speaking & Listening

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

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

56

3

Reading & Listening

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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3

Reading & Listening

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

115

5

Writing

a

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

56

3

Reading & Listening

b

orientation

information, and gather information from different

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

a specific task.

Can find and understand relevant information in

115

5

Writing

c

everyday material, such as letters, brochures and short

official documents.

Informal

Can follow much of what is said around him/her

56

1

Grammar

e

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 compare and contrast alternatives, discussing

what to do, where to go, who or which to choose etc.

Can generally follow the main points in an informal

56

1

Grammar

e

discussion with friends provided speech is clearly

56

3

Reading & Listening

a

articulated in standard dialect.

Can give or seek personal views and opinions in

discussing topics of interest.

Overall written

Can write personal letters and notes asking for or

115

5

Writing

d

interaction

conveying simple information of immediate relevance,

getting across the point he/she feels to be important.

Sustained

Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of

57

5

Speaking

b

monologue:

familiar subjects within his field of interest.

describing

Can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing

experience

feelings and reactions.

Can describe events, real or imagined.

Planning

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

115

5

Writing

c

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.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

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3

Reading & Listening

a

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

57

5

Speaking

b

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

115

5

Writing

d

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

56

1

Grammar

d, e

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

56

3

Reading & Listening

a

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

57

5

Speaking

a, b

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

56

1

Grammar

a, b, d

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

115

5

Writing

e

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

137

7C

Grammar Bank

a, b

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

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

56

3

Reading & Listening

d

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

57

4

Vocabulary

a, b

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

56

2

Pronunciation

a

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

115

5

Writing

d

control

intelligible throughout.

Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough

to be followed most of the time.

Flexibility

Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to

115

5

Writing

b

express much of what he/she wants.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

56

3

Reading & Listening

a

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

57

5

Speaking

a, b

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

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1

Running in central park

a, b

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

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3

Going to a pharmacy

a–c

identifying both general messages and specific details,

59

4

Dinner at Jenny’s apartment

a, b

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

58

2

Vocabulary

b

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

59

3

Going to a pharmacy

d–f

interests and professional field. Can exchange, check

59

4

Dinner at Jenny’s apartment

d

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.

Conversation

Can enter unprepared into conversations on familiar

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4

Dinner at Jenny’s apartment

c–g

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.

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Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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2

Vocabulary

a, b

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

59

4

Dinner at Jenny’s apartment

a–g

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

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

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4

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

61

6

Writing

a, b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can recognise significant points in straightforward

60

1

Reading

b

information &

newspaper articles on familiar subjects.

argument

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

60

1

Reading

a, d

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.

Conversation

Can enter unprepared into conversations on familiar

60

1

Reading

a, d

topics.

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5

Vocabulary

c

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.

Can express and respond to feelings such as surprise,

happiness, sadness, interest and indifference.

Informal

Can make his/her opinions and reactions understood

60

1

Reading

a, d

discussion (with

as regards solutions to problems or practical questions

friends)

of where to go, what to do, how to organise an event

(e.g. an outing).

Can express belief, opinion, agreement and

disagreement politely.

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

60

1

Reading

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.

Taking the floor

Can initiate, maintain and close simple face-to-face

103, 108

8A

Communication

a–d

(turntaking)

conversation on topics that are familiar or of personal

interest.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

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1

Reading

d

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

61

5

Vocabulary

c

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

61

6

Writing

a, b

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

60

1

Reading

a, b

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

61

5

Vocabulary

c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

159

get

a–c

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

61

2

Grammar

a

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

139

8A

Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

61

5

Vocabulary

a, 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

61

3

Pronunciation

a, b, d

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

61

6

Writing

a, b

control

intelligible throughout.

Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough

to be followed most of the time.

Coherence

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements

103, 108

8A

Communication

a, c

into a connected, linear sequence of points.

61

6

Writing

a, b

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

61

6

Writing

a, b

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

60

1

Reading

d

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

61

4

Listening & Speaking

c, d

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

effectively without help.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

61

5

Vocabulary

c

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is

very evident, especially in longer stretches of free

production.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Listening to

Can understand simple technical information, such as

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5

Listening

c

announcements

operating instructions for everyday equipment.

& instructions

Can follow detailed directions.

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

63

5

Listening

c, e

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

62

1

Reading

b, c, d

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall spoken

Can exploit a wide range of simple language to deal

63

5

Listening

a

interaction

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).

Sustained

Can give straightforward descriptions on a variety of

62

1

Reading

a, d

monologue:

familiar subjects within his field of interest.

63

5

Listening

d

describing

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

experience

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

Can relate details of unpredictable occurrences,

e.g. an accident.

Can describe events, real or imagined.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

62

1

Reading

a, c, d

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

63

5

Listening

a, 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 with

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4

Vocabulary & Speaking

a, c

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

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Confusing verbs

a–c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

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5

Listening

b

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

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Grammar

a, b, d

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

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8B

Grammar Bank

a, b

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

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

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

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2

Grammar

d

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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4

Vocabulary & Speaking

a, 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

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3

Pronunciation

a, b

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

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Reading

a, c, d

precision

immediate relevance, getting across which point he/

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5

Listening

e

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

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5

Listening

d, 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

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the majority

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Reading

b, d

radio audio &

of recorded or broadcast audio material on topics of

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3

Listening

a, b

recordings

personal interest delivered in clear standard speech.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

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1

Reading

b, d

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

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Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

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Reading

b, d

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 communicate with some confidence on familiar

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Reading

b, d

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

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3

Listening

a, b

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.

Sustained

Can relate the plot of a book or film and describe

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1

Reading

b

monologue:

his/her reactions.

describing

experience

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

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1

Reading

c, e

& 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.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

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Reading

a

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

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5

Writing

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

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Reading

a

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

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4

Grammar

a, c

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

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5

Writing

a, b

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

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8C

Grammar Bank

a, b

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

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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5

Writing

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

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

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8C

Communication

a–c

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

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5

Writing

c

control

intelligible throughout.

Spelling, punctuation and layout are accurate enough

to be followed most of the time.

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

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3

Listening

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 keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

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3

Listening

c

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is very

evident, especially in longer stretches of free production.

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