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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

68

1

Reading & Speaking

a, c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

104, 108,

9A

Communication

a

level of comprehension.

110

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

69

5

Speaking

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

69

4

Pronunciation

c

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).

Informal

Can generally follow the main points in an informal

69

5

Speaking

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

104, 108,

9A

Communication

b, c, d

monologue:

familiar subjects within his field of interest.

110

1

Reading & Speaking

describing

Can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing

68

e

experience

feelings and reactions.

69

4

Pronunciation

c

Can describe events, real or imagined.

69

5

Speaking

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

68

1

Reading & Speaking

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.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

104, 108,

9A

Communication

b, c, d

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

110

1

Reading & Speaking

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

68

e

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

69

4

Pronunciation

c

events, but lexical limitations cause repetition and

69

5

Speaking

even difficulty with formulation at times.

Vocabulary range

Has a sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with

68

1

Reading & Speaking

a

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

161

Animals

a–c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

68

3

Vocabulary

b

work, travel, and current events.

69

4

Pronunciation

c

69

5

Speaking

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

68

2

Grammar

c

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

68

2

Grammar

a, c

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

69

5

Speaking

predictable situations.

141

9A

Grammar Bank

a, b

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

69

5

Speaking

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

69

4

Pronunciation

a–c

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

68

1

Reading & Speaking

e

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

104, 108,

9A

Communication

b, c, d

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is

110

1

Reading & Speaking

very evident, especially in longer stretches of free

68

e

production.

69

5

Speaking

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the

70

2

Listening & Speaking

a, b

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

70

1

Vocabulary

b, c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

71

6

Reading

b

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

71

6

Reading

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 exploit a wide range of simple language to deal

70

1

Vocabulary

d

interaction

with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling.

71

6

Reading

a

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 detailed accounts of experiences, describing

70

2

Listening & Speaking

c

monologue:

feelings and reactions.

describing

experience

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

71

6

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.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

70

1

Vocabulary

d

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

70

2

Listening & Speaking

b, c

hesitation and circumlocutions on topics such as

71

6

Reading

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

70

1

Vocabulary

a–c

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

71

3

Grammar

a, c

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

71

5

Speaking

a

predictable situations.

141

9B

Grammar Bank

a, b

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

70

1

Vocabulary

d

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

70

2

Listening & Speaking

b, c

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

71

4

Pronunciation

a, b

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

71

5

Speaking

b

mispronunciations occur.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

70

2

Listening & Speaking

c

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

70

1

Vocabulary

d

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

70

2

Listening & Speaking

c

for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is

71

6

Reading

d

very evident, especially in longer stretches of free

production.

Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Listening to

Can understand the information content of the majority

73

4

Listening

c

radio audio &

of recorded or broadcast audio material on topics of

73

6

Song

recordings

personal interest delivered in clear standard speech.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

72

2

Reading

a–c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

116

6

Writing

a, d

level of comprehension.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

72

2

Reading

a–c

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

73

4

Listening

a, b, d

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.

Informal

Can follow much of what is said around him/her

72

2

Reading

a–c

discussion (with

on general topics provided interlocutors avoid very

73

4

Listening

a, d

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.

Interviewing

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

73

5

Speaking & Writing

b

and being

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-

interviewed

up questions.

Overall written

Can write straightforward connected texts on a range

116

6

Writing

c

production

of familiar subjects within his field of interest, by

linking a series of shorter discrete elements into

a linear sequence.

Creative writing

Can write straightforward, detailed descriptions on

116

6

Writing

c

a range of familiar subjects within his field of interest.

Taking the floor

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

73

5

Speaking & Writing

b

(turntaking)

conversation on topics that are familiar or of

personal interest.

Cooperating

Can exploit a basic repertoire of language and

73

5

Speaking & Writing

b

strategies to help keep a conversation or discussion

going.

Can summarise the point reached in a discussion and

so help focus the talk.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Planning

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

73

5

Speaking & Writing

a

he/she wants to get across, exploiting any resources

116

6

Writing

c

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

72

2

Reading

a

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

73

4

Listening

b, 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.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

73

5

Speaking & Writing

a, b

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

116

6

Writing

c

noticeable mother tongue influence. Errors occur, but

141

9C

Grammar Bank

a, b

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

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

72

3

Grammar

a

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

116

6

Writing

b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

72

1

Vocabulary & Pronunciation

b

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

73

5

Speaking & Writing

a, b

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

72

1

Vocabulary & Pronunciation

a

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

116

6

Writing

c

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

116

6

Writing

c

express much of what he/she wants.

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

73

5

Speaking & Writing

a, b

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

116

6

Writing

c

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

73

4

Listening

b

precision

immediate relevance, getting across which point he/

73

5

Speaking & Writing

a, b

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

73

4

Listening

d

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

73

5

Speaking & Writing

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

74

1

Holly and Rob in Brooklyn

a, b

comprehension

about common everyday or job related topics,

74

3

Asking how to get there

a, b

identifying both general messages and specific details,

75

4

Rob is late…again

a, b

provided speech is clearly articulated in a generally

familiar accent.

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Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

75

3

Asking how to get there

d–f

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

75

4

Rob is late…again

c–e

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 deal with most situations likely to arise when

73

2

Vocabulary

a, b

obtain goods or

making travel arrangements through an agent or when

74

3

Asking how to get there

a–f

services

actually travelling, e.g., asking passenger where to get

off for unfamiliar destination.

Information

Can ask for and follow detailed directions.

73

2

Vocabulary

a, b

exchange

74

3

Asking how to get there

a–f

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

73

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

74

4

Rob is late…again

a–e

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

76

1

Listening

b, c

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

77

3

Reading & Vocabulary

b, c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Overall spoken

Can communicate with some confidence on familiar

76

1

Listening

a

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.

Informal

Can generally follow the main points in an informal

76

1

Listening

a

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.

Can make his/her opinions and reactions understood

as regards solutions to problems or practical questions

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

(e.g. an outing).

Can express belief, opinion, agreement and

disagreement politely.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Monitoring &

Can correct mix-ups with tenses or expressions which

105, 109

10A

Communication

a–c

repair

lead to misunderstandings provided the interlocutor

indicates there is a problem.

Can ask for confirmation that a form used is correct.

105, 109

10A

Communication

a–c

Can start again using a different tactic when

communication breaks down.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

76

1

Listening

c, d

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

76

1

Listening

a

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

77

3

Reading & Vocabulary

a–c

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

76

2

Grammar

a, b

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

77

3

Reading & Vocabulary

b

predictable situations.

105, 109

10A

Communication

a, b

143

10A

Grammar Bank

a, b

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

77

4

Pronunciation

a–c

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

105, 109

10A

Communication

a–c

mispronunciations occur.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

76

1

Listening

d

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

79

6

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

79

4

Listening

a–c

bulletins and simpler recorded material about familiar

subjects delivered relatively slowly and clearly.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

78–79

2

Grammar

b, c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Overall spoken

Can reasonably fluently sustain a straightforward

79

4

Listening

c

production

description of one of a variety of subjects within his/

79

5

Speaking

b

her field of interest, presenting it as a linear sequence

of points.

Sustained

Can give detailed accounts of experiences, describing

78

2

Grammar

a

monologue:

feelings and reactions.

describing

experience

Planning

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

79

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.

Asking for

Can ask someone to clarify or elaborate what he/she

79

5

Speaking

b

clarification

has just said.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

78

2

Grammar

a

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

79

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

78

1

Vocabulary

a–d

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

78–79

2

Grammar

a, d

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

143

10B 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

79

5

Speaking

a, b

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

79

5

Speaking

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

79

3

Pronunciation

a, b

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Flexibility

Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to

79

5

Speaking

a, b

express much of what he/she wants.

Coherence

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements

79

5

Speaking

a, b

into a connected, linear sequence of points.

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

79

4

Listening

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

79

5

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

80

1

Grammar

b–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.

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

81

3

Speaking & Reading

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

level of comprehension.

Interviewing

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

81

3

Speaking & Reading

a

and being

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-

interviewed

up questions.

Cooperating

Can exploit a basic repertoire of language and strategies

80

1

Grammar

g

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

81

3

Speaking & Reading

a

clarification

has just said.

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

80

1

Grammar

g

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

81

3

Speaking & Reading

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

80

1

Grammar

g

some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent to his

81

3

Speaking & Reading

a

everyday life such as family, hobbies and interests,

work, travel, and current events.

Grammatical

Communicates with reasonable accuracy in familiar

80

1

Grammar

g

accuracy

contexts; generally good control though with

143

10C

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

80

1

Grammar

e

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

143

10C

Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

81

3

Speaking & Reading

b

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

81

4

Vocabulary

a, b

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

80

2

Pronunciation

a–c

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

81

4

Vocabulary

b

mispronunciations occur.

Flexibility

Can exploit a wide range of simple language flexibly to

81

3

Speaking & Reading

b

express much of what he/she wants.

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

80

1

Grammar

g

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

81

3

Speaking & Reading

a

Coherence

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements

80

1

Grammar

a

into a connected, linear sequence of points.

81

3

Speaking & Reading

b

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

81

3

Speaking & Reading

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.

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Component

Descriptor

Page

Activity/exercise

Spoken fluency

Can express him/herself with relative ease. Despite

81

3

Speaking & Reading

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

81

3

Speaking & Reading

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 the information content of the

84

2

Vocabulary

b, c

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

85

4

Reading & Speaking

b, c

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

117

7

Writing

a, e

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

85

4

Reading & Speaking

b, e

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

85

4

Reading & Speaking

e

interaction

routine and non-routine matters related to his/her

85

5

Writing

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.

Conversation

Can enter unprepared into conversations on familiar

85

5

Writing

a

topics.

Informal

Can follow much of what is said around him/her

85

5

Writing

a

discussion (with

on general topics provided interlocutors avoid very

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.

Interviewing

Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a

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Pronunciation & Speaking

c

and being

structured interview, with some spontaneous follow-

interviewed

up questions.

Overall written

Can write straightforward connected texts on a range

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Writing

d

production

of familiar subjects within his field of interest, by

linking a series of shorter discrete elements into a

linear sequence.

Identifying cues

Can identify unfamiliar words from the context on

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4

Reading & Speaking

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.

Planning

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

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7

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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Page

Activity/exercise

General

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient

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c

linguistic range

vocabulary to express him/herself with some

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4

Reading & 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

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a–c

with some circumlocutions on most topics pertinent

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2

Vocabulary

a, b

to his everyday life such as family, hobbies and

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Expressing movement

a–c

interests, work, travel, and current events.

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3

Grammar

a, b, d

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4

Reading & Speaking

c

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Writing

b

Grammatical

Uses reasonably accurately a repertoire of frequently

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3

Grammar

a, b, d

accuracy

used “routines” and patterns associated with more

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Grammar Bank

a, b

predictable situations.

Vocabulary

Shows good control of elementary vocabulary but

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1

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

control

major errors still occur when expressing more complex

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2

Vocabulary

c

thoughts or handling unfamiliar topics and situations.

Phonological

Pronunciation is clearly intelligible even if a

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1

Pronunciation & Speaking

b

control

foreign accent is sometimes evident and occasional

mispronunciations occur.

Orthographic

Can produce continuous writing, which is generally

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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

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1

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

express much of what he/she wants.

Thematic

Can reasonably fluently relate a straightforward

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1

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

development

narrative or description as a linear sequence of points.

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4

Reading & Speaking

a

Propositional

Can convey simple, straightforward information of

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1

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

precision

immediate relevance, getting across which point he/

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7

Writing

d

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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1

Pronunciation & Speaking

c

some problems with formulation resulting in pauses

85

5

Writing

a

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

effectively without help.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing

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4

Reading & Speaking

a

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

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4

Pronunciation

a

comprehension

speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in

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

Overall reading

Can read straightforward factual texts on subjects

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1

Speaking & Reading

b

comprehension

related to his/her field and interests with a satisfactory

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5

Speaking

a

level of comprehension.

Reading for

Can scan longer texts in order to locate desired

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1

Speaking & Reading

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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