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FLUENCY - Extends contributions and
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response well to questions
- Correct use of simple connectors
to link simple sentences
- Some hesitation and several
pauses while thinking about what
to say
- Asks for clarification if he/she
doesn't understand
- Meaning is always clear
ACCURACY - Communicates information
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using utterances made up of basic
sentences and expressions and
groups of smaller words
- There are errors but there is also
a significant amount of good use
of the language of the level
VOCABULARY - Uses simple but appropriate
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- Task is not restricted in a
significant way by lack of
vocabulary of the level
PRONUNCIATION - Despite influence from L1,
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times and causes no difficulty to
the examiner
TASK RESPONSE AND INTERACTION
- Is able to sustain a monologue
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prompting
- Is able to engage in a simple
conversational turn
- Responds well to expected and
unexpected questions
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- Utterances are of reasonable
lenght
- Responds well to questions about
the topics of the level
- Makes an effort to link utterances
with simple connectors and
discourse markers
- Hesitation and pauses are
evident but do not discomfort
interlocutors
- Asks for clarification and
repetition
- Meaning is clear
- Communicates information with a
good degree of success in
everyday situations using
utterances made up of basic
sentences and expressions and
groups of smaller words
- There are errors but there is also
evidence of knowledge of the
language of the level
- Uses simple but appropriate
vocabulary
- There is some use of memorised
scripts or sequences that are
rellevant to context.
- The development of the task is
never seriously restricted by lack
of vocabulary
- The pronunciation of individual
words and sounds may be very
influenced by L1 but "errors" are
generally non-impeding
- Is able to sustain a monologue
for the required time with scarcely
prompting
- Can attempt a short, simple
conversational turn
- May have some difficulty with
unexpected questions
- May require repetition and
reformulation of some questions
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- Communicates by using very - Uses single unconnected words - Unintelligible
short utterances - Meaning is not clear - Incoherent
- Pauses and doubts. May need to
start again
- Uses simple connectors to link
groups of words
- Meaning is sufficiently clear
- Has sufficiently lexical resources - Task is seriously constrained by - Range of linguistic resources is
to carry out the task in a lack of lexical knowledge severely limited
satisfactory manner
- Has sufficiently lexical resources - Task is seriously constrained by - Has insufficient lexical resources
to carry out the task in a lack of lexical knowledge to carry out even the simples task
satisfactory manner
- Pronuncation and rhythm is - Pronounces some words so - Pronunciation is often
heavily influenced by L1 features poorly that comprehension is unintelligible
and may at times require some affected
patience, but is generally
intelligible to the examiner
- Is able to sustain a monologue - Performs badly the task - Breakdown in communication
for the required time with some - Requires excessive prompting occurs
prompting and repetition.
- Has little difficulty answering - Often has difficulty in
expected questions and responds understanding unexpected
with simple statements questions, even after reformulation
- Indicates understanding but finds or simplification
it challenging to respond to
unexpected questions. Requires
some repetition