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Arabic Beginners – Performance band descriptions

The typical examination performance in this band:

Band 6

• Communicates effectively across a range of topics in Arabic
• Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes or contexts
• Demonstrates an excellent control of vocabulary and language structures
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience, purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing conclusions and justifying opinions about them

Band 5

• Communicates across a range of topics in Arabic
• Writes cohesive texts appropriate to audience, purpose and context
• Demonstrates a good control of vocabulary and language structures
• Demonstrates a good understanding of a range of texts by identifying their audience, purpose and context; by interpreting and summarising information; and by drawing some conclusions and justifying opinions about them

Band 4

• Communicates ideas and information in Arabic
• Writes texts with some regard to audience, purpose and context, linking ideas and information
• Demonstrates some control of vocabulary and language structures
• Demonstrates a general understanding of and identifies some specific information in a range of texts

Band 3

• Communicates some ideas and information in familiar contexts in Arabic
• Writes texts with some regard to purpose
• Demonstrates a basic knowledge of Arabic vocabulary and applies Arabic grammar and syntax inconsistently
• Demonstrates a general understanding of straightforward texts and identifies some specific information in more complex ones

Band 2

• Understands some simple questions and responds in comprehensible Arabic
• Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible Arabic
• Identifies some information in texts

Band 1