PERFORMANCE BAND DESCRIPTIONS - FRENCH CONTINUERS LEVEL

uses complex structures to exchange information and opinions and express ideas fluently and accurately in a range of contexts

competently conveys information appropriate to different social contexts, purpose and audience

expresses a range of ideas with few inaccuracies

demonstrates an excellent understanding of unfamiliar written and spoken texts and an ability to summarise all relevant information

uses a variety of structures and vocabulary to exchange information and opinions and express ideas competently in a range of contexts

conveys information appropriate to social context, purpose and audience with some inaccuracies in relation to register

expresses a range of ideas with occasional inaccuracies

demonstrates substantial understanding of unfamiliar written and spoken texts and an ability to extract relevant details

uses a variety of simple structures and accurately attempts to use some complex structures to exchange information and opinions and express ideas effectively

makes some use of register for different social contexts, purpose and audience

expresses a range of ideas with inaccuracies

demonstrates a basic general understanding and identifies relevant details in unfamiliar written and spoken texts

uses simple structures and a limited range of vocabulary to exchange information and opinions and express some ideas at a basic level

demonstrates some awareness of register in different social contexts

attempts to express a limited range of ideas

demonstrates a superficial understanding and recognises some details of unfamiliar texts

uses simple words and formulaic expressions to exchange information and opinions and express some ideas for minimal communication

recognises some elements of unfamiliar texts