German Beginners – Performance band descriptions
The typical examination performance in this band:
Band 6
- Communicates effectively across a range of topics in spoken German
- Writes cohesive, well-structured texts appropriate to a range of audiences, purposes and 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 spoken German
- 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 spoken German
- 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 spoken German
- Writes texts with some regard to purpose
- Demonstrates a basic knowledge of German vocabulary and applies German 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 spoken German
- Writes some words, phrases and sentences in comprehensible German
- Identifies some information in texts
Band 1