| Band 6 |
- initiates and sustains conversation by exchanging relevant
information and ideas accurately and fluently
- demonstrates an extensive knowledge and understanding
of language structures, vocabulary, idiom, colloquialisms,
grammar, nuance and syntax
- demonstrates the ability to manipulate language structures
and to sequence ideas authentically and creatively
- demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the global
meaning and the ability to identify relevant detail from
both spoken and written texts by analysing, summarising,
interpreting and evaluating ideas and information
- demonstrates an understanding and command of register
and the conventions of text types
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| Band 5 |
- initiates and sustains conversation by exchanging relevant
information and ideas fluently but with occasional errors
in syntax and pronunciation
- demonstrates an thorough knowledge and understanding
of language structures, vocabulary, idiom, colloquialisms,
grammar and syntax
- demonstrates the ability to manipulate language and to
structure and sequence ideas with some degree of authenticity
and creativity
- demonstrates a thorough understanding of the global meaning
and the ability to identify relevant detail from both spoken
and written texts by summarising, and interpreting ideas
and information
- demonstrates an understanding and good use of register
and the conventions of text types with minor inaccuracies
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| Band 4 |
- sustains conversation by exchanging relevant information
with some hesitation and with some errors in syntax, vocabulary
and pronunciation
- demonstrates an adequate knowledge and understanding
of language structures, vocabulary, grammar, idiom and syntax
- demonstrates the ability to organise and express most
ideas reasonably but with a number of weaknesses in structuring
and sequencing
- demonstrates adequate understanding of the global meaning
and identifies some relevant detail from both spoken and
written texts
- demonstrates some understanding of register and generally
observes conventions of text types
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| Band 3 |
- sustains basic oral communication using simple structures
and vocabulary with frequent pauses and errors
- expresses ideas and information using simple grammatical
structures and a limited range of vocabulary with errors
- demonstrates a basic knowledge and understanding of vocabulary
and syntax and attempts to use some common idioms and expressions
- demonstrates a basic understanding of spoken and written
texts and identifies some appropriate detail
- demonstrates a rudimentary grasp of the register and
the conventions of text types
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| Band 2 |
- communicates a limited range of ideas using single words
and set formulae, and with occasional use of anglicisms
and English syntax
- demonstrates an elementary knowledge and understanding
of language structures and vocabulary
- identifies some minor detail
- attempts to apply the conventions of text types
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| Band 1 |
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