9 |
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speaks fluently with only rare repetition or self-correction;
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any hesitation is content-related rather than to find words or grammar
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speaks coherently with fully appropriate cohesive features
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develops topics fully and appropriately
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uses vocabulary with full
flexibility and precision in all
topics
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uses idiomatic language
naturally and accurately
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uses a full range of structures
naturally and appropriately
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produces consistently
accurate structures apart from
‘slips’ characteristic of native
speaker speech
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uses a full range of
pronunciation features with
precision and subtlety
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sustains flexible use of
features throughout
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is efforless to understand
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8 |
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speaks fluently with only
occasional repetition or selfcorrection; hesitation is usually content-related and only rarely to
search for language
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develops topics coherently
and appropriately
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uses a wide vocabulary resource readily and flexibly to
convey precise meaning
- uses less common and idiomatic vocabulary skilfully, with
occasional inaccuracies
- uses paraphrase effectively as required
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uses a wide range of structures flexibly
- produces a majority of error-free sentences with only very
occasional inappropriacies or basic/non-systematic errors
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uses a wide range of pronunciation features
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sustains flexible use of features, with only occasional
lapses
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is easy to understand throughout; L1 accent has minimal
effect on intelligibility
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7 |
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speaks at length without noticeable effort or loss of
coherence
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may demonstrate language-related hesitation at times, or
some repetition and/or self-correction
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uses a range of connectives and discourse markers with
some flexibility
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uses vocabulary resource flexibly to discuss a variety of
topics
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uses some less common and idiomatic vocabulary and
shows some awareness of style and collocation, with some
inappropriate choices
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uses paraphrase effectively
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uses a range of complex structures with some flexibility
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frequently produces error-free sentences, though some
grammatical mistakes persist
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shows all the positive features of Band 6 and some, but not
all, of the positive features of Band 8
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6 |
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is willing to speak at length, though may lose coherence at
times due to occasional repetition, self-correction or
hesitation
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uses a range of connectives and discourse markers but not
always appropriately
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has a wide enough vocabulary to discuss topics at length
and make meaning clear in spite of inappropriacies
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generally paraphrases successfully
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uses a mix of simple and complex structures, but with
limited flexibility
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may make frequent mistakes with complex structures
though these rarely cause comprehension problems
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uses a range of pronunciation features with mixed control
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shows some effective use of features but this is not
sustained
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can generally be understood throughout, though
mispronunciation of individual words or sounds reduces clarity at times
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5 |
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usually maintains flow of speech but uses repetition, self
correction and/or slow speech to keep going
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may over-use certain connectives and discourse markers
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produces simple speech fluently, but more complex
communication causes fluency problems
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manages to talk about familiar and unfamiliar topics but
uses vocabulary with limited flexibility
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attempts to use paraphrase but with mixed success
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produces basic sentence forms with reasonable accuracy
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uses a limited range of more complex structures, but these
usually contain errors and may cause some comprehension
problems
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shows all the positive features of Band 4 and some, but not
all, of the positive features of Band 6
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produces basic sentence forms with reasonable accuracy
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uses a limited range of more complex structures, but these
usually contain errors and may cause some comprehension
problems
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shows all the positive features of Band 4 and some, but not
all, of the positive features of Band 6
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4 |
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cannot respond without noticeable pauses and may speak
slowly, with frequent repetition and self-correction
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links basic sentences but with repetitious use of simple
connectives and some breakdowns in coherence
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is able to talk about familiar topics but can only convey
basic meaning on unfamiliar topics and makes frequent
errors in word choice
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rarely attempts paraphrase
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produces basic sentence forms and some correct simple
sentences but subordinate structures are rare
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errors are frequent and may lead to misunderstanding
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uses a limited range of pronunciation features
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attempts to control features but lapses are frequent
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mispronunciations are frequent and cause some difficulty
for the listener
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3 |
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speaks with long pauses
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has limited ability to link simple sentences
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gives only simple responses and is frequently unable to convey basic message
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uses simple vocabulary to convey personal information
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has insufficient for less familiar topics
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attempts basic sentence forms but with limited success or relies on apparently memorised utterences
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makes numerous errors except in memorised expressions
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shows some of the features of Band 2 and some, but not all, of the positive features of Band 4
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2 |
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pauses lengthily before most words
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little communication possible
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only produces isolated words or memorised utterances
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cannot produce basic sentence forms
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speech is often unintelligible
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1 |
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no communication possible
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no ratebale language
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