ORAL ASSESSMENT CRITERIA GRID: CEF Table 3; Manual Table 5.
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RANGE ACCURACY FLUENCY INTERACTION COHERENCE
C2
Shows great flexibility reformu-
lating ideas in differing linguistic
forms to convey finer shades of
meaning precisely, to give em-
phasis, to differentiate and to
eliminate ambiguity. Also has a
good command of idiomatic
expressions and colloquialisms.
Maintains consistent grammati-
cal control of complex
language, even while attention
is otherwise engaged (e.g. in
forward planning, in monitoring
others reactions!.
"an express him#herself
spontaneously at length with a
natural colloquial flow, avoiding
or bac$trac$ing around any
difficulty so smoothly that the
interlocutor is hardly aware of it.
"an interact with ease and s$ill,
pic$ing up and using non-verbal
and intonational cues
apparently effortlessly. "an
interweave his#her contribution
into the %oint discourse with fully
natural turnta$ing, referencing,
allusion ma$ing etc.
"an create coherent and
cohesive discourse ma$ing full
and appropriate use of a variety
of organisational patterns and a
wide range of connectors and
other cohesive devices.
C1
&as a good command of a
broad range of language allow-
ing him#her to select a
formulation to express him#
herself clearly in an appropriate
style on a wide range of
general, academic, professional
or leisure topics without having
to restrict what he#she wants to
say.
"onsistently maintains a high
degree of grammatical accu-
racy' errors are rare, difficult to
spot and generally corrected
when they do occur.
"an select a suitable phrase
from a readily available range of
discourse functions to preface
his remar$s in order to get or to
$eep the floor and to relate
his#her own contributions s$il-
fully to those of other spea$ers.
2!
2
Shows a relatively high degree
of grammatical control. (oes
not ma$e errors which cause
misunderstanding, and can
correct most of his#her
mista$es.
"an produce stretches of
language with a fairly even
tempo' although he#she can be
hesitant as he or she searches
for patterns and expressions,
there are few noticeably long
pauses.
"an use a limited number of
cohesive devices to lin$ his#her
utterances into clear, coherent
discourse, though there may be
some )%umpiness) in a long con-
tribution.
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1
&as enough language to get by,
with sufficient vocabulary to
express him#herself with some
hesitation and circumlocutions
on topics such as family,
hobbies and interests, wor$,
travel, and current events.
*ses reasonably accurately a
repertoire of frequently used
)routines) and patterns asso-
ciated with more predictable
situations.
"an initiate, maintain and
close simple face-to-face
conversation on topics that
are familiar or of personal
interest. "an repeat bac$ part
of what someone has said to
confirm mutual understand-
ing.
"an lin$ a series of shorter,
discrete simple elements into
a connected, linear sequence
of points.
A2!
A2
*ses some simple structures
correctly, but still systemati-
cally ma$es basic mista$es.
"an ma$e him#herself under-
stood in very short utterances,
even though pauses, false
starts and reformulation are
very evident.
"an as$ and answer
questions and respond to
simple statements. "an
indicate when he#she is
following but is rarely able to
understand enough to $eep
conversation going of his#her
own accord.
"an lin$ groups of words with
simple connectors li$e )and,
)but) and )because).
A1
&as a very basic repertoire of
words and simple phrases
related to personal details
and particular concrete
situations.
Shows only limited control of a
few simple grammatical struc-
tures and sentence patterns in
a memorised repertoire.
"an manage very short,
isolated, mainly pre-pac$aged
utterances, with much
pausing to search for
expressions, to articulate less
familiar words, and to repair
communication.
"an as$ and answer
questions about personal
details. "an interact in a
simple way but
communication is totally de-
pendent on repetition, re-
phrasing and repair.
"an lin$ words or groups of
words with very basic linear
connectors li$e +and, or +then,.
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