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Reception |
B1 |
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Oral comprehension |
I can understand the main points of clear standard language on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. |
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I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear. |
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Reading comprehension |
I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language. |
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I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters. |
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Production |
B1 |
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Oral production |
I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions. |
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I can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. I can narrate a story or relate the plot of a book or film and describe my reactions. |
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Written production |
I can produce straightforward connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. |
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Interaction |
B1 |
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Oral interaction |
I can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. |
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I can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events). |
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Written and online Interaction |
I can interact about experiences, events, impressions and feelings, provided I can prepare beforehand. |
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I can ask for or give simple clarifications and can respond to comments and questions in some detail. |
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I can interact with a group working on a project, provided there are visual aids such as images, statistics and graphs to clarify more complex concepts. |
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Mediation |
B1 |
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Mediating a text |
I can convey information given in clear, well-structured informational texts on subjects that are familiar or of personal or current interest. |
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Mediating concepts |
I can help define a task in basic terms and ask others to contribute their expertise. |
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I can invite other people to contribute, to clarify the reason(s) for their views or to elaborate on specific points they have made. |
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I can ask appropriate questions to check understanding of concepts and can repeat back part of what someone has said to confirm mutual understanding. |
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Mediating communication |
I can support a shared communication culture by introducing people, exchanging information about priorities, and making simple requests for confirmation and/or clarification. |
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I can communicate the main sense of what is said on subjects of personal interest, provided speakers articulate clearly and I can pause to plan how to express things. |