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ICAO
Language
Proficiency
Level
(Lowest rating
among individual
ratings)
5 5 5 4 6 5 4
General Remarks
The test taker exhibits very strong proficiency, performing at Level 5 or higher across most of the ICAO Language
Proficiency Skills. However, his fluency brings his performance to a Level 4.
Pronunciation
So, now I am a commercial pilot for uh multi-engine aircraft with instrument rating, that is my background.
(01:02 - 01:12)
Talking about dis, disadvantage, the first thing is cost (02:59 - 03:03)
Not automated (09:16 - 09:17)
The test taker is sensitive to natural rhythms that facilitate understanding and enhance expression:
Although pronunciation is influenced by the test taker's own language, the only cases when this interferes with ease of
understanding are the occasional failures to pronounce the final ‘s’ and distinguish singular and plural:
Structure
The test taker demonstrates his ability to control even complex language structures accurately and appropriately:
Talking about dis, disadvantage, the first thing is cost (02:59 - 03:03)
After I took off, and retracted gear, uh the red right (light), I mean red uh gear warning light, uh kept uh
blinking. (04:36 - 04:52)
I uh, I flew for a while uh to check what was happening (05:03 - 05:08)
but there was no uh sound uh that the gear was retracting or extending (06:00 - 06:08)
Nothing else could be uh uh fatal. (06:43 - 06:46)
Well, I will uh turn my transponder to 7700 and go back to (06:56 - 07:02)
Many of uh light aircraft accident in Japan are related to uh weather (08:05 - 08:14)
but some of the private pilots fail to utilize those system. (09:40 - 09:46)
There is one instance of an inappropriate use of a verb tense which affects ease of understanding momentarily:
Yes, I am joining a small uh flying club in Japan and I fly probably once a month (01:23 - 01:34)
Vocabulary
Vocabulary range and accuracy are sufficient to communicate effectively on common and work-related topics:
in those days I started uh to learn flying. I went to a flight school in the United States and took my very first
certificate (00:21 - 00:35)
step by step (00:52 - 00:53)
only once (04:03 - 04:04)
when I was uh about 30 years old, at the age of thirty years (00:15 - 00:20)
Fluency
The test taker is able to speak at length about a wide range of topics and varies his speech flow, combined with stress, as
a stylistic device in a way that is characteristic of Level 5:
Although his discourse is relatively slow, it is measured and extremely thoughtful, and might be evaluated at a Level 5
overall. However, there are several instances of loss of fluency when addressing some new topics (07:59 - 09:08, 10:38 -
11:36, 13:32 - 14:09) which require the rating to be assessed at Level 4.
Comprehension
Comprehension is consistently accurate in all contexts and includes evident comprehension of linguistic and cultural
subtleties. In this interview, he deals unhesitatingly with two different accents.
Interactions
The test taker's responses are immediate, appropriate and informative. He manages the speaker/listener relationship
effectively and sensitively. He makes very idiomatic use of discourse markers (see Fluency) to engage expressively with
his interlocutors.
The format of the interview with two interlocutors covering a wide range of topics enabled the test taker's capabilities to be
explored quite fully.