English

Speaking Test:
:“Environmental
initiatives in Very Good Good Satisfactory Score (AD,
Below Level Standard
5 pts 3 pts 1 pts A, B or C)
your country”

Grammar Very Good Good Satisfactory Below Level Standard

The student is able to
express / orally produce
very good skills / control of
simple and some advanced
grammatical forms.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 5
The student is able to express / orally
produce good skills / control of simple
grammatical forms and also attempts some
advanced grammatical forms.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 3
The student is able to express / orally The student is unable to express / orally produce
produce satisfactory skills / control of satisfactory skills / control of simple grammatical
simple grammatical forms. forms.
Below Level B2+
Equivalent to Level B2+ Band 0
Band 1

Pronunciation Very Good Good Satisfactory Below Level Standard

Pronunciation is very good,
clear, and easy to
understand. Articulation
and intonation are very
good. Word stress is
accurate.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 5
Vocabulary Very Good
The student uses an
appropriate and impressive
range of vocabulary when
speaking on a wide range
of common topics.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 5
Interlocution Very Good
The student produces very
good and extended
stretches of appropriate
language with almost no
hesitation. Maintains
interaction and can
negotiate outcomes very
well and independently.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 5
Pronunciation is good, mostly clear, and at
most times easy to understand. Articulation
and intonation are good. Word stress is
mostly accurate.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 3
Good
The student uses an appropriate and broad
range of vocabulary when speaking on a
wide range of common topics.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 3
Good
The student produces good and sometimes
extended stretches of appropriate language
with some hesitation. Maintains interaction
and can negotiate outcomes independently.
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 3
Pronunciation is satisfactory, sometimes Pronunciation is unsatisfactory, unclear, and
unclear, but can still be understood. difficult to understand. Articulation and intonation
Articulation and intonation are satisfactory are unsatisfactory. Word stress is inaccurate.
but need improvement. Word stress is Below Level B2+
sometimes inaccurate. Band 0
Equivalent to Level B2+
Band 1
Satisfactory Below Level Standard
The student uses a satisfactory but limited The student is unable to use a satisfactory or
range of vocabulary when speaking about limited range of vocabulary appropriately when
common everyday topics. speaking about common everyday topics.
Equivalent to Level B2+ Below Level B2+
Band 1 Band 0
Satisfactory Below Level Standard
Student produces satisfactory stretches of The student is unable to produce stretches of
appropriate language but with extended appropriate language and displays a great degree
hesitation. Satisfactorily maintains of hesitation. Cannot maintain interaction and is
interaction but needs support to negotiate unable to negotiate any outcomes.
outcomes. Below Level B2+
Equivalent to Level B2+ Band 0
Band 1
Fluency Very Good Good Satisfactory Below Level Standard
Speech is smooth with little Speech is mostly smooth with some effort Speech is slow, hesitant and irregular at Speech is very slow, stumbling and uncertain. A
effort shown. Fluency is shown at times. Fluency is good. times. A degree of effort can be observed great degree of effort is almost always observed.
very good. Equivalent to Level B2+ at times. Fluency satisfactory. Fluency unsatisfactory.
Equivalent to Level B2+ Band 3 Equivalent to Level B2+ Below Level B2+
Band 5 Band 1 Band 0