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Assessing Speaking Performance at Level C1

The document provides a summary of the assessment scales used by C1 Advanced Speaking Examiners to evaluate test takers' performance. It describes the scales for [1] Grammatical Resource, [2] Lexical Resource, [3] Discourse Management, [4] Pronunciation, and [5] Interactive Communication. For each category, it outlines the abilities and level of competency demonstrated by test takers at each band or proficiency level.

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Assessing Speaking Performance at Level C1

The document provides a summary of the assessment scales used by C1 Advanced Speaking Examiners to evaluate test takers' performance. It describes the scales for [1] Grammatical Resource, [2] Lexical Resource, [3] Discourse Management, [4] Pronunciation, and [5] Interactive Communication. For each category, it outlines the abilities and level of competency demonstrated by test takers at each band or proficiency level.

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C1 Advanced Speaking Examiners use a more detailed version of the following assessment scales, extracted from the overall

Speaking
scales on page 86:

Grammatical Lexical Interactive


C1 Discourse Management Pronunciation
Resource Resource Communication
Produces extended stretches Interacts with ease,
Uses a wide range linking contributions
of language with ease and with Is intelligible.
of appropriate to those of other
very little hesitation.
Maintains control vocabulary to give Phonological features speakers.
5 of a wide range of and exchange Contributions are relevant, are used effectively
grammatical forms. views on familiar coherent and varied. Widens the scope of
to convey and
and unfamiliar the interaction and
Uses a wide range of cohesive enhance meaning.
topics. negotiates towards
devices and discourse markers. an outcome.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.

Produces extended stretches Is intelligible. Initiates and responds


Uses a range of language with very little appropriately, linking
Intonation is
Shows a good of appropriate hesitation. contributions to those
appropriate.
degree of control vocabulary to give of other speakers.
Contributions are relevant Sentence and word
3 of a range of simple and exchange Maintains and
and there is a clear organisation stress is accurately
and some complex views on familiar develops the
of ideas. placed.
grammatical forms. and unfamiliar interaction and
topics. Uses a range of cohesive Individual sounds are negotiates towards an
devices and discourse markers. articulated clearly. outcome.
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.
Is intelligible.
Produces extended stretches Initiates and responds
Shows a good Uses appropriate Intonation is
of language despite some appropriately.
degree of vocabulary to give generally appropriate.
hesitation. Maintains and
control of simple and exchange Sentence and word
1 grammatical forms, views, but only Contributions are relevant and develops the
stress is generally
and attempts when talking there is very little repetition. interaction and
accurately placed.
some complex about familiar negotiates towards
Uses a range of cohesive Individual sounds an outcome with very
grammatical forms. topics.
devices. are generally little support.
articulated clearly.
0 Performance below Band 1.

C1 Global achievement

Handles communication on a wide range of topics, including unfamiliar and abstract ones,
with very little hesitation.
5
Uses accurate and appropriate linguistic resources to express complex ideas and concepts
and produce extended discourse that is coherent and easy to follow.
4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.
Handles communication on a range of familiar and unfamiliar topics, with very little
hesitation.
3
Uses accurate and appropriate linguistic resources to express ideas and produce extended
discourse that is generally coherent.
2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.
Handles communication on familiar topics, despite some hesitation.
1 Organises extended discourse but occasionally produces utterances that lack coherence,
and some inaccuracies and inappropriate usage occur.
0 Performance below Band 1.

Speaking Assessment 85

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