PLACE Guía de Tecnología y del Examinado

These statements are provided for reference. During the assessment, choose the statement that most accurately reflects your own ability in each mode.

Listening (Interpretive Mode)

0 – I have no functional ability with this language.

1 – I can understand familiar names, words, and very basic phrases concerning my family, my immediate surroundings, and myself when people speak slowly and clearly.

2 – I can understand phrases and the commonly used vocabulary related to areas of personal relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

3 – I can understand main points in a conversation on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main point of many radio or TV programs on current affairs or topics of interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.

4 – I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programs. I can understand the majority of films in standard language.

5 – I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signaled explicitly. I can understand television programs and films without too much effort.

6 – I have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed, provided I have some time to get familiar with the accent.

Reading (Interpretive Mode)

0 – I have no functional ability with this language.

1 – I can understand familiar names, words, and very simple sentences, for example on notes, memos, emails, posters or in catalogs.

2 – I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, menus, and schedules and I can understand short simple personal letters.

3 – I can understand texts that consist mainly of everyday or job- related language. I can understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.

4 – I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose.

5 – I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can understand specialized articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.

6 – I can read with ease virtually all forms of the written languages, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialized articles and literary works.

Interpersonal Speaking

0 – I have no functional ability with this language.

1 – I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower rate of speech and help me formulate what I am trying to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of immediate need or on very familiar topics.

2 – I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. I can handle very short social exchanges, even though I cannot usually understand enough to keep the conversation going myself.

3 – I can deal with most situations likely to arise when traveling in an area where the language is spoken. 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).

4 – I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, and support my views.

5 – I can express myself fluently and spontaneously without obviously searching for expressions. I can use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes. I can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skillfully to those of other speakers.

6 – I can take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. I can express myself fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely. If I have a problem I can backtrack and restructure around the difficulty so smoothly that other people are hardly aware of it.

Presentational Speaking

0 – I have no functional ability with this language.

1 – I can use simple phrases and sentences to describe where I live and people I know.

2 – I can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms my family and other people, living conditions, my educational background and my present or most recent job.

3 – I can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, my dreams, hopes and ambitions. 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.

4 – I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

5 – I can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects integrating sub- themes, developing particular points and formulating an appropriate conclusion.

6 – I can present a clear, smoothly flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient notice and remember significant points.

Writing (Presentational Mode)

0 – I have no functional ability with this language.

1 – I can write a short, simple postcard, for example sending holiday greetings. I can fill in forms with personal details, for example entering my name, nationality and address on a hotel registration form.

2 – I can write short, simple notes and messages. I can write a very simple personal letter, for example thanking someone for something.

3 – I can write simple connected text on topics, which are familiar, or of personal interest. I can write personal letters describing experiences and impressions.

4 – I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report that conveys information or gives reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.

5 – I can express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the key issues. I can select a style appropriate to the reader in mind.

6 – I can write clear, smoothly flowing text in an appropriate style. I can write complex letters, reports or articles that present a case with an effective logical structure, which helps the recipient notice and remember significant points. I can write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works.