Intermediate Low
Listening
I can understand the main idea and some details of what I hear in
short conversations and oral presentations.
I can understand the main idea and some details in messages and
announcements on familiar topics.
I can identify the main idea and some details on familiar topics
presented via media.
I can understand more complicated directions and instructions in
familiar settings.
I can understand the main idea and some details from oral stories
on familiar topics.
Reading
I can understand the main idea and some details from oral stories
on familiar topics.
I can find and use information for practical purposes.
I can follow directions in more complicated situations.
I can use information from a variety of sources in my studies and
work.
Person-to-person
I can have a simple conversation on a limited number of familiar
topics.
I can express my reactions and emotions to others.
I can exchange information about academic topics familiar to me.
I can ask and answer questions on familiar topics to keep a
conversation going.
I can meet my basic needs in everyday situations.
Speaking
I can describe something familiar using a series of sentences.
I can express my needs, wants, and plans using a series of
sentences with some details.
I can give a series of instructions.
I can present a short skit or dramatic presentation using a series
of sentences.
I can express my opinion on familiar topics using a series of
sentences.
Writing
I can describe something I know using a series of sentences with
some details.
I can express my opinion on familiar topics using a series of
sentences with some details.
I can compare things using a series of sentences.
I can write questions to obtain and clarify information.
Intermediate Mid
Listening
I can understand the main idea and many details of presentations
on familiar topics.
I can understand the main idea and many details on familiar topics
of personal interest presented through media.
I can understand the main idea and many details of a short
discussion or interview on a familiar topic.
I can follow the main idea and many details of a conversation on
familiar topics, even when the topic changes.
Reading
I can understand the main idea and many details when reading for
personal enjoyment.
I can understand the main idea and many details when reading
familiar articles and texts for information.
I can understand the main idea and some details when reading narratives,
literary selections, and other fictional writings that contain unfamiliar
vocabulary.
Person-to-person
I can ask and answer a variety of questions about routine personal
information in uncomplicated situations.
I can discuss and solve problems in uncomplicated situations.
I can give and seek personal views and opinions on a variety of
familiar topics.
I can start, maintain, and end a conversation on a variety of
familiar topics.
I can discuss familiar topics in other subject areas, such as
geography, history, music, art, science, math, language, or literature.
Speaking
I can describe plans and actions using connected sentences with
many details.
I can make a presentation on something I have learned using
connected sentences with many details.
I can state my opinion and give supporting reasons using connected
sentences with many details.
I can tell or summarize a storyline using connected sentences with
many details.
I can describe, tell about, and explain personal experiences and
give my reaction to them using connected sentences with many details.
Writing
I can write personal communications on familiar topics using
connected sentences with many details.
I can state my opinion and give supporting reasons
using connected sentences.
I can write a short report on a familiar topic using connected
sentences with many details.
I can write a description or explanation of a familiar topic using
connected sentences with many details.
I can write about personal experiences and give my reaction to
them using connected sentences with many details.
Intermediate High
Listening
I can understand factual information about everyday life, study-,
or work-related topics.
I can identify the main idea and most details on familiar topics
presented through media.
I can identify the main idea and some details from discussions and
interviews on unfamiliar topics.
Reading
I can understand the main idea and many details in texts that
contain unfamiliar vocabulary when reading for enjoyment.
I can understand the main idea and many details of texts that
contain unfamiliar vocabulary when reading for information.
I can understand the main idea and many details in narratives,
literary selections, and other fictional writings that contain unfamiliar
vocabulary.
I can understand many different types of texts that contain
unfamiliar vocabulary.
Person-to-person
I can express degrees of emotion and respond appropriately to the
emotions of others.
I can exchange detailed information related to areas of mutual
interest.
I can ask for, follow, and give directions in some complicated
situations.
I can express and support my opinions and make recommendations on
a variety of topics in culturally appropriate ways.
Speaking
I can describe personal experiences and interests with clarity and
detail.
I can present my viewpoint on an issue and support my opinion with
clarity and detail.
I can provide information on academic and work topics with clarity
and detail.
I can describe past, present, and future events with clarity and
detail.
I can narrate a story and describe my reactions with clarity and
detail.
Writing
I can write personal communications on familiar topics and some
new topics using connected, detailed paragraphs.
I can state my viewpoint and give supporting reasons using
connected, detailed paragraphs.
I can write a report using connected, detailed paragraphs.
I can write descriptions or narratives in the present, past, and
future, using connected, detailed paragraphs.
I can provide an explanation using connected, detailed paragraphs.
Advanced Low
Listening
I can understand main ideas and most details on unfamiliar topics
that are presented through media.
I can follow presentations on some unfamiliar topics.
I can follow informal conversations or interviews.
Reading
I can understand the main idea and most details from literary
texts on unfamiliar topics.
I can understand articles in non-literary texts on unfamiliar
topics
I can recognize the intent of an author and purpose of the
literary work.
I can recognize the intent of an author and purpose of a
non-literary work.
Person-to-person-person
I can express my ideas and opinions when engaged in lengthy
conversation.
I can engage comfortably in extended conversations and discussions
on a wide variety of topics related to my daily life.
I can communicate even when unpredictable situations arise in a
familiar context.
I can conduct or participate in interviews.
Speaking
I can deliver a short presentation on many social, academic, or
work topics with appropriate complexity for my audience.
I can explain my viewpoint on an issue of interest, giving
advantages and disadvantages of various options.
I speak using different time frames and appropriate mood with good
control.
I can adapt my presentation to a specific audience.
Writing
I can write well-organized essays, summaries, and reports on a
broad range of topics.
I can write using different time frames and appropriate mood with
good control.
I can accurately use some idiomatic and culturally authentic
expressions in my writing.
I can usually write using style, language, and tone appropriate to
the audience and purpose of the presentation.
I can write about most topics even when I do not know a specific
word or phrase.
Advanced Mid
Listening
I can understand most presentations even when idiomatic,
technical, or slang expressions are used.
I can understand the underlying meaning of culturally authentic
expressions.
I can understand and describe the points of view of an
emotionally-charged discussion.
Reading
I can obtain information, ideas, and opinions from a range of
lengthy and complex texts.
I can understand information and opinions from specialized
sources.
Person-to-person
I can speak fluently, accurately, and effectively about a wide
variety of events that occur in the present, past, and future.
I can support my opinions clearly and precisely
I can use a variety of idiomatic and culturally authentic
expressions appropriately.
I can exchange general information on many matters outside my
fields of interest
I can handle a complication or unexpected turn of events.
Speaking
I can describe with ease and detail topics related to home,
school, work, leisure activities, and personal and professional interests.
I can narrate with ease and detail events of current, public, or
personal interest.
I can communicate my ideas on a variety of topics with accuracy,
clarity, and precision.
I can speak clearly and fluidly with consistent control of time
frames and mood.
I can adapt my presentation to meet unexpected needs.
I can incorporate some appropriate idiomatic and culturally
authentic expression in my presentation with ease.
Writing
I can write detailed texts on a broad variety of concrete and
professional topics.
I can write clearly and fluidly, with consistent control of time
frames and mood.
I can incorporate many idiomatic and culturally authentic
expressions in my writing with ease.
I can adapt my writing to a variety of audiences, such as
editorial readers, professionals, and the general public.
I can sustain and justify opinions and arguments in writing.
Advanced High
Listening
I can understand the speaker’s perspective, tone, and style
expressed through a variety of media.
I can understand viewpoints heard in a variety of situations.
I can understand films on historical, political, or scientific
topics.
Reading
I can understand most texts even when idiomatic, technical, or
slang expressions are used.
I can detect and interpret hidden meaning and recognize tone and
subtlety in fictional works.
Person-to-person
I can convey finer shades of meaning with relative ease by using a
wide range of expressions to qualify statements.
I can discuss complex information in debates or meetings.
I can exchange complex information about academic and professional
tasks.
I can provide structured arguments and develop and support
hypotheses, working around occasional difficulties.
I can exchange detailed information on matters within and beyond
my fields of interest.
Speaking
I can communicate with great accuracy, clarity, and precision on
many concrete and abstract topics.
I can present and defend a viewpoint on an academic or
professional issue.
I can consistently adapt a presentation to a variety of audiences.
I can use paraphrasing, circumlocution and illustration to make
myself more clearly understood.I can use language that fully reflects the nuances of the target culture.
Writing
I can create well-structured and easily readable
reports, summaries, or articles on complex topics
I can write about some abstract topics with precision and detail.
I can incorporate idiomatic and culturally authentic expressions
in my writing with ease.
I can write a narrative about an experience in a clear, fluent
style, appropriate to the genre.