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.