• understand mother-tongue speakers of English in meetings
• function in all of the situations described below whether professional or social, concerning concrete or abstract subjects

• conduct meetings with mother-tongue speakers of English
• perform all of the below with a greater degree of ease...

• read adequately for most professional needs
• read highly technical manuals in own area
• read all of the below...

• write effectively, both formally and informally; however, work for publication will still require review
• produce the documents described below without undue difficulty

• understand most work related situations;
• understand most speakers of English in international meetings
• function in all of the situations described below but with a greater degree of facility and accuracy

• satisfy most work requirements
• conduct a job interview in own area of expertise
• sustain fluency, accuracy and appropriate register in known situations

• read most types of documents with varying degrees of ease
• read even highly-technical subjects with little use of dictionary
• experience difficulties with sophisticated menus, novels...

• write an employment application
• write a letter of complaint
• write the documents below with increasing degrees of accuracy and ease ;

…understand :
• explanations of work problems
• requests for products on phone
•discussions of current events by mother-tongue speakers of English
• headline news on radio

• adapt language use for different audiences in most cases
• make short (30 minute) formal presentations if prepared
• discuss topics of general interest using nonelaborate structures

• read with only the occasional use of a dictionary:
  - technical manuals
  - many news articles ;
  - popular novels
• identify inconsistencies in points of view

• write with some effort:
  - letters to potential clients
  - 5 page formal reports
  - summaries of meetings
  - job application letters

…understand :
• explanations related to routine work tasks in one to one situations
• some travel announcements
• limited social conversations

• describe own job responsibilities and academic background
• discuss past and future projects
• make travel arrangements over the phone

• understand basic technical manuals for beginners
• use a dictionary to understand more highly technical documents
• read agenda for a meeting

• write with some difficulty:
  - - short memos
  - letters of complaint
  - descriptions of processes
  • fill out simple application forms

• understand simple exchanges in everyday professional or personal life with a person used to speaking with non mother-tongue speakers
• take simple phone messages

• produce simple if hesitant language adequate for elementary functions with patient listeners: introductions, directions, requesting information, ordering food...

• use a directory
• understand simple instructions
• read simple, standardized business correspondence

• write short notes, directions and lists with difficulty
• not fill out forms, write detailed memos, letters or reports

• understand adequately for immediate survival needs, directions, prices...
• comprehend simple questions in social situations

• name objects, colors, clothes, people, days, months, dates, & give the time
• only reproduce formulaic language - telegraphic style

• understand odd words e.g. shop names
• read simple memos and menus, train or bus schedules, traffic signs...

• write odd words, formulaic language
• not write creative sentences