VSTEP Speaking Rating Scales

[GRAMMAR] Show some attempts to use complex sentences but make many errors.

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[GRAMMAR] Shows only limited control of a few simple grammatical structures and sentence patterns in a learnt repertoire.

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[GRAMMAR] Non-systematic errors may occur with instances of self-correction.

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[GRAMMAR] Uses flexibly and accurately simple structures and shows a good control of complex structures.

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[VOCABULARY] Only uses a basic vocabulary repertoire of isolated words and phrases related to particular concrete topics.

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[VOCABULARY] Has some difficulty with unfamiliar topics and makes many lexical errors.

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[VOCABULARY] Attempts to use a few less common words and idiomatic expressions.

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[VOCABULARY] Uses appropriate vocabulary and can control a narrow repertoire dealing with familiar situations.

• 2

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[PRONUNCIATION] Is often unintelligible

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[PRONUNCIATION] Show some efforts in word stress despite frequent mispronunciations.

• 6

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• 5