VSTEP Speaking Rating Scales

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

[PRONUNCIATION] Is often unintelligible

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