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t writ
es…
Beg
inni
ng
(A)
1A
(i) fe
w ss
impl
e co
nver
satio
ns w
ith
lingu
istic
sup
port
1
A(ii
) m mod
ified
con
vers
atio
n 1
A(ii
i) fe
w w
ords
, d doe
s no
t se
ek
clar
ifica
tion
, wat
ches
oth
ers
for
cues
2A
(i) u
sing
ssin
gle
wor
ds a
nd s
hort
ph
rase
s w
ith p
ract
iced
mat
eria
l; te
nds
to g
ive
up o
n at
tem
pts
2
A(ii
) usi
ng l li
mite
d ba
nk o
f key
vo
cabu
lary
2
A(ii
i) w
ith rr
ecen
tly p
ract
iced
fam
iliar
m
ater
ial
2A
(iv)w
ith fr
eque
nt ee
rror
s th
at h
inde
r co
mm
unic
atio
n 2
A(v
) with
p pro
nunc
iati
on th
at in
hibi
ts
com
mun
icat
ion
4A
(i) li
ttle
exc
ept
rece
ntly
pra
ctic
ed
term
s, e e
nvir
onm
enta
l pri
nt, h
igh
freq
uenc
y w
ords
, c con
cret
e w
ords
re
pres
ente
d by
pic
ture
s
4A
(ii) s s
low
ly, w
ord
by w
ord
4A
(iii)
with
ver
y lim
ited
sens
e of
Eng
lish
stru
ctur
e 4
A(iv
) with
com
preh
ensi
on o
f p pra
ctic
ed,
fam
iliar
tex
t
4A
(v) w
ith n
eed
for
visu
als
and
prio
r kn
owle
dge
4A
(vi)
mod
ified
and
aada
pted
tex
t
6A
(i) w
ith lli
ttle
abi
lity
to u
se E
nglis
h
64
A(ii
) wwit
hout
focu
s an
d co
here
nce,
co
nven
tions
, org
aniz
atio
n, v
oice
6
A(ii
I) la
bels
, lis
ts, a
nd c
opie
s of
pri
nted
te
xt a
nd hh
igh-
freq
uenc
y w
ords
/phr
ases
, sh
ort
and
sim
ple,
pra
ctic
ed s
ente
nces
pr
imar
ily in
ppre
sent
ten
se w
ith f
requ
ent
erro
rs th
at h
inde
r or
pre
vent
un
ders
tand
ing
Inte
rmed
iate
(B
)
1B
(i) u
nfam
iliar
lang
uage
with
lin
guis
tic
supp
orts
and
ada
ptat
ions
1
B(ii
) unm
odifi
ed c
onve
rsat
ion
with
ke
y w
ords
and
phr
ases
1
B(ii
i) w
ith r
eque
sts
for
clar
ifica
tion
by
aski
ng s
peak
er to
rep
eat,
slow
dow
n,
or r
ephr
ase
spee
ch
2B
(i) w w
ith s
impl
e m
essa
ges
and
hesi
tatio
n to
thi
nk a
bout
mea
ning
2
B(ii
) usi
ng b b
asic
voc
abul
ary
2B
(iii)
with
ssim
ple
sent
ence
str
uctu
res
and
pres
ent
tens
e 2
B(iv
) with
e err
ors
that
inhi
bit
unfa
mili
ar
com
mun
icat
ion
2
B(v
) with
p pro
nunc
iati
on gg
ener
ally
un
ders
tood
by
thos
e fa
mili
ar w
ith E
nglis
h la
ngua
ge le
arne
rs
4B
(i) ww
ider
ran
ge o
f top
ics:
and
eve
ryda
y ac
adem
ic la
ngua
ge
4B
(ii) s s
low
ly a
nd rr
erea
ds
4B
(iii)
basi
c la
ngua
ge s
truc
ture
s
4B
(iv) s
impl
e se
nten
ces
w wit
h vi
sual
cue
s,
pret
augh
t vo
cabu
lary
and
iinte
ract
ion
4B
(v) g g
rade
-leve
l tex
ts w
ith d
iffic
ulty
4
B(v
i) at
hig
h le
vel w
ith l li
ngui
stic
ac
com
mod
atio
n
6B
(i) w
ith lli
mite
d ab
ility
to
use
Engl
ish
in
cont
ent
area
wri
ting
6B
(ii) b
est
on tt
opic
s th
at a
re h
ighl
y fa
mili
ar w
ith s
impl
e En
glis
h
6B
(iii)
with
ssim
ple
oral
ton
e in
mes
sage
s,
high
-freq
uenc
y vo
cabu
lary
, loo
sely
co
nnec
ted
text
, rep
etiti
on o
f ide
as, mm
ostl
y in
the
pre
sent
ten
se, u
ndet
aile
d de
scri
ptio
ns, a
nd ffr
eque
nt e
rror
s
Adv
ance
d (C
)
1C
(i)w
ith s
ome
proc
essi
ng t
ime,
vi
sual
s, v
erba
l cue
s, a
nd g
estu
res;
for
un
fam
iliar
con
vers
atio
ns
1C
(ii) m
ost
unm
odifi
ed in
tera
ctio
n 1
C(ii
i) w
ith o
ccas
iona
l r req
uest
s fo
r th
e sp
eake
r to
slo
w d
own,
rep
eat,
reph
rase
, and
c cla
rify
mea
ning
2C
(i) in
con
vers
atio
ns w
ith s
ome
ppaus
es
to r
esta
te, r
epea
t, an
d cl
arify
2
C(ii
) usi
ng c c
onte
nt-b
ased
and
abs
trac
t te
rms
on fa
mili
ar t
opic
s 2
C(ii
i) w
ith p p
ast,
pres
ent,
and
futu
re
2C
(iv) u
sing
ccom
plex
sen
tenc
es a
nd
gram
mar
with
som
e er
rors
2
C(v
) with
p pro
nunc
iati
on u
sual
ly
unde
rsto
od b
y m
ost
4C
(i) a
bstr
act
grad
e ap
prop
riat
e te
xt
4C
(ii) ll
onge
r ph
rase
s an
d fa
mili
ar
sent
ence
s ap
prop
riat
ely
4C
(iii)
whi
le d
evel
opin
g th
e ab
ility
to
cons
truc
t mea
ning
from
text
4
C(iv
) at
h high
com
preh
ensi
on le
vel w
ith
lingu
isti
c su
ppor
t for
unf
amili
ar to
pics
an
d to
cla
rify
mea
ning
6C
(i) g
rade
app
ropr
iate
idea
s w
ith s
econ
d la
ngua
ge s
uppo
rt
6C
(ii) w
ith e
xtra
nee
d fo
r se
cond
lang
uage
su
ppor
t w
hen
topi
cs a
re t
echn
ical
and
ab
stra
ct
6C
(iii)
with
a g
rasp
of b
asic
Eng
lish
usag
e an
d so
me
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
com
plex
us
age
with
e em
ergi
ng g
rade
-app
ropr
iate
vo
cabu
lary
and
a m
ore
acad
emic
ton
e
Adv
ance
d H
igh
(D)
1D
(i) lo
nger
ddis
cuss
ions
on
unfa
mili
ar
topi
cs
1D
(ii) s
poke
n in
form
atio
n ne
arly
co
mpa
rabl
e to
nat
ive
spea
ker
1D
(iii)
with
few
req
uest
s fo
r sp
eake
r to
sl
ow d
own,
rep
eat,
or r
ephr
ase
2D
(i)in
eext
ende
d di
scus
sion
s w
ith fe
w
paus
es
2D
(ii) u
sing
a abs
trac
t co
nten
t-bas
ed
voca
bula
ry e
xcep
t lo
w fr
eque
ncy
term
s;
usin
g id
iom
s 2
D(ii
i) w
ith g
ram
mar
n nea
rly
ccom
para
ble
to n
ativ
e sp
eake
r
2D
(iv) w
ith ff
ew e
rror
s bl
ocki
ng
com
mun
icat
ion
2D
(v) o o
ccas
iona
l mis
pron
unci
atio
n
4D
(i) nn
earl
y co
mpa
rabl
e to
nat
ive
spea
kers
4
D(ii
) ggra
de a
ppro
pria
te fa
mili
ar t
ext
appr
opri
atel
y 4
D(ii
i) w
hile
con
stru
ctin
g m
eani
ng a
t ne
ar n
ativ
e ab
ility
leve
l 4
D(iv
) with
hig
h le
vel c
ompr
ehen
sion
w
ith m m
inim
al li
ngui
stic
sup
port
6D
(i) g
rade
app
ropr
iate
ccon
tent
are
a id
eas
wit
h lit
tle n
eed
for
lingu
istic
ssup
port
6
D(ii
) dev
elop
and
dem
onst
rate
ggra
de
appr
opri
ate
wri
ting
6
D (i
ii) n
earl
y cco
mpa
rabl
e to
nat
ive
spea
kers
with
cla
rity
and
pre
cisi
on, w
ith
occa
sion
al d
iffic
ultie
s w
ith n
atur
alne
ss o
f la
ngua
ge.
Sum
mar
ies
of E
LPS
: Pro
ficie
ncy
Leve
l Des
crip
tors
(s
ubse
ctio
n d)
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