LISTENING

recallinginformation
recognisingmainideas
recognisingsupportingdetails
derivingmeaningofwords,phrases,sentencesfromcontext
paraphrasing
predictingoutcomes
applyingaconcepttoanewsituation
understandinglanguagefunctions
distinguishingtherelevantfromtheirrelevant
distinguishingfactfromopinion
drawinginferences
identifyingrolesandrelationships
followingthedevelopmentofapointoranargument
summarisinginformation
appraisinginformation
makingjudgements
drawingconclusions
recognisingandinterpretingspeakersviews,attitudesorintentions

SPEAKING
usinggrammaticallycorrectlanguage
usingcorrectpronunciation,stressandintonation
speakingwithconfidenceandfluency
usinglanguageappropriatefortheintendedpurposeandaudience
usingvariedvocabularyandexpressions
usingvariedsentencestructures
observingconventionsappropriatetoaspecificsituation
developingandorganisingideas
usingappropriatemarkersandlinkingdevices
usinganaphoraappropriatelytogetherwithothercohesivedevices
defining,describing,explaining
comparingandcontrasting
classifying
givingreasons
givingopinions
expressingrelationships
makingsuggestionsandrecommendations
expressingagreementanddisagreement
seekingclarification
askingforandgivinginformation
persuading
drawingconclusions
statingandjustifyingpointsofview
presentinganargument
expressingrelationships
makingsuggestionsandrecommendations
expressingagreementanddisagreement
seekingclarification
askingforandgivinginformation

persuading
drawingconclusions
statingandjustifyingpointsofview
presentinganargument
initiating
turntaking
interrupting
prompting
negotiating
closing
presentingrelevantideas
providingadequatecontent
showingamaturetreatmentoftopic

READING COMPREHENSION
SKIMMINGANDSCANNING
extractingspecificinformation
identifyingmainideas
identifyingsupportingdetails
derivingthemeaningofwords,phrases,sentencesfromthecontext
understandinglinearandnonlineartexts
understandingrelationshipswithinasentencebetweensentences
recognisingaparaphrase
predictingoutcomes
applyingaconcepttoanewsituation
understandinglanguagefunctions
interpretinglinearandnonlineartexts
distinguishingtherelevantfromtheirrelevant
distinguishingfactfromopinion
makinginferences
relatingideasandconceptswithinaparagraphbetweenparagraphs
followingthedevelopmentofapointoranargument
summarisinginformation
appraisinginformation
makingjudgements
drawingconclusions
recognisingandinterpretingwritersviews,attitudesorintentions

WRITING
usingcorrectspellingandmechanics
usingcorrectgrammar
usingcorrectsentencestructures
usingvariedvocabularyandexpressions
usingclearvariedsentences
usinglanguageappropriatefortheintendedpurposeandaudience
observingconventionsappropriatetoaspecificsituationortexttype
developingandorganisingideas

usingappropriatemarkersandlinkingdevices
usinganaphoraappropriatelytogetherwithothercohesivedevices
defining,describing,explaining
comparingandcontrasting
classifying
givingreasons
givingopinions
expressingrelationships
makingsuggestionsandrecommendations
expressingagreementanddisagreement
persuading
interpretinginformationfromnonlineartexts
drawingconclusions
statingandjustifyingpointsofview
presentinganargument
presentingrelevantideas
providingadequatecontent
showingamaturetreatmentoftopic