| Preliminary
(Breakthrough)
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This
should be the target level for people who need to use a language in
their work in basic interaction.
People at this level can:
- make
contacts and exchange basic information (personal, work and social)
- handle
basic business telephone language
- work
with numbers (eg dates and figures)
- understand
simple requests and instructions
- make
basic travel arrangements and appointments
- handle
basic forms and documents
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| Level
1 (Waystage) |
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This
should be the target level for people who need to work with overseas
counterparts on a routine functional level
People at this level can:
- describe
the company and its products
- confirm
and alter meeting arrangements
- give
simple instructions and explanations
- develop
contacts and exchange more specific/detailed information
- understand
and write simple business correspondence and notes
- contribute
to discussions and make simple formulaic presentations on familiar
topics
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| Level
2 (Threshold) |
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This
should be the target level for people whose work involves them in extensive
contact with overseas colleagues, customers or counterparts.
People at this level can:
- understand
and interpret key, work-related information, eg handling customer
enquiries
- understand
and write standard business correspondence and reports
- give
more complex instructions and explanations and explain ideas
- participate
in routine interviews
- participate
more fully in business meetings and discussions
- make
more complex formulaic presentations on familiar topics
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| Level
3 (Vantage) |
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This
should be the target level for people for whom establishing and sustaining
business relationships in a language is essential.
People at this level can:
- understand
and write complex business correspondence and reports within own field
- understand
and discuss complex concepts of a general and work-related nature
- handle
formal and informal meetings and negotiations with, eg, customers
and suppliers
- relocate
to a country where the language is spoken and function fully in all
routine areas and aspects of work
- deliver
structured presentations and participate in discussions on known topics
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| Level
4 (Effective
Operational Proficiency) |
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This
should be the target level for personnel who need to attend and participate
fully in formal or informal business meetings or attend conferences
or conventions.
People at this level can:
- use
appropriate language to deal with an extensive range of oral and written
tasks
- respond
to a wide variety of situations with fluency and spontaneity
- read,
interpret and produce highly specialised texts/reports and present/discuss
complex arguments
- make
presentations and contribute fully at seminars and conferences
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