LEVEL 7 OC

Oral Comprehension – Level 7

In predictable or partially predictable situations, level 7 listeners can understand conversations or discourse on various concrete topics when speech is at a normal rate. They can understand, for example, a variety of common expressions as well as facts and events about work and leisure activities. They can also determine the attitude and emotions of the speakers in a conversation.

Indicators

OC-L7-1 Follow most ordinary conversations on familiar topics when the parties speak standard English at a normal rate
OC-L7-2 Identify most of the main facts and events in conversations on the current situation at work or in leisure activities
OC-L7-3 Make inferences about atmosphere, attitudes and emotions based on clear clues
OC-L7-4 Recognize a variety of common words and popular idiomatic expressions