LEVEL 9 OC

Oral Comprehension – Level 9

In sometimes unpredictable situations, level 9 listeners can understand conversations and discourse on various, sometimes abstract topics. They can identify, for example, key information in a presentation, and distinguish fact from opinion in discourse when the distinction is implicit. They can recognize the tone used by speakers and their social role in complex exchanges.

Indicators

OC-L9-1 Identify points that will facilitate decision-making in an exchange with known collaborators
OC-L9-3 Distinguish factual information from opinions even when opinions are implicit
OC-L9-5 Recognize the tone of a conversation
OC-L9-6 Understand sometimes abstract remarks in known contexts
OC-L9-7 Distinguish the social roles of different speakers in dialogues involving complex social interaction