LEVELS 7-8 OC

Level 7

In predictable situations or partially predictable situations, I understand conversations or discourse on various concrete topics. The language is standard and speech is at a normal rate. I can:
  • follow most conversations with ease;
  • follow a conversation on work or recreational activities;
  • make inferences about the attitudes and emotions of speakers or about the mood of a conversation;
  • understand a variety of common words and popular idiomatic expressions.

Level 8

In predictable situations or partially predictable situations, I understand conversations and opinion discourse on various concrete topics. I can:
  • follow most conversations in formal and informal contexts;
  • understand a structured presentation given the presence of questions and answers; markers (first, etc.); and words related to a presentation or opinion (present, think, believe, etc.);
  • distinguish fact from opinion;
  • grasp, comparisons, contrasts, and cause and effect relationships.