A

Has few grammar issues, can correct most of his/her mistakes and do not make errors which cause misunderstanding

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is very evident especially in longer stretches of free production.

Can initiate discourse, take his/her turn when appropriate and end conversation when he / she needs to, though he /she may not always do this elegantly.

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into a connected, linear sequence of points. (First of all, secondly…)

Has a sufficient range of language to be able to give clear descriptions, express viewpoints on most general topics, without much conspicuous searching for words, using some complex sentence forms to do so.

B

No obvious grammatical mistakes in simple sentences; conversation includes complex sentences but has grammatical issues.

Can keep going comprehensibly, even though pausing for grammatical and lexical planning and repair is very evident.

Can initiate discourse, take his/her turn when appropriate and end conversation when he / she needs to, though he /she may not always do this elegantly.

Can link a series of shorter, discrete simple elements into a connected, linear sequence of points. (First of all, secondly…)

Has enough language to get by, with sufficient vocabulary to express him/herself with some hesitation and circum-locutions on topics such as family, hobbies and interests, subjects, travel, and festivals.

C

Uses some simple structures correctly, but still systematically makes basic mistakes.

Can make him/herself understood in very short utterances, even though pauses, false starts and reformulation are very evident.

Can understand most of the questions, and try to communicate with the interviewer (pardon? Can you say it again, could you repeat the question?).

Can link groups of words with simple connectors like "and, "but" and "because".

Uses basic sentence patterns with memorised phrases, groups of a few words and formulae in order to communicate limited information in simple everyday situations. (Potential is important as well.)

D

Can only speak main words rather than full sentences, unable to express complete self-opinions.

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Cannot understand most of the interview questions, no response to the questions.

Try to use some of the linking words but incorrect

Unwilling to talk, and cannot understand interview questions in English.