Dimension

Comments from

examiner

The candidate’s

utterances

Analysis

Lexical choice

His relaxed delivery is supported by his flexible use of markers. His vocabulary is sufficient for him to engage with a variety of topics and he demonstrates an ability to use idioms and collocations with some sense of style and skill.

(I am both; basically; as well as; every now and then; that would be French)

A competent vocabulary acquisition and use; A flexible use of markers, idioms and collocations to make the speech more coherent

he makes a number of inappropriate vocabulary choices, which restrict his rating on this criterion.

(all over the place; that’s not just my cup of tea; someone to confront and talk to; I haven’t got a chance)

Lack of contextual awareness; an inappropriate use of informal expressions

Grammatical use

He has a wide range of grammatical structures at his disposal and the majority of sentences are error-free.

A good mastery of grammatical knowledge

Even when errors do very occasionally occur, they do not detract at all from meaning.

(I work part-time as well as a student; it just does not come into me)

The errors occur only due to lack of attention.

Pronunciation

He uses a wide range of pronunciation features and is able to use stress and intonation effectively.

A good mastery of pronunciation skills.

There are just a few lapses and very occasionally sounds are poorly formed, but overall, his accent has only minimal effect on intelligibility.

(bot for “both”; vent for “went”)

An inadvertent

omission.