| Band 6 |
- demonstrates an extensive and comprehensive knowledge and understanding
of literary and non-literary texts, sociocultural and contemporary issues
and has excellent ability to critically analyse, interpret, justify
and evaluate
- demonstrates an excellent knowledge and understanding of language
such as semantics, syntax, idioms, colloquialisms, vocabulary and also
manipulates language in a sophisticated manner
- demonstrates an excellent command of register and discourse forms
appropriate to the audience, purpose and context
- demonstrates an outstanding ability to organise and express ideas
and opinions concisely, logically, coherently and creatively
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| Band 5 |
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demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of texts, sociocultural
and contemporary issues and has high level of ability to argue, justify
and evaluate effectively and substantiate a point of view with appropriate
details
- displays an accurate knowledge and understanding of language such
as semantics, syntax idioms, colloquialisms, vocabulary and also manipulates
language competently
- demonstrates a competent command of register and discourse forms
appropriate to the audience, purpose and context
- organises and expresses most ideas and opinions successfully
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| Band 4 |
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demonstrates sound global knowledge and understanding of texts,
sociocultural and contemporary issues and expresses main aspects of
the issues/views with relevant details and descriptive response, with
some weaknesses in interpretation and evaluation
- demonstrates a broad knowledge and understanding of language, vocabulary,
idioms and syntax within the parameters of the text
- demonstrates adequate command of register and discourse forms relevant
to the audience, purpose and contexts, with occasional weaknesses in
command of register
- demonstrates the ability to organise and express main ideas substantially
with a number of weaknesses in the sequencing and/or linking of related
ideas
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| Band 3 |
- demonstrates descriptive knowledge and understanding of texts, sociocultural
and contemporary issues and expresses personal observations, factual
information and descriptive responses with minimal justification, elaboration,
interpretation and evaluation
- demonstrates foundational knowledge and understanding of language,
vocabulary and syntax
- demonstrates basic command of register and discourse forms, with
simple manipulation of language
- demonstrates some ability to organise and express relevant ideas,
with some weaknesses in sequencing and/or linking related ideas
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| Band 2 |
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demonstrates superficial knowledge and understanding of texts,
sociocultural and contemporary issues and attempts to identify some
relevant factual information with little exposition, elaboration,
analysis or justification
- demonstrates limited knowledge and understanding of language and
minimal manipulation of language with basic command of register and
discourse forms
- conveys information that may be irrelevant, inappropriate and inaccurate.
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| Band 1 |
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