What level are you?

Listening and Speaking:

• Pronounce place names and personal names correctly.
• Greet customers at reception or on the phone.
• Open and close a conversation.

Reading:

• Understand short text about a familiar topic when it is communicated in plain language, e.g. basic signs, simple instructions, includes agendas.

Writing:

• Write personal names, place names, job titles and names of council departments.

Listening and Speaking:

• Understand the core conversation.
• Receive and understand simple messages on normal patterns, e.g. time and place of a meeting, request to talk with someone.
• Convey basic information and simple instructions.
• Open and close conversations and meetings bilingually.

Reading:

• Understand most short reports and instructions within the expertise of work, if there is sufficient time allowed.

Writing:

• Produce a simple short message on paper or email for a colleague within the Council or a familiar colleague outside the Council.

Listening and Speaking:

• Understand and participate in most normal day-to-day conversations in the office.
• Offer advice to the general public on issues relating to the post. Referring to specialised or technical terms in English.
• Contribute to a meeting or a presentation on general issues relating to the post; referring to specialised or technical terms in English.

Reading:

• Understand most of the reports, documents and correspondence that would be expected to be discussed in the normal course of work.

Writing:

• Prepare informal messages and reports for internal use.

Listening and Speaking:

• Contribute effectively in internal and external meetings in the context of the work subject.
• Understand differences in tone and dialect.
• Argue for and against a particular case.
• Chair meetings and answer questions confidently

Reading:

• Understand formal correspondence and reports.

Writing:

• Produce business correspondence, short reports, e-mails and promotional literature with editing assistance.

Listening and Speaking:

• Contribute fluently and confidently with regard to all aspects of daily work, including negotiating and advising on technical, specialised or sensitive areas.
• Contribute to meetings and provide presentations fluently and confidently.

Reading:

• Understand reports, documents and articles linked to the normal course of work, including complex concepts expressed in convoluted language.

Writing:

• Produce business correspondence, short reports, e-mails and promotional literature to an acceptable level with the aid of standard language tools.
• Draw up detailed notes while taking a full part in the meeting.