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| ALTE | BULATS | TOEIC | IELTS | ||||||
| Level 5 | 90 - 100 | 850 - 990 | 7.5 - 9.0 | ||||||
| Listening / Speaking: | CAN advise on/handle complex delicate or contentious issues, such as legal or financial matters, to the extent that he/she has the necessary specialist knowledge. Communicates spontaneously and differentiates finer shades of meanings. | ||||||||
| Reading: | CAN understand reports and articles likely to be encountered during his/her work, including complex ideas expressed in complex language. | ||||||||
| Writing: |
CAN make full and
accurate notes and continue to participate in a meeting or seminar. |
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ALTE |
BULATS | TOEIC | IELTS | ||||||
| Level 4 | 75 - 89 | 750 - 849 | 6.5 - 7.5 | ||||||
| Listening / Speaking: |
CAN contribute
effectively to meetings and seminars within own area of work and argue
for or against a case. Conversational skills are very strong in
areas of personal or work interest and are sufficient for all but the
most demanding tasks. |
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| Reading: | CAN understand correspondence expressed in non-standard language. | ||||||||
| Writing: |
CAN handle a wide range
of routine and non-routine situations in which professional services are
requested from colleague or external contacts. |
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ALTE |
BULATS | TOEIC | IELTS | ||||||
| Level 3 | 60 - 74 | 600 - 749 | 5.5 - 6.5 | ||||||
| Listening / Speaking: |
CAN take and pass on most
messages that are likely to require attention during a normal working
day. Competent conversational skills in areas of work or personal
interest. May be confused by less common tenses or abstract
expressions. |
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| Reading: | CAN understand most correspondence, reports and factual product literature he/she is likely to come across. | ||||||||
| Writing: |
CAN deal with all routine
requests for goods or services. |
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ALTE |
BULATS | TOEIC | IELTS | ||||||
| Level 2 | 40 - 59 | 450 - 599 | 4.5 - 5.5 | ||||||
| Listening / Speaking: |
CAN offer advice to
clients within own job area on simple matters. Marginal
conversational skills in areas of work and personal interest. Use
of verb tense limited. Can effectively understand the main points in
familiar situations regularly encountered. |
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| Reading: | CAN understand the general meaning of non-routine letters and theoretical articles within own work area. | ||||||||
| Writing: |
CAN make reasonably
accurate notes at a meeting or seminar where the subject matter is
familiar and predictable. |
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ALTE |
BULATS | TOEIC | IELTS | ||||||
| Level 1 | 20 - 39 | 300 - 449 | 3.0 - 4.5 | ||||||
| Listening / Speaking: |
CAN state simple
requirements within own job area, such as 'I want to order 25 of...'.
Conversation limited to simple speech in areas of familiarity at very
slow speed. Communicates primarily in the present tense. |
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| Reading: | CAN understand most short reports or manuals of a predictable nature within his/her own area of expertise, provided enough time is given. | ||||||||
| Writing: |
CAN write a short,
comprehensive note of request to a colleague or a known contact in
another company. |
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ALTE |
BULATS | TOEIC | IELTS | ||||||
| Breakthrough level | 0 - 19 | 100 - 299 | 2.0 - 3.0 | ||||||
| Listening / Speaking: | CAN take and pass on simple messages of a routine kind, such as 'Friday meeting 10 am'. Very limited command of English. Limited to very basic questions and answers about family and job. | ||||||||
| Reading: | CAN understand short reports or product descriptions on familiar matters, if these are expressed in simple language and the contents are predictable. | ||||||||
| Writing: | CAN write a simple routine request to a colleague, such as 'Can I have 20X please?'. | ||||||||
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