4
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Attempts to respond to questions and prompts.
Produces responses which are extended beyond short phrases, despite hesitation.
Effort will need to be made to develop the conversation; only partial success will be achieved.
Pronunciation is mostly intelligible.
May not follow English intonation patterns at times.
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Frequently produces error-free simple sentences.
Uses appropriate vocabulary to talk about a limited range of general and curricular topics.
Errors may cause comprehension problems.
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3
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Responses tend to be brief and are characterized by frequent hesitation.
Has to be encouraged to go beyond short responses and struggles to develop a conversation.
There is a lack of intelligibility of pronunciation, but it is unlikely to impede communication.
May not follow English intonation patterns frequently.
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Produces basic sentence forms and some correct simple sentences.
Uses a limited range of appropriate vocabulary to talk about a limited range of general topics.
Errors are frequent and may lead to misunderstanding.
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2
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Responses are so brief that little is communicated.
Barely engages in a conversation.
Pronunciation may cause some communication difficulty.
Does not follow English intonation patterns.
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OR
Heavily relies on apparently memorized utterances.
Uses a limited range of appropriate vocabulary to talk about a very limited range of general topics.
Makes numerous errors except in memorized expressions.
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1
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No communication possible.
Pronunciation and intonation patterns cause difficulty for even the most sympathetic listener.
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Cannot produce basic sentence forms.
Can only produce isolated words and phrases or memorized utterances.
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