Listening

Advanced

5

• Can obtain complex detailed information, ideas and opinions from multiple sources.
• Can understand a broad range of factual, persuasive and expressive oral language in various contexts.

• Can follow ideas and opinions in multipurpose texts for with clear underlying structure on various topics.
• Can identify the purpose of the text and summarize key points.

6

• Can understand complex authentic exchanges and presentations in demanding contexts of language use.
• Can understand previously unfamiliar topics, infer unstated information, and critically evaluate various aspects of oral discourse.

• Can read and search for specific information in a paragraph on a new and unfamiliar topic.
• Can paraphrase or summarize key points and draw conclusions.

• Can competently and fluently interpret all spoken discourse in a broad variety of contexts.
• Can understand unstated, figurative language, irony, sarcasm, and evaluate most aspects of oral discourse.

• Can read a variety of general texts and understand information, ideas, and topics in various genres.
• Can understand, compare, and evaluate content and understand almost all idiomatic and figurative language and socio-cultural references.