Level 7 – Group

Report High Distinction (7+) C1 - Distinction (7) C1- Credit (6.5 +) B2+ Pass (6.5) B2+ Fail
•Fully addresses all parts of the •Addresses all parts of the task •Addresses all parts of the task • Addresses all parts of the task with
task throughout. with all parts fully covered. although minor parts may not most parts fully covered.
• Presents a clear developed •Presents a clear position be fully covered. • Presents a relevant position with
response to the question. throughout the response • Presents a mostly clear mostly clear conclusions and little
• Ideas are mostly relevant, •Presents, extends and position throughout with clear repetition.
extended and supported. supports main ideas but may conclusions and little • Systematically, presents, supports and
•Synthesises a wide range of over generalise and/or repetition. extends main ideas but some may not be
relevant points contained in supporting ideas may lack • Presents, extends and sufficiently developed.
propositionally complex but focus. supports main ideas but • Simplifies in writing relevant points
well-structured texts. • Synthesises a range of supporting ideas may lack contained in a propositionally complex
Task relevant points contained in focus. but well-structured text.
Achievement propositionally complex but •Synthesises relevant points • Makes the concepts of subjects more Does not meet the
Relevance well-structured texts. contained in propositionally accessible to a target audience by adding minimum
Voice Word complex but well-structured a wide range of examples, reasoning and requirement.
Count texts. explanatory comments.
SCORE: / 16 16 15 14 13.5 13 12 11.5 11 10 9 8 7–1
• Functions effectively as a • Evidence of cohesive team • Some evidence of cohesive • Limited evidence of team function
cohesive team with clear function and coordination team function and coordination and/or coordination between members'
coordination between between group and members' between group and members' contributions.
participating members. contributions. contributions. •Minimal evidence of reasonably
• Clear evidence of all • Evidence of equal • Some evidence of equal balanced contributions between group Does not meet the
participants contributing contributions in the group. contributions in the group. members. minimum
Teamwork equally. requirement.

SCORE: / 10 10 9 8.5 8 7.5 7 6.5 6 5 4–1

•Manages the conventional • Follows the conventional
structure of the task well. •Manages the conventional structure of the task •Mostly, follows the conventional
•Sequences information and structure of the task. throughout. structure of the communicative task.
ideas logically. •Logically organises • Logically organises • Logically organises information mostly
• Uses a range of cohesive information and ideas with information with clear overall contributing towards clear progression.
devices well. clear progression throughout. progression. • Uses a range of cohesive devices but
• Uses paragraphs adequately • Uses a range of cohesive • Uses a range of cohesive not always appropriately and often with
Coherence and and mostly appropriately. devices appropriately although devices appropriately but with overuse and underuse
Cohesion • Spelling and punctuation may be some over/under use overuse and underuse. • Follows standard layout and
Topic rarely have errors. • Presents a clear central topic •Presents a clear central topic paragraphing conventions. Does not meet the
development within each paragraph in most paragraphs. •Spelling and punctuation are often minimum
Structure •Spelling and punctuation are •Spelling and punctuation are accurate but occasionally show signs of requirement.
Linking Devices mostly accurate mostly accurate but may show

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influence.
SCORE: / 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9–1
•Uses a range of vocabulary to •Uses a range of vocabulary to • Uses a range of vocabulary to •Uses a range of vocabulary to give clear
allow flexibility and precision allow some flexibility and give clear descriptions, express descriptions and express viewpoints.
throughout. • Uses less precision •Uses less common viewpoints and develop • Some incorrect word choice occurs
common lexical items with a lexical items with some arguments concerned. without hindering communication.
strong awareness of style and awareness of style and • May be some incorrect word Does not meet the
Vocabulary collocation • May produce collocation • Sometimes choice occurring, without minimum
Range and occasional errors in word produces errors in word choice, hindering communication. requirement.
Accuracy choice, and/or word formation and/or word formation
SCORE: / 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9–1
• Uses a wide range of complex • Uses a range of complex • Uses simple language • Uses simple language structures and
structures structures • structures and a limited range some complex grammatical forms.
• Produces mostly error-free Produces frequently error-free of complex grammatical forms. • Uses complex structures with limited
sentences sentences. • •Uses complex structures flexibility and accuracy. Does not meet the
Grammatical • Controls grammar well. • Controls grammar reasonably with some flexibility and • Mistakes rarely lead to minimum
Range and •May make occasional errors well. • May make some accuracy. • Mistakes do not misunderstanding. requirement.
Accuracy errors. lead to misunderstanding.
SCORE: / 20 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9–1
•Writes confidently, clearly, and • Mostly, writes confidently, •Generally, writes confidently, • Writes somewhat confidently, clearly,
politely in a formal or informal clearly, and politely in a formal clearly, and politely in a formal and politely in a formal or informal
register culturally appropriate or informal register culturally or informal register culturally register culturally appropriate to the
to the task throughout. appropriate to the task. appropriate to the task. task.
• Revises and edits work • Mostly, revises and edits • Generally, revises and edits • Revises and edits work but some parts
throughout. work. work. more than others.
•Synthesises relevant credible • Mostly, synthesises relevant • Generally, synthesises • Sometimes synthesises relevant
sources of information to credible sources of information relevant credible sources of credible sources of information to
support a thesis throughout. to support a thesis. information to support a thesis. support a thesis.
Academic Skills •Acknowledges sources of • Acknowledges sources of • Acknowledges sources of • Acknowledges sources of information
Revising and information using in-text information using in-text information using in-text using in-text citations and a reference list
editing citations and a reference list in citations and a reference list in citations and a reference list in in an appropriate format, although there
Referencing an appropriate format. a mostly appropriate format. an appropriate format, may be occasional errors in formatting. Does not meet the
Digital literacy although there may be some minimum
Socio-cultural non-systematic errors in requirement.
competence formatting.
SCORE: / 14 14 13 12 11.5 11 10 9.5 9 8 7 SCORE: / 14
TOTAL SCORE
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