Score Report

Test Identification Number:	39123633
Test Completion Date:	February 3, 2017
Test Completion Time:	1:48 AM (UTC)

Overall Score

45

Skill Area	Score
Overall	45
Sentence Mastery	40
Vocabulary	52
Fluency	48
Pronunciation	42

	Description
Overall	The Overall Score of the test represents the ability to understand spoken English and speak it intelligibly at a native-like conversational pace on everyday topics. Scores are based on a weighted combination of four diagnostic subscores. Scores are reported in the range from 20 to 80.
Candidate's Capabilities	Candidate can handle short utterances using common words and simple structures, but has difficulty following a native-paced conversation. Pronunciation may sometimes not be intelligible; candidate speaks slowly and pauses, but can convey basic information to a cooperative listener.

Test Identification Number:

39123633

Explanation of Subskill Scores

Skill Area	Understanding the Skills	Current Capabilities
Sentence Mastery	Sentence Mastery reflects the ability to understand, recall and produce English phrases and clauses in complete sentences. Performance depends on accurate syntactic processing and appropriate usage of words, phrases and clauses in meaningful sentence structures.	Candidate can understand, recall and produce some English phrases and clauses in sentence context. Candidate produces some simple meaningful sentences.
Vocabulary	Vocabulary reflects the ability to understand common everyday words spoken in sentence context and to produce such words as needed. Performance depends on familiarity with the form and meaning of everyday words and their use in connected speech.	Candidate usually understands and can produce everyday English words when they are used in clear speech.
Fluency	Fluency reflects the rhythm, phrasing and timing evident in constructing, reading and repeating sentences.	Candidate speaks with uneven or staccato pacing, although speech may contain some smooth runs containing several words. Frequent obvious pauses result in an irregular speech rate and some disconnected phrases.
Pronunciation	Pronunciation reflects the ability to produce consonants, vowels and stress in a native-like manner in sentence context. Performance depends on knowledge of the phonological structure of everyday words.	Candidate consistently pronounces certain consonants and vowels in a non-native manner. Stress may be placed incorrectly in some words, or stress placement may be ambiguous. Speech is mostly intelligible, but many listeners will need to adjust to the accent.

Test Identification Number:

39123633

Detailed Description of Language Capabilities

This section allows users to form an idea of the spoken language tasks and interactions that average candidates scoring above a certain Versant English Test score are likely to be able to do. This information is based on the results of a study in which experienced raters listened to and rated candidates responding to the variety of prompts implemented in the Versant English Test, including responses to open questions that ask for personal opinions and views on different issues.

The score interpretations are based on large samples of speakers representing 22 languages from East Asia, the Middle East, South America, and from both Eastern and Western European countries. Male and female speakers were equally represented, and the age of candidates ranged from 12 to 65 with an average age of 25.

This section refers to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (Council of Europe, 2001). Descriptors from this publication were used by the raters while listening to candidates' performances and deciding on their levels of competence.

The information presented in this section is based on the average ratings of large samples of candidates. It refers to the average candidate; individual candidates may perform at a slightly higher or lower level than indicated in this guide. (See "Current Capabilities" on pages 1 and 2 for your personal results.)

Skill Area	A Candidate with this Overall Score Typically:
Listening	Can understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated. Can generally identify the topic of discussion around him/her when it is conducted slowly and clearly. Can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.
Spoken Production	Can give a simple description or presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes, etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list. Can describe everyday aspects of his/her environment e.g., people, places, a job or study experience. Can give short, basic descriptions of events and activities. Can explain what he/she likes or dislikes about something. Can answer straightforward follow-up questions if he/she can ask for repetition and if some help with the formulation of his/her reply is possible.
Spoken Interaction	Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters to do with work and free time. Can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest. Can generally identify the topic of discussion around him/her when it is conducted slowly and clearly. Can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion on practical problems when asked directly, provided he/she receives some help with formulation and can ask for repetition of key points if necessary.
Language Quality	Has sufficient vocabulary to conduct routine, everyday transactions involving familiar situations and topics. Uses some simple structures correctly, but still systematically makes basic mistakes - for example, tends to mix up tenses and forget to mark agreement; nevertheless, it is usually clear what he/she is trying to say. Can control a narrow repertoire dealing with concrete everyday needs. Can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points. Can make him/herself understood in short contributions, even though pauses, false starts, and reformulation are very evident.
Strategies & Skills	Can use an idea of the overall meaning of short texts and utterances on everyday topics of a concrete type to derive the probable meaning of unknown words from the context. Can ask very simply for repetition when he/she does not understand. Can ask for clarification about key words or phrases not understood using stock phrases. Can recall and rehearse an appropriate set of phrases from his/her repertoire.

Skill Area	A Candidate with this Overall Score Typically:
Listening	Can understand enough to be able to meet needs of a concrete type provided speech is clearly and slowly articulated. Can generally identify the topic of discussion around him/her when it is conducted slowly and clearly. Can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.
Spoken Production	Can give a simple description or presentation of people, living or working conditions, daily routines, likes/dislikes, etc. as a short series of simple phrases and sentences linked into a list. Can describe everyday aspects of his/her environment e.g., people, places, a job or study experience. Can give short, basic descriptions of events and activities. Can explain what he/she likes or dislikes about something. Can answer straightforward follow-up questions if he/she can ask for repetition and if some help with the formulation of his/her reply is possible.
Spoken Interaction	Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters to do with work and free time. Can participate in short conversations in routine contexts on topics of interest. Can generally identify the topic of discussion around him/her when it is conducted slowly and clearly. Can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion on practical problems when asked directly, provided he/she receives some help with formulation and can ask for repetition of key points if necessary.

Test Identification Number:

39123633

Skill Area	A Candidate with this Overall Score Typically:
Language Quality	Has sufficient vocabulary to conduct routine, everyday transactions involving familiar situations and topics. Uses some simple structures correctly, but still systematically makes basic mistakes - for example, tends to mix up tenses and forget to mark agreement; nevertheless, it is usually clear what he/she is trying to say. Can control a narrow repertoire dealing with concrete everyday needs. Can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points. Can make him/herself understood in short contributions, even though pauses, false starts, and reformulation are very evident.
Strategies & Skills	Can use an idea of the overall meaning of short texts and utterances on everyday topics of a concrete type to derive the probable meaning of unknown words from the context. Can ask very simply for repetition when he/she does not understand. Can ask for clarification about key words or phrases not understood using stock phrases. Can recall and rehearse an appropriate set of phrases from his/her repertoire.

To Improve, a Candidate at this Level Should:

Practice listening carefully to the information content of recorded or broadcast audio material, identifying both general messages and specific details.
Practice following the main points of formal lectures or talks and extended discussions around you.
Practice sharing your dreams, hopes, and ambitions, expressing thoughts on increasingly abstract topics.
Practice summarizing your opinions about short stories, articles, talks, discussions, interviews, or documentaries.
Practice giving detailed accounts of experiences (e.g., autobiographical, biographical, or fictional) describing your feelings and reactions to the events.
Focus on intelligibility, stress, pronunciation, and intonation when speaking.
Practice broadening your repertoire of frequently used words and phrases by expressing yourself in more detail on topics such as family, hobbies and interests, work, travel, and current events.
Study politeness conventions, and learning to act appropriately in different contexts.
Practice identifying unfamiliar words from context on topics related to your field and interests, asking the speaker to clarify or elaborate what he/she has just said if you don't understand.
Practice inferring the meaning of unknown words from the context and deducing sentence meaning.
Try to initiate, maintain, and close face-to-face conversations, inviting others into the discussion.
Practice repeating back part of what someone has said to confirm mutual understanding and help keep the development of ideas on course.

Test Identification Number:

39123633

Relationship to Other Scores and Levels

Research has been conducted to explore how a Versant English Test overall score relates to other scales that measure or describe language proficiency. Note that the corresponding scores or levels provided are based on the relationships observed in our studies; the information does not guarantee a score on other tests or in other evaluations.

Test/Scale	Score/Range
GSE	Corresponding GSE score: 41 The Global Scale of English (GSE) is reported on a scale from 10 to 90. The GSE has been aligned to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and provides a common, empirically validated equivalence for Pearson tests measuring English ability.
CEFR	Corresponding level in the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR): A2 - Basic User CEFR global-level descriptor: Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g., very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment). Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
TOEFL Speaking	Corresponding TOEFL iBT Speaking score range: 15-20 The TOEFL iBT Speaking subscore is drawn from performance on the Speaking section of the TOEFL. Candidates perform six tasks where they receive written and aural input and respond in a single, long turn. TOEFL iBT Speaking responses receive a 0 - 4 rating and are then converted to a 0 - 30 scale.
TOEFL Total	Corresponding TOEFL iBT Total score range: 56 - 84 The TOEFL iBT Total score is drawn from performance on four sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing). It is claimed that the TOEFL assesses the academic language domain drawing on authentic university materials and tasks. TOEFL iBT Total scores are reported on a 0 - 120 scale.
TOEIC	Corresponding TOEIC score range: 676 - 719 The TOEIC Listening and Reading test is a paper-and-pencil, multiple-choice assessment that elicits responses in two sections (Listening and Reading). It is claimed that the TOEIC measures the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment. TOEIC total scores are reported on a 10 - 990 scale.

NOTE: The Versant English Test and other tests/scales address different constructs of language proficiency. Therefore, predictions are approximate. More information about these concordance studies is available upon request.