Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 280 views

    B1 Preliminary and Preliminary For Schools 2020

    Uploaded by

    Paula M. Cánovas
    The document outlines the assessment scales used to evaluate writing performance on the B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools exam. It describes 5 bands of achievement from 0 to 5, with 3 being the minimum pass level. Band 5 represents excellent achievement where the target reader is fully informed. Band 3 represents an overall good performance where the target reader is informed on the whole. Band 1 represents a basic level of communication where the target reader is minimally informed.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    B1 Preliminary and Preliminary For Schools 2020

    Uploaded by

    Paula M. Cánovas
    280 views1 page
    The document outlines the assessment scales used to evaluate writing performance on the B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools exam. It describes 5 bands of achievement from 0 to 5, with 3 being the minimum pass level. Band 5 represents excellent achievement where the target reader is fully informed. Band 3 represents an overall good performance where the target reader is informed on the whole. Band 1 represents a basic level of communication where the target reader is minimally informed.

    Original Title

    cambridge

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    The document outlines the assessment scales used to evaluate writing performance on the B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools exam. It describes 5 bands of achievement from 0 to 5, with 3 being the minimum pass level. Band 5 represents excellent achievement where the target reader is fully informed. Band 3 represents an overall good performance where the target reader is informed on the whole. Band 1 represents a basic level of communication where the target reader is minimally informed.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    280 views1 page

    B1 Preliminary and Preliminary For Schools 2020

    Uploaded by

    Paula M. Cánovas
    The document outlines the assessment scales used to evaluate writing performance on the B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools exam. It describes 5 bands of achievement from 0 to 5, with 3 being the minimum pass level. Band 5 represents excellent achievement where the target reader is fully informed. Band 3 represents an overall good performance where the target reader is informed on the whole. Band 1 represents a basic level of communication where the target reader is minimally informed.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as pdf or txt
    You are on page 1of 1

    B1 Preliminary and Preliminary for Schools 2020

    Assessment scales of B1 Preliminary Writing

    Communicative
    Band Content Organisation Language
    Achievement
    Uses the conventions Uses a range of everyday
    All content is of the communicative Text is generally well vocabulary appropriately, with
    relevant to the task to hold the target organised and occasional inappropriate use of
    task. reader’s attention and coherent, using a less common lexis.
    5 Target reader is communicate variety of linking words Uses a range of simple and some
    fully informed. straightforward ideas. and cohesive devices. complex grammatical forms with
    a good degree of control.
    Errors do not impede
    communication.
    4 Performance shares features of Bands 3 and 5.
    Minor Uses the conventions Text is connected and Uses everyday vocabulary
    irrelevances and of the communicative coherent, using basic generally appropriately, while
    / or omissions task in generally linking words and a occasionally overusing certain
    may be present. appropriate ways to limited number of lexis.
    3
    Target reader is communicate cohesive devices. Uses simple grammatical forms
    on the whole straightforward ideas. with a good degree of control.
    informed. While errors are noticeable,
    meaning can still be determined.
    2 Performance shares features of Bands 1 and 3.
    Irrelevances and Produces text that Text is connected using Uses basic vocabulary reasonably
    misinterpretation communicates simple basic, high-frequency appropriately.
    of task may be ideas in simple ways. linking words. Uses simple grammatical forms
    1 present. with some degree of control.
    Target reader is Errors may impede meaning at
    minimally times.
    informed.
    Content is totally
    irrelevant.
    0 Performance below Band 1.
    Target reader is
    not informed.

    UCLES (2018). B1 Preliminary for Schools. Handbook for teachers. Available at


    https://keyandpreliminary.cambridgeenglish.org/resources.htm#free-resources [Accessed 18th November 2019]

    You might also like