The examiner will listen carefully to your answers and will assess your speaking according to the following criteria.
| Criteria | What do these criteria mean? |
| Fluency and Coherence | Do you speak in a fluent way that is easy to understand? Do you link your ideas together clearly? |
| Lexical Resource | Can you accurately use or attempt to use a wide range of vocabulary accurately and effectively? Can you explain your ideas even if you do not know a particular word? Can you use or attempt to use higher-level vocabulary accurately? |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | Can you use a wide range of grammatical structures rather than repeating basic structures? Are your sentences accurate, or do you often make grammatical mistakes? |
| Pronunciation | Is your spoken language clear and easily understood? Do you use stress and intonation to add extra meaning? With individual words, do you use stress accurately? |
