NCC Education Level 3 DELS 2.0 Developing English Language Skills (L/615/0156) Assessment Brief

• Reading exam (25%), 1 hour
• Listening exam (25%), 1 hour
• Writing exam (25%), 1.5 hours
• Speaking exam (25%), 10-15 mins

The Learner will:

The Learner can:

1.2 Participate in discussion of familiar issues, giving relevant and meaningful contributions appropriate to the conversation and participants

1.3 Demonstrate use of natural stress and intonation

1.4 Demonstrate, when participating in discussion, being understood without any recurring or major difficulty on the part of the listener

1.5 Prepare and present simple information to others confidently and clearly

2.2 Locate relevant details in a long text

2.3 Demonstrate the ability to understand stances, viewpoints and conclusions made in a range of general English texts

2.4 Understand clearly written and straightforward instructions

3.1 Demonstrate the ability to write a summary of information given or researched

3.2 Demonstrate the ability to write in a range of different styles appropriate to tasks

3.3 Demonstrate the ability to accurately use different linguistic structures to complete written tasks on a range of familiar topics

4.2 Understand the main points of a linguistically complex lecture or talk

4.3 Demonstrate the ability to predict the content of a conversation or speech on a general topic, based on listening to a brief introduction or extract

4.4 Demonstrate the ability to utilise their listening skills in order to participate meaningfully in discussion of familiar issues