Requirements

Spoken interaction (Dialogue). В1 Can interact (follow the conversation and from time to time asking for confirmation, initiate, maintain and close conversation or discussion, can express and respond to such feelings as surprise, happiness, sadness, interest, indifference) in most communicative settings without prior preparation on routine and main specialised/professional topics related to the content of speech; cantake some initiatives in an interview/consultation (e.g. to bring up a new subject) but is very dependent on interviewer in the interaction; can give information and ideas on both abstract and concrete topics, check information and ask for or explain the matter with relative precision; Can use a prepared questionnaire to carry out a structured interview, with some spontaneous follow up questions.; can provide concrete information required in an interview/consultation (e.g. describe symptoms to a doctor) but does so with limited precision; Can carry out a prepared interview, checking and confirming information, though he/she may occasionally have to ask for repetition if the other person’s response is rapid or extended.
В1+
Can exchange on familiar routine and non-routine matters within his/her field with some confidence; can exchange, check and confirm accumulated factual information, assure and confirm its accuracy, deal with non-regular situations and explain the problem in a standard dialect with clear pronunciation; can express point of view (but take part in disputes with difficulty) on relatively abstract topics (e.g. films, books, music etc.); can conduct prepared conversation, interview, checking and confirming the available information (occasionally have to ask for repetition if the other person’s response is rapid or extended.); confidently exchange information on routine and non-routine matters within personal domain.