I can:

* communicate fluently and spontaneously with other English speakers.

* take part in discussions presenting and justifying my opinions.

* give clear detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects.

I can understand:

* articles and reports about contemporary issues.

* contemporary literature.

I can:

* express myself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.

* use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes.

* formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers

I can understand:

* long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style.

* specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.

I can understand:

* long complex speech and lines of argument.

* most television programmes, news and films.

I can write:

* detailed, clear, well-structured text to express my points of view.

* about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report.

* in an appropriate style.

I can understand:

* extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly.

* television programmes and films without too much effort.

I can:

* express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length.

* write detailed expositions of complex subjects in an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues.

* write different kinds of texts in a style appropriate to the reader in mind.