NRS Descriptor Segment
GSE Learning Objective
GSE Level
CEFR Level
Individuals who are ready to exit Low Adult Secondary Level are able to read fluently texts that measure at the secondary level of complexity. This includes increasing facility with academic vocabulary and figurative language in level appropriate complex texts and determining the meaning of symbols and key terms used in a specific scientific or technical context. They are able to analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. Individuals are able to make logical and well- supported inferences about those complex texts.
Can understand simple metaphors in an academic text.
60
B2 (59-66)
Can understand the author’s purpose and intended audience.
62
B2 (59-66)
Can recognise the author's use of irony in a simple text, if guided by questions.
62
B2 (59-66)
Can recognise the tone and intended audience of a structured text.
65
B2 (59-66)
Can understand specialised terms used in reports in their field.
65
B2 (59-66)
Can understand the positive and negative connotations of words that have similar meanings. Can make inferences or predictions about the content of newspaper and magazine articles from headings, titles or headlines.
68
B2+ (67-75)
60
B2 (59-66)
Can recognise inferred meaning in a structured text, if guided by questions.
60
B2 (59-66)
Can infer the author's opinion in straightforward academic texts.
68
B2+ (67-75)
Can infer meaning from contextual clues in an official document or report.
68
B2+ (67-75)
They are able to analyze the development of central ideas over the course of a text and explain how they are refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or portions of text. They are able to provide an objective summary of a text.
Can identify key information in an extended text or article.
57
B1+ (51-58)
Can understand relationships between ideas in a simple academic text, if guided by questions.
58
B1+ (51-58)
Can distinguish supporting details from the main points in a text.
61
B2 (59-66)
Can scan a long text or a set of related texts in order to find specific information.
63
B2 (59-66)
Can extract key details from an article on a business-related topic.
63
B2 (59-66)
Can summarise, comment on and discuss a wide range of factual and imaginative texts.
66
B2 (59-66)
Can recognise the repetition of ideas expressed by substitution, paraphrasing, etc.
67
B2+ (67-75)
Can identify the main topic and related ideas in a linguistically complex text.
68
B2+ (67-75)
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