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any hesitation is contentrelated rather than to find words or grammar\u003Cbr>􀂃 speaks coherently with fully appropriate cohesive features\u003Cbr>􀂃 develops topics fully and appropriately | 􀂃 uses vocabulary with full flexibility and precision in all topics\u003Cbr>􀂃 uses idiomatic language naturally and accurately | 􀂃 uses a full range of structures naturally and appropriately\u003Cbr>􀂃 produces consistently accurate structures apart from ‘slips’characteristic of native speaker speech | 􀂃 uses a full range of pronunciation features with precision and subtlety\u003Cbr>􀂃 sustains flexible use of features throughout 􀂃 is effortless to understand |\n| 8 | 􀂃 speaks fluently with only occasional repetition or selfcorrection; hesitation is usually content-related and only rarely to search for language\u003Cbr>􀂃 develops topics coherently and appropriately | 􀂃 uses a wide vocabulary resource readily and flexibly to convey precise meaning\u003Cbr>􀂃 uses less common and idiomatic vocabulary skilfully, with occasional inaccuracies\u003Cbr>􀂃 uses paraphrase effectively as required | 􀂃 uses a wide range of structures flexibly\u003Cbr>􀂃 produces a majority of error-free sentences with only very occasional inappropriacies or basic/non-systematic errors | 􀂃 uses a wide range of pronunciation features\u003Cbr>􀂃 sustains flexible use of features, with only occasional lapses\u003Cbr>􀂃 is easy to understand throughout; 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