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CAE "Can Do" summary
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Typical abilities
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Listening and Speaking
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Reading and Writing
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Overall general ability
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CAN contribute effectively to meetings and seminars within own area of work or keep up a casual conversation with a good degree of fluency, coping with abstract expressions.
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CAN read quickly enough to cope with an academic course, and CAN take reasonably accurate notes in meetings or write a piece of work which shows an ability to communicate.
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Social and Tourist
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CAN pick up nuances of meaning / opinion.
CAN keep up conversations of a casual nature for an extended period of time and discuss abstract / cultural topics with a good degree of fluency and range of expression.
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CAN understand complex opinions / arguments as expressed in serious newspapers.
CAN write most letter (s) he is likely to do; such errors as occur will not prevent understanding of the message.
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Work
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CAN follow discussion and argument with only occasional need for clarification, employing good compensation strategies to overcome inadequacies.
CAN deal with unpredictable questions.
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CAN understand the general meaning of more complex articles without serious misunderstanding.
CAN, given enough time, write a report that communicates the desired message.
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Study
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CAN follow up questions by probing for more detail.
CAN make critical remarks / express disagreement without causing offence.
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CAN scan texts for relevant information, and grasp main topic of text.
CAN write a piece of work whose message can be followed throughout.
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