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:

* 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 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:

* 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.