Can recognise significant points in straightforward newspaper articles on familiar subjects.
Example of descriptor
(Reading, B1 level)
Common European Framework
© Luciano Mariani 2006
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I would now like to discuss exactly what happens when you carry out a communicative activity, and how learning strategies can play a vital role in it. Consider for example what is involved in carrying out a communicative activity like "Can recognise significant points in straightforward newspaper articles on familiar subjects", a descriptor for one of the reading activities at B1 level. (Many teachers would label the "skill" involved in this activity as skimming, or reading for gist or main points.)