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• Pronunciation of people's names and place names/buildings/departments
• Greeting and farewell, basic phrases
• Dialogue/set of simple phrases relevant to the job e.g:
• Senior Managers – opening and closing a meeting in Welsh
• Reception - telephone call transfer
• Library – renew a book at the desk

Language level: Wlpan/Mynediad 1 (8-10 hours of learning)

Level 2 is in two parts:
Part 1 (the same for everyone)

• Numbers, days of the week, meeting times, job title/department
• Set of specific dialogues using formal and informal, offering a ‘panad’/ arranging a meeting
• Basic use of past and present tenses
• Respond simply to questions about work: ydw, ydy, do, iawn
• 'Out of office' bilingual message using a template.

Part 2 (adapted as appropriate for the job)

• A set of about 20 phrases/sentences used for the job in dealing with other people
• Dialogue/work situation written in advance with help from tutor
• Directing someone to another part of the Building or site (support staff)

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• Write a short e-mail to arrange a meeting with a colleague (senior managers)
• Language level: Wlpan/Mynediad 2 – before or after Mynediad examination

• A series of 6 dialogues – face-to-face and by phone – based on situations in the individual's work.
• All dialogues pre-written with help from tutor. Candidates can learn the script in the test or vary their responses.
• Two of the dialogues are set for the test (without the candidate knowing in advance which ones).
• Tutor asks 2 work questions at the start of the test: What did you do at work yesterday / What do you 'do in today/tomorrow?
• Write 2 short e-mails (before or after the oral test) relating to the post e.g. out of office message; arranging a meeting with a colleague;
• The material can be varied according to the requirements of the post e.g. library desk – omitting the e-mails and replacing with 2 additional dialogues.

Language level: Wlpan 3/Foundation – before or after Sylfaen examination

Be able to deal with several different situations, including:

• Face-to-face conversation
  - Informal conversation with tutor about work
  - Informal conversation with a colleague
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• Telephone/on-line conversation
  - A member of staff asking about the opportunity to use Welsh at work
  - Phone a colleague to arrange a meeting or discuss a piece of work
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• The learner can practise the situations in advance but not know which questions will be asked and what exactly the content will be - no script
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• Writing tasks
  - Write a short list / set of notes relevant to work
  - Write an informal e-mail to a colleague relating to work

Language level: Intermediate – before or after Canolradd examination

• Face-to-face conversation
  - Informal conversation with someone in the office
  - Conversation with the tutor about work (tutor asks about the work)
  - Member of staff calling in the office (conversation not prepared in advance)
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• Telephone conversation
  - Phone someone in a different department or workplace to discuss work or confirm arrangements
  - A member of staff in another office phones to discuss something (conversation not prepared in advance)
  - Writing/reading and understanding
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• Write an informal e-mail to a member of staff arranging a meeting or to discuss an event
  - Formal item (e.g. Agenda, e-mail to a group of staff)
  - Respond to an e-mail containing several points.
  - Language level: Uwch/Advanced 1 – between Canolradd and Uwch examinations

• As above but more accuracy/fluency/better understanding than in level 5
• Additional writing task: Correct a piece of Welsh containing errors
• Includes a mentoring element – helping other staff to learn workplace Welsh at a basic level

Language level: Uwch/Advanced 2 – after Uwch examination

• Presentation / interview / meeting (actual) – relevant to the post
• Talking to a group of people (e.g. students, team members, learners, tutors)
• Discuss work with a colleague –someone who has been speaking English with the candidate so far
• Mentoring session with a member of staff learning Welsh – or assisting a tutor in a teaching session with a group of learners
• Writing tasks as level 6 but to be done in a set time (20minutes each task)

Language level: Proficiency