Can handle routine work-related interactions that are limited in scope. In more complex and sophisticated work-related tasks, language usage generally disturbs the native speaker. Can handle with confidence, but not with facility, most normal, high-frequency social conversational situations, including extensive, but casual conversations about current events, as well as work, family, and autobiographical information. The S-2 can get the gist of most everyday conversations but has some difficulty understanding native speakers in situations that require specialized or sophisticated knowledge. The S-2's utterances are minimally cohesive.
Vocabulary use is appropriate for high-frequency utterances, but unusual or imprecise elsewhere.
While these interactions will vary widely from individual to individual, an S-2 can typically ask and answer predictable questions in the workplace and give straightforward instructions to subordinates. If the examiner concludes that the student has performed marginally on the test, a second test with a different examiner will be arranged. State your role and purpose. Inquire about diseases prevalent in the area. Inquire about its programs, staff, patients, etc.