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Contents

Introduccingeneral...........................................................................................................................................2
Resumendelosrequisitosdelgrado..................................................................................................................2
Procedimientodelexamen.................................................................................................................................3
Usodeestecuadernillo.......................................................................................................................................3
Talkingaboutpastevents(4)..............................................................................................................................4
Talkingaboutfutureplansandintentions(4).....................................................................................................7
Expressingsimplecomparisons(4)...................................................................................................................10
Expressinglikesanddislikes(4).........................................................................................................................14
Describingmannerandfrequency(4)...............................................................................................................17
Givingreasons(5)..............................................................................................................................................19
AssessingGESEcandidates:Performancedescriptors........................................................................................0

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Introduccingeneral

TrinityCollegeLondonesunajuntaexaminadorainternacional,totalmenteacreditadaenelReino
Unidocomoagenciaacreditadoraindependiente.Trinityproporcionattulosacreditadosenlengua
inglesa,msicayartescreativasyescnicasentodoelmundo.

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asusexmenescadaao.

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Gales.

Resumendelosrequisitosdelgrado

Habilidades
Grade Gramtica Vocabulario Fonologa
comunicativas
El vocabulario
especficodelTopic.
Hablar sobre El vocabulario de los
Pasado simple de
eventospasados. Temas de
verbos regulares e Correcta pronunciacin
Hablar sobre planes Conversacin.
irregulares. delvocabulario.
4
e
futuras.
Realizar
intenciones
Futuro congoing
to.
Los adverbios de
frecuencia, por ej.:
sometimes, often,
Utilizarcorrectamente,al
hablarenpasado,lastres
Adverbiosdemodo formasdepronunciacin
comparaciones. never

Expresar gustos y
preferencias.

yfrecuencia.
Adjetivos en grado
comparativo y
Las
adverbiales,
locuciones
por

delaterminacined
Uso adecuado de las
contracciones.
Utilizarlosadverbios ej:every day, once a
superlativo. Entonacinapropiada.
de modo y week.
Conectorbut.
frecuencia. Expresionesenpasado,
por ej.:yesterday, last
night

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Procedimientodelexamen

Elexaminadorcomienzasaludandoyrecibiendoalcandidatoyasegurndosedehacerquestese
sientacmodoyrelajado.Seesperaqueelcandidatosaludeconcortesa.
El examen tiene forma de conversacin no espontnea con un examinado durante al menos 10
minutos.Elexamentienedospartes:
o La exposicin sobre el tema: el candidato elegir un tema dentro de sus opciones que
prepararconantelacinydebatirconelexaminador.Puedesersobrecualquiertemaque
lesintereseperoqueasuvezlesdejedemostrartodaslasfuncionesdellenguajeyhabilidades
comunicativas requeridas en el grado al que se presenta. Aqu debern preparar alguna
preguntaparaqueelexaminadorconteste.
o Laconversacin:Elcandidatoconversarsobredosreaselegidasporelexaminador.
Elexaminadorfinalizalaconversacinagradeciendoalcandidatosuparticipacinydespidindose.
Seesperaqueelcandidatosedespidaconagradecimientoycortesaporejemploconunapretnde
manos.
Ejemplosdelexamenpuedenencontrarseaqu:www.trinitycollege.co.uk/GESEvideo

TemasdelafasedeconversacindeGrado4
Holidays/Vacaciones
Shopping/Lascompras
Schoolandwork/Colegioytrabajo
Hobbiesandsports/aficionesydeportes
Food/Comida
Weekendandseasonalactivities/Losfines
desemanaylasactividadesdeocio
estacional.

Usodeestecuadernilloyrecursosadicionales

Estecuadernilloestorganizadosobrelasfuncionesdellenguajeatrabajar.Alladodecadaunaapareceel
nivelalquepertenece.Porsupuesto,todoslosalumnosdelgradocuatrodebendominarlasfuncionesdel
gradotresperfectamente.

Existenvdeos,juegosyotrosrecursosdigitalesdisponiblesonlineen http://www.tarradeberes.com/>
English>TrinityExams.

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Talkingaboutpastevents(4)

Vocabulary:

Yet,already,been,have,did,yesterday,last,night,week,weekend,year,autumn,winter,spring,summer,
ago

Grammaritems:

QUESTION ANSWER NEEDSTOREVIEW

Wheredidyougoonyour
Iwenttothebeach/toFrance/tomyparentsvillage.
lastholidays?
Whodidyougowith? Iwentwithmyfamily.

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Whatdidyourparentsdo? Theywentoutfordinnerwiththeirfriends.
What did you like the
Ilikedvisitingfamousmonuments.
most?
What was the weather
Theweatherwasfantastic/terrible.
like?
Whodidthecooking? Mydaddidallthecookingforus.
What did you do most of
Iswamintheseaandplayedwiththesand.
thetime?
Tell me about what was ThebestmomentwastovisittheEiffelTower.
the best/worst moment The worst moment was the turbulences during the
youhad? flight.
Howdidyoutravel? Wetravelledbyplane/bybus/bycar.
Have you been there Yes,wevebeentherebefore./Nowehavenotbeen
before? therebefore.
Whodrovethecar? Bothmymumandmydaddrovethecar.
Did you go shopping last I didnt go shopping last week but I have gone this
week? week.
When was the last time
The last time I went shopping was two weeks ago. I
you went shopping? What
boughtnewshoesandabag.
didyoubuy?
Did you buy anything nice
Yes,Iboughtaposterformybedroom.
attheweekend?
Where did you buy your
Iboughtthemintheshoppingcentre.
shoes?
Didyoueatlunchtoday? Yes,Idid.Ihadchickensoup.
Whatfooddoyoulikenow
InowlikecheeseandbeforeIhatedit.
thatyoudidntlikebefore?
Haveyoubeenouttoeatin
Yes,Ihavebeentoasushirestaurantthisweek.
arestaurantrecently?
Have you ever tried food
Yes,Ilovetoeatalltypesoffood.
fromanothercountry?
Did their brother go to Yes,theirbrotherwenttodinnerwith[us/me]twodays
dinnerwithyoutwonights ago. / No, their brother did no go to dinner with
ago? [us/me]twodaysago.
Haveyoualreadyseenthe Yes,Ihavealreadyseenthemovie./NoIhavenotseen
movie? themovieyet.
Hastheboybeentoschool Yes,theboyhasbeentoschoolthisweek./Notheboy
thisweek? hasnotbeentoschoolthisweek.
Howdidthefootballteam
Thefootballteam[played/didnotplay]wellyesterday.
playyesterday?
Did you have visitors last
YesIhadvisitors./NoIdidnothavevisitors.
weekend?
HowdidIdoon theexam Ididwellontheexam./ImsureIvepassed/Ididnot
yesterday? dowellontheexam/Imighthavefailed

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Where were you last

Iwenttoacabininthemountainswithmycousins.
weekend?
Do you practise a sport
now that you didnt do Yes,Iskatenow.
before?

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Talkingaboutfutureplansandintentions(4)

Vocabulary:

Tomorrow,soon,coming,before,when,after,until,if,since,ever,never,just,will,sometime,maybe,perhaps,
later,presently,shortly,then,week,month,year,next,often,goingto,wouldlike,plan,want,mean,hope,
expect.

Grammaritems:

QUESTION ANSWER NEEDSTOREVIEW

Wheredoyouusuallygoonholidays?
Whereareyougoingonholidaysthis
year?
Doyouthinkyouwillevertravel,liveor
workabroad?
Areyougoingshoppingnextweek?
Whereareyougoingtogo?
Whatareyougoingtobuy?
Whoareyougoingwith?
Howareyougoing?(meansoftransport)
Whatareyoueatingtonight?
Whatareyoudoingtonight?
Whatareyougoingtodotomorrow?
Iusuallygotomyvillage/tothe
beach/tothemountains
ThisthisyearImgoingtotheseaside
Illgosomewherenew
Wearegoingabroad
IthinkIwill.
Illstudyabroadduringthesummer
whenImolder
ImnotgoingshoppingbecauseIdont
havemoney/becauseIwanttosave
up
Illgotothecitycentre
Imgoingtotheshoppingcentrelike
always
Imgoingtobuyapresentformy
mumsbirthday
Imbuyingnewclothes
Imgoingwithmymum/dad/
grandma/grandpa
Imgoingonfoot
Weregoingbycar
Wealwaystakethetrainbutweare
goingbybus
Imhavingasandwichandaglassof
milk.
Imeatingchickenandvegetables.
Imgoingtowatchafilmtorelax.
Imcomingtoschoollikealways.

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Doyouhaveanyplansfortheweekend?
Whatareyoudoingafterschool?
Whatareyougoingtodothenextbank
holiday?
Whatareyougoingtostudynextyear?
Whatareyougoingtostudyat
university?
Wheredoyouseeyourselftenyears
fromnow?
Whatkindofjobwouldyouliketodoin
thefuture?
Doyouhaveanyplanstogotoan
amusementparkinthenearfuture?
Howwilltransportationandtravel
changeinthefuture?
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IllwakeuplatebecauseitsSaturday
Imvisitingmygrandparents
Imgoingtostudyforanexam
AfterschoolIalwayshave
extracurricularactivitiessoImgoing
topianolessons
ImgoingtoEnglishclass
Implayinginthepark
Imdoingmyhomework
IthinkIllgohome
WearetravellingtoParis
Illrestandstudy
IthinkIllstudymoreEnglish
Iwillstudythesamesubjects
Iamgoingtobeanarchitect
Imstudyingscience
Iamnotsureyet
Iwontgotouniversity
Illbe19yearsoldsoIllbestudying
atuniversity
Iwillbeworking.
Iwillbetravellingaroundtheworld.
Iwillbeanengineer
Iwouldliketoworkwithcomputers.
Iplanttogointhesummer,whenthe
waterridesareopen.
Iwontgotoanamusementpark.I
amafraidofheights.
Iwanttogoformybirthday.
Carswillbeelectricandsmallbut
veryfast.
Everyonewillgobybike.
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Expressingsimplecomparisons(4)

Vocabulary:

Holidays:Exciting/interesting/fabulous/enjoyable/relaxing/active/original/awesome/wonderful/
amazing/breathtaking/terrific/stunning/boring/spoilt/terrible/horrible/terrifying.

Shopping:cheap/expensive/affordable/big/huge/enormous/small/tiny/new/old/pretty/original
/old/new/ancient/antique/round/square/flat/straight/blue/red/white/black/dark/bright/
yellowish

School:Interesting/boring/challenging/special/normal/bilingual/cheerful

Hobbiesandsports:creative/fascinating/practical/cheap/enjoyable/relaxing/different/unusual/
sociable/easy/difficult/boring/dangerous/safe/tiring/exciting/frightening/frustrating/healthy/
risky/thrilling/unsafe/violent/aggressive/quiet/fun/

Food:appetising/dry/bitter/bland/sour/tasty/tangy/sweet/spicy/delicious/cold/crisp/crunchy/
hard/hot/juicy/disgusting

Festivals:fun/boring/entertaining/participative/old/new/traditional/cosy/familiar/historic/
historical/British/Spanish/American/Australian/national/regional/typical/dangerous/safe/famous

Meansoftransport:comfortable/uncomfortable/fast/slow/clean/dirty/cheap/economic/expensive
/goodfortheenvironment/badfortheenvironmentunreliable/empty/dangerous/reliable/crowded/
safe.

Specialoccasions,e.g.birthdaycelebrations:formal/informal/joyful/magical/wonderful/huge/special
/annual/enjoyable/pleasant/rare/common/thoughtful

Entertainment,e.g.cinema,television,clubs:amusing/boring/distracting/fun/pleasing/relaxing/
entertaining/overrated/fantastic/adventurous/ambitious/beautiful/brilliant/creative/family
friendly

Music:Soothing/relaxing/exciting/stimulating/calm/calming/lifting/creative/imaginative

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Grammaritems:

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QUESTION ANSWER NEEDSTOREVIEW

Tell me about what was the Thebestmomentwastoseethesnow.
best/worst moment you had while The worst moment was waiting in traffic
youwereonholidays? togetbacktoMadrid.
Whatdoyouthinkisthebesttimeto
Ithinksummerisbetterthananyseason.
goonholiday?
What is the best holiday youve ever
ThebestholidaywasgoingtoDisneyland.
had?
Whatisthemostbeautifulplaceyou
IlovedBarcelona.IwasthereinApril.
havevisitedthisyear?
Tellmeaboutyourfavouriteshop My favourite shop is the Disney store
becauseithasalotofcutethings.
What time do shops open / close in Someshopscloseateightbutothersclose
yourcity? atten.
Whatfoodsdoyouhate? Ihatecauliflowersbecauseitssmelly.
Whatfoodsdoyoulove? Ilovepopcornbecauseitsweetandsalty.
Pleasedescribeyourfavoritefood. I love Spanish omelette. You make with
slicedfriedpotatoesandbeateneggs.
Haveyoueatenanyhorriblefoodthis
Yes,Iateahorriblespinachpuree.
week?
Whatsubjectsdoyoulove/hate? IloveMathsbutIhateSpanish.
Whatisthebest/worstthingabout The best thing is to learn a lot of new
school? thingsbuttheworstpartishomework.
Whatisyourschoollike? Myschoolisquitebigandnew.
Whatdoyoulikeabout(sport)? Ilovetojumpandrun.
What is your favourite hobby /
Myfavouritepastimeistosolvepuzzles.
pastime?
Whatisthemostpopularcelebration
IthinkChristmasisverypopular.
inyourcountry?
Whicharethemostpopularfestivals
Carnivalisveryimportant.Ittakesplacein
in your country? When does it take
February.
place?
Describeacelebrationyouhavebeen I went to the Fallas last month. It was
to. impressive.
What do you like doing at the
In winter I love building snowmen and in
weekend in spring/ winter/autumn/
autumnIlovecollectingleaves.
summer?
Tell me about your favourite family We went to Barcelona to do some
weekend? sightseeing.
What do you like doing on your I like having a party with my family and
birthday? friends.
Tellmeaboutyourfavouritebirthday Itwastwoyearsago.Allmyfriendswere
party thereandwehadlotsoffun.
Tellmeaboutyourlastweekend LastweekendIcouldntdomuchbecauseI
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What is the most difficult sport that
youhavetried?
Whatisthemostinterestingsport?
Whatisthemostdangeroussport?
Whatisthebestwaytogettothecity
centre?
Whatmeanoftransportdoyouthink
isthebest?
Whatwasthebestpresentyougot?
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Baseballisthemostdifficultsportbecause
therearealotofrules.
IthinkRugbyisthemostinterestingsport.
Climbing is the most dangerous sport in
myopinion.
Thebestwayistogetthemetro.
I think the best mean of transport is the
bikebecauseitdoesntpollute.
Thebestpresentwasmybike.
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Expressinglikesanddislikes(4)

Vocabulary:

Like,dislike,prefer,love,hate,better,worse,equal(ly),would,wouldrather,best,worst,same,

Grammaritems:

QUESTION ANSWER NEEDSTOREVIEW

Whatdoyoulikeordislikeabout Ilovethesea/freshair/silence
theseaside/mountains? Ihatethenoise/theheat
Iprefergoingtothebeachbecauseitishotter
Tell me whats the difference
/sunnier
betweengoingtothebeachand
Id rather go to the mountains because it is
themountains?
colder/quieter
Whatdoyoulikeordislikeabout Ilikespendingtimewithmyfamilyandhelping
outwiththebags.
goingshopping?
Ihatethecrowds.
DoyoulikeChinesefood?Whyor
IloveChinesefoodbecauseitssweetandsour.
whynot?
Do you like food from other
Yes, I do. I love Italian food. Pasta is the best
countries? If yes, which do you
meal.
likethemost?
Do you like to eat a lot of food No, I dont. It is not good for you to eat too

everyday? much.
Do you like to eat at fast food
Onlysometimesbecauseitisunhealthy.
restaurants?
Doyouliketo trynewfoodand Absolutely / No, I dont. Im very picky with

drinks? food.
Yes,weeatouteveryFridaynight.
Doyouofteneatout?
No,wedonteatoutveryoften.
Doyoupreferfishormeat? Iprefermeat.
Do you prefer to eat at a IprefertoeatoutbecauseitisfunandIcantry

restaurantorathome? newfood.
What's your favourite season to IliketotravelinSpringbecausetheweatheris

travel?Why? verygood.

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What do you like doing at the

In summer I like swimming in the pool but in
weekend in spring/
winterIloveskiing.
winter/autumn/summer?
What do you like doing on your
Iloveeatingchocolatecake.
birthday?
What do you usually do for Wegettogetheratmygrandparentshouseto
havedinner.
Christmas?
Wegoskiing.
WhatdoyouusuallydoatEaster? Weeatchocolateeggs.
Doyoulikefishing? No,Idont.Ipreferwalking.
How often do you go to the Idontgoveryoften,onlywhenagoodfilmis

cinema? on.
Who do you usually go to the
Ialwaysgowithmyfamily.
cinemawith?
Whichareyourfavouritesports? My favourite sport is basketball because Im

Why? goodatit.
What kind of sports do you
Iprefergroup/individualsports
prefer?
What is your favourite hobby? Iloveplayingtablegamesbecauseitsalotof
fun.
Why?
Ipreferreadingbecauseitsveryrelaxing.
WhatisoneofyourfavouriteTV
IlikeSpongeBobbecauseitsentertaining.
shows?Whydoyoulikeit?
What are some games that you Idontlikeplayinghideandseekbecause Im

don'tliketoplay?Why? terribleatit.
What is the best book you have
ItiscalledDearMax.Itisfantastic.
everread?
What types of programs do you
Ilikewatchingcartoons.
likewatchingonTV?
Tell me about a program youve
IhavereallyenjoyedPhineasandFerb.
recentlyenjoyed
Doyoulikeyourfamily?Whyor Of course I like them because they are loving

whynot? andkindtome.
Do you live with any of your
No,theyliveinaretirementhome.
grandparents?
Tell me about your favourite MyfavouritefestivalisSanIsidrobecauseIlike

festival dancingChotis.
Doyoulikeridingabike? Yes,Ireallyenjoyit.
Howdoyouprefertogotoschool Iprefertogoonfootbecausethereisalotof

bybikeoronfoot? trafficanditcanbedangerous.
Which would you rather have, a When Im older I would love to have a

bikeoramotorcycle? motorcycle
Which do you prefer to give or Iprefertogetpresentsbecauseitsverydifficult

receivepresents? tobuyagoodpresent.

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Whichwouldyouratherdo,have
Iwouldliketohaveapartytoshareitwithmy
a big birthday party o travel
friends.
abroadforyourbirthday?
Whatkindofmusicdoyoulisten Ilovepop/rock/punk/childrens/classical/

to? oldmusic.
Whoisyourfavouritesinger/
MyfavouritebandisMaroon5.
band?
Whendoyouprefertolistento
IliketolistentomusicinthecarorwhileIdraw.
musicmost?
Whatwouldyouratherdo,
Iwouldratherwatchafilm.
watchafilmorlistentomusic?
Whatwasyourfavouriterideor My favourite ride is the rollercoaster because

activity?Why? itsthrilling.
Whatwasyourworstrideor The worst ride was the carousel because its

activity?Why? childish.

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Describingmannerandfrequency(4)

Vocabulary:

Manner: quickly, slowly, gladly, carefully, luckily, beautifully, wonderfully, well, fast, hard, quietly, loudly,
cleverly,cautiously,eagerly,kindly,nervously,secretly,silently,softly,willingly,wisely,abruptly,dangerously,
suddenly.

Frequency:daily,weekly,monthly

Grammaritems:

NEEDSTO
QUESTION ANSWER
REVIEW
Howoftendoyougoonholidays? Igoonholidayeverysummer.
Howoftendoyougoshopping? Igoshoppingweekly.
Howlongdoyoutaketoeatlunch? Itusuallytakesmeonehour.
Howmanymealsdoyouusuallyeatevery
Iusuallyeatfivemeals.
day?

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How often do you eat in a restaurant?

Irarelyeatout.
(Howoftendoyoueatout?)
How often do you go to the cinema
Ioccasionallygotothecinema.
/park/theatre?
Howoftendoyouhavehomework? Ihavehomeworkeveryotherday.
Howoftendoyouhaveexams? Ihaveexamsmonthly.
Howoftendoyouplaysports? Iplaysportseveryafternoon.
Howoftendoyouread? Ireadeverynight.
Howoftendoyourideyourbicycle/take
Ihardlyevertakethemetro.
themetro?

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Vocabulary:
Because,since,as,for,therefore,giventhat
Grammaritems:
QUESTION
Why do you prefer going on holidays in Because the weather is very nice and I
thesummer?
Whydidyougoonholidayabroad?
Whydontyoulikespicyfood?
Whydoyoulikesweets?
Whyareyouavegetarian?
Whydoyoulikegoingshopping?
WhydoyoulikeChristmas/Easter?
Whydoyoulikelisteningtomusic?
Whydoyoulikeamusementparks?
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Givingreasons(5)
NEEDSTO
ANSWER
REVIEW
donthavetoworryabouthomework.
BecauseIlovetodiscoverothercultures.
Becauseitgivesmeastomachache.
Becausetheyareyummy.
SinceIloveanimalsIcanteatthem
As I go shopping with my mum I get to
spendtimewithher.
Forthepresentsandthefood.
BecauseIlovedancingtoit.
Becausetheyareveryfun.
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AssessingGESEcandidates:Performancedescriptors

It'stheexaminer'sjobtoputcandidatesattheireaseandgivethemtheopportunitytodemonstratetheirabilitytocommunicateinEnglish.

Theassessmentisabalancebetweenfluencyandaccuracy.Examinersareinterestedinfindingoutwhatcandidatescanactuallydorather
thanwhattheycant.

CONTRIBUTIONS COMPRENHENSIBILITY APPROPRIACY TASK COVERAGE ACCURACY INTERACTION

FULLFILMENT
Howeffective Isthecandidate Isthe Doesthe Howaccurate Howwell
GRADE arethe understandable? candidates Doesthe candidatecover isthe doesthe
candidates language candidatefulfil allofthe candidates candidate
contributions? appropriate? thetask? languageofthe language? interact?
Grade?
Smooth,
A Veryeffective
Clearly Highly Obviously Complete Highly
prompt,
Distinction understandable appropriate fulfilstask coverage accurate
fluent
Goodwith
B Generally
Understandable
Goodlevelof Adequately
Goodcoverage
Some
some
Merit effective appropriacy fulfilstask inaccuracies
hesitancy
Inaccuracies Hesitant,
C Moderately Moderately Somecontrol Partiallyfulfils
Someexamples canaffect needs
Pass effective understandable ofappropriacy task
meaning support

D limited Notunderstandable
Not
Notfulfilled Littlecoverage
Many
Veryhesitant
Fail appropriate inaccuracies