Interact using New Zealand Sign Language to communicate personal information, ideas and opinions in different situations
You need to have real conversations in New Zealand Sign Language where you share personal information, ideas and your own opinions with someone else. These conversations should happen in everyday situations like chatting with friends, shopping, talking about events, or social exchanges. The focus is on communicating naturally and making yourself understood, not on perfect signing.
You have conversations where you share personal information and opinions in NZSL, and while there are some inconsistencies in your signing (like unclear articulation, occasional vocabulary gaps, or pause), people can still understand the main message.
Your conversations show you choosing appropriate sign language for the context and using different strategies smoothly to keep the conversation flowing; your signing is consistent enough that it doesn't confuse the other person, even if it's not perfect.
Your conversations demonstrate skillful use of a range of NZSL, your word choice and signing style fit the situation perfectly, and your interactions flow naturally without the other person being hindered by any gaps or mistakes.
Standards typically taken alongside or after this one. Same subject, grouped by level.