CERTIFICATION OF PART II-LANGUAGE ELEMENTS

SECTION B
Speaking (43)

1. I SPEAK FLUENTLY AND ACCURATELY IN NEARLY ALL PRACTICAL AND SOCIAL SITUATIONS; I CONVERSE FREELY AND SPONTANEOUSLY IN ALL TYPES OF SITUATIONS AND AS A NATIVE SPEAKER.

2. I SPEAK FLUENTLY AND ACCURATELY IN NEARLY ALL PRACTICAL AND SOCIAL SITUATIONS; I CAN CONVERSE IN MOST TYPES OF SITUATIONS BUT I MAY FAIL TO USE SOME SPECIALIZED TERMS, IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS, AND COMPLEX PHRASES.

3. I CAN SPEAK WELL IN SITUATIONS OF DAILY LIFE AND TRAVEL AND CAN CONDUCT ROUTINE BUSINESS IN PARTICULAR FIELDS OF WORK.

4. I CAN SPEAK FAIRLY WELL IN THE MOST COMMON SITUATIONS OF DAILY LIFE AND TRAVEL.

5. I AM NOT ABLE TO SPEAK THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

SECTION C
Understanding (44)

1. I UNDERSTAND NON-TECHNICAL CONVERSATION ON NEARLY ALL SUBJECTS, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ON THE TELEPHONE; I UNDERSTAND ALMOST EVERYTHING I HEAR ON THE RADIO AND AT THE MOVIES, PLAYS, AND LECTURES.

2. I UNDERSTAND NON-TECHNICAL CONVERSATION ON NEARLY ALL SUBJECTS, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ON THE TELEPHONE; I UNDERSTAND MOST OF WHAT I HEAR ON THE RADIO AND AT THE MOVIES, PLAYS, AND LECTURES, ALTHOUGH I MAY MISS SOME WORDS AND PHRASES.

3. I UNDERSTAND NORMAL CONVERSATION ON TOPICS OF DAILY LIFE AND TRAVEL, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ON THE TELEPHONE; I UNDERSTAND MUCH OF WHAT I HEAR ON THE RADIO AND AT THE MOVIES, PLAYS, AND LECTURES.

4. I UNDERSTAND THE SIMPLEST CONVERSATION, BOTH FACE-TO-FACE AND ON THE TELEPHONE; I UNDERSTAND SOME OF WHAT I HEAR ON THE RADIO AND AT THE MOVIES, PLAYS, AND LECTURES.

5. I AM NOT ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE.

BEFORE CONTINUING, CHECK PART II TO ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE CIRCLED ONE NUMBER PER SECTION.

PART III-EXPERIENCE AS TRANSLATOR OR INTERPRETER (45)

1. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE AS A TRANSLATOR.

2. I HAVE HAD EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERPRETER.

3. BOTH OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS APPLY.

4. NONE OF THE ABOVE STATEMENTS APPLY.

PART IV-CERTIFICATION

I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF. THIS CERTIFICATION CONSTITUTES MY APPLICATION FOR A LANGUAGE RATING AND A SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE RATING CONSTITUTES MY CERTIFICATION FOR THE LANGUAGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT I MUST PASS AN OBJECTIVE LANGUAGE TEST BEFORE THIS CERTIFICATION CAN BE FINAL AND THAT I MUST BE RE-CERTIFIED EVERY FIVE YEARS. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN MY LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY MAY RESULT IN MY REMOVAL FROM MY POSITION. ANNUAL MAINTENANCE RECORDS WILL BE COMPLETED AS OF THE ANNIVERSARY DATE OF COMPLETING THIS FORM.

DATE SIGNED
9/29/52

SIGNATURE
William P. Smith