c. Convey links and connections between events and communicate such relations as focal and peripheral ideas, events and feelings, new information and given information, generalization and exemplification. d. Convey facial features, kinesics, body language, and other nonverbal cues along with verbal language. e. Develop and use a battery of speaking strategies, such as emphasizing key words, rephrasing, providing a context for interpreting the meaning of words, appealing for help, and accurately assessing how well your interlocutor is understanding you. As you consider designing tasks tor assessing spoken language, these skills can act as a checklist of objectives. While the macro skills have the appearance of being more complex than the micro skills, both contain ingredients of difficulty, depending on the stage and context of the test-taker.