CEFR

Common European Framework of Reference

The Common European Framework divides learners into levels; for each level, it describes what a learner is supposed to be able to do in reading, listening, speaking and writing.

A1

Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions.

Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details.

Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

A2

Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.

Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics.

Can describe in simple terms aspects of their background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

B1

Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered.

Can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling.

Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar.

Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

B2

Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.

Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity.

Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue.

C1

Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.

Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.

Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.

Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects.

c2

Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.

Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating meaning even in the most complex situations.

Starter Students (before A1) are not capable of producing or understanding English with ease in any context.