| CEF LEVELS |
Listening/Speaking |
Reading |
Writing |
| A1 |
CAN ask simple questions of a factual
nature and understand answers
expressed in simple language. |
CAN understand simple notices and
information, for example in airports,
on store guides and on menus.
CAN understand simple instructions on
medicines and simple directions to places. |
CAN leave a very simple message for
a host family or write short simple
'thank you' notes. |
| A2 |
CAN express likes and dislikes in
familiar contexts using simple
language such as 'I (don't) like...'. |
CAN understand straightforward
information, for example labels on food,
standard menus, road signs and messages
on automatic cash machines. |
CAN complete most forms related to
personal information. |
| B1 |
CAN express opinions on
abstract/cultural matters in a limited
way and pick up nuances of
meaning/opinion. |
CAN understand factual articles in
newspapers, routine letters from hotels
and letters expressing personal opinions. |
CAN write letters on a limited range
of predictable topics related to
personal experience and express
opinions in predictable language. |
| B2 |
CAN keep up a conversation on a fairly
wide range of topics, such as personal
and professional experiences, events
currently in the news. |
CAN understand detailed information, for
example a wide range of culinary terms
on a restaurant menu, and terms and
abbreviations in accommodation
advertisements. |
CAN write to a hotel to ask about the
availability of services, for example
facilities for the disabled or the
provision of a special diet. |
| C1 |
CAN keep up conversations of a
casual nature for an extended period
of time and discuss abstract/cultural
topics with a good degree of fluency
and range of expression. |
CAN understand complex
opinions/arguments as expressed in
serious newspapers. |
CAN write letters on most subjects.
Such difficulties as the reader may
experience are likely to be at the level
of vocabulary. |
| C2 |
CAN talk about complex or sensitive
issues without awkwardness. |
CAN (when looking for accommodation)
understand a tenancy agreement in detail,
for example technical details and the main
legal implications. |
CAN write letters on any subject with
good expression and accuracy. |
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