COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE (CEFR) LANGUAGE LEVELS CCAE LEVEL
Beginner Level 1 Beginner Level 2
Beginner Level 3 Beginner Level 4 Beginner Conversation
Low Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Conversation
High Intermediate Advanced
Advanced
CEFR LEVEL
A1
I have no or little previous knowledge of the language. I would like to...
A2
I have achieved most of the goals of A1. I would like to...
B1
I have achieved most of the goals of A2. I would like to...
B2
I have achieved most of the goals of B1. I would like to...
C1
I have achieved most of the goals of B2. I would like to...
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LISTENING
READING
SPEAKING
WRITING
Identify familiar words & very basic phrases concerning myself, friends, family, & surroundings when people speak slowly & clearly.
Point out familiar names, words & simple sentences, such as on posters, notes or in catalogues.
Ask & answer simple questions. Interact in a simple way with repetition & slow speech. Use simple phrases & sentences to describe familiar people.
Write a short, simple postcard & fill in forms with personal details.
Understand phrases & the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance. Catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages & announcements.
Read very short, simple texts & find specific information in everyday material such as menus, advertisements, & short personal letters.
Communicate in routine tasks & social interactions. Use a series of phrases & sentences to describe family, educational background & present work.
Write short notes, messages & personal letters relating to immediate needs.
Understand the main points of clear speech, & the main point in radio or TV programs on current events, or topics of personal or professional interest.
Understand texts with high frequency, everyday, or jobrelated language. Understand the description of events, feelings & wishes in personal letters.
Handle travel situations, enter unprepared into conversation on familiar topics, & connect phrases, give reasons & opinions, & describe plots of books or films.
Write simple texts on familiar or personal topics, such as letters describing personal experiences and impressions.
Understand extended speech & lectures & follow even complex lines of argument. Understand most TV news & current affairs programs.
Read articles & reports about contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. Understand contemporary literary prose.
Interact with fluency & spontaneity & explain a viewpoint & advantages & disadvantages of various options. Take an active part in discussions.
Write on a wide range of subjects, essay of support or against a topic, as well as personal letters highlighting the personal significance of events.
Understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured & when relationships are only implied & not signaled explicitly. Follow television programs & films without too much effort.
Understand long & complex factual & literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. Understand specialized articles & longer technical instructions.
Use language flexibly & effectively for social & professional purposes. Present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects, integrating subthemes.
Write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues. Select style appropriate to the reader in mind.
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