What´s your English level?

What's your level?

If you would like to know what is expected in you´re English level you have come to the right place. I have outlined what is expected for each level under the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages)

🔹 A1 – Beginner ("Breakthrough")

Can:

• Understand and use basic everyday expressions and simple phrases.

• Introduce themselves and ask/answer simple questions (e.g. about personal details).

• Interact in a simple way, provided the other person speaks slowly and clearly.

Focus: Vocabulary for daily life, basic grammar (present tense, simple questions), pronunciation of common words.

🔹 A2 – Elementary ("Waystage")

Can:

• Understand frequently used expressions related to areas like shopping, family, work, and geography.

• Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information.

• Describe in simple terms aspects of their background and environment.

Focus: Past/future tense introduction, sentence building, simple dialogues, expressing needs.

🔹 B1 – Intermediate ("Threshold")

Can:

• Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar topics.

• Deal with most situations that arise while traveling in an English-speaking area.

• Write simple connected texts and describe experiences, events, dreams, hopes, and ambitions.

Focus: Intermediate grammar, paragraph writing, giving opinions, real-world conversations.

🔹 B2 – Upper-Intermediate ("Vantage")

Can:

• Understand the main ideas of complex texts (including technical discussions in their field).

• Interact with native speakers with a degree of fluency and spontaneity.

• Produce detailed texts on a range of topics and explain viewpoints.

Focus: Advanced grammar (conditionals, passive, modals), argumentation, fluency in discussion.

🔹 C1 – Advanced ("Effective Operational Proficiency")

Can:

• Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.

• Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for words.

• Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes.

Focus: Idiomatic language, complex structures, writing formal reports, nuanced conversation.