Level group Level Description
Can understand and use familiar everyday
A expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the
Basic user satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
Can introduce themselves and others and can ask
A1
and answer questions about personal details such as
Breakthrough or
where they live, people they know and things they
beginner
have.
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
Waystage or expressions related to areas of most immediate
elementary relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family
information, shopping, local geography,
employment).
Can communicate in simple and routine tasks
requiring a simple and direct exchange of information
on familiar and routine matters.
Can describe in simple terms aspects of their
background, immediate environment and matters in
areas of immediate need.
Can understand the main points of clear standard
input on familiar matters regularly encountered in
work, school, leisure, etc.
Can deal with most situations likely to arise while
B1 travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
Threshold or
Can produce simple connected text on topics that are
intermediate
familiar or of personal interest.
Can describe experiences and events, dreams,
hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and
B explanations for opinions and plans.
Independent
user Can understand the main ideas of complex text on
both concrete and abstract topics, including technical
discussions in their field of specialization.
Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity
B2
that makes regular interaction with native speakers
Vantage or upper
quite possible without strain for either party.
intermediate
Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of
subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue
giving the advantages and disadvantages of various
options.
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer
clauses, and recognize implicit meaning.
Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously
C1 without much obvious searching for expressions.
Effective
Can use language flexibly and effectively for social,
operational
academic and professional purposes.
proficiency or
advanced Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on
complex subjects, showing controlled use of
C organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive
Proficient devices.
user
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard
or read.
Can summarize information from different spoken
C2
and written sources, reconstructing arguments and
Mastery or
accounts in a coherent presentation.
proficiency
Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently
and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning
even in the most complex situations.