Understanding

Listening

A 1: I can understand familiar words and very basic phrases concerning myself, my family and immediate

surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly.

A 2: I can understand phrases and the highest frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal

relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local area, employment). I can catch the

main points in short, clear, simple messages and announcements.

B 1: I can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work,

school, leisure, etc. I can understand the main points of many radio or TV programmes on current affairs or

topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear.

B 2: I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic

is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the

majority of films in standard dialect.

C 1: I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only

implied and not signalled explicitly. I can understand television programmes and films without too much effort.

C 2: I have no difficulty in understanding any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when

delivered at fast native speed, provided I have some time to get familiar with the accent.

Reading

A 1: I can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in

catalogues.

A 2: I can read very short, simple texts. I can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such

as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables and I can understand short simple personal letters.

B 1: I can understand texts that consist mainly of high frequency everyday or job-related language. I can

understand the description of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters.

B 2: I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular

attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose.

C 1: I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can

understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.

C 2: I can read with ease virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically

complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works.

Speaking

Spoken interaction

A 1: I can interact in a simple way provided the other person is prepared to repeat or rephrase things at a slower

rate of speech and help me formulate what I'm trying to say. I can ask and answer simple questions in areas of

immediate need or on very familiar topics.

A 2: I can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on

familiar topics and activities. I can handle very short social exchanges, even though I can't usually understand

enough to keep the conversation going myself.

B 1: I can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken. I can

enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life

(e.g. family, hobbies, work, travel and current events).

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