A1ANDINGSPEAKINGWRITINGB1B2C1C2ListeningI can recognise familiar wordsand very basic phrasesconcerning myself, my familyand immediate concretesurroundings when people speakslowly and clearly.

« 1 / 2 A 1 A 2 B 1 B 2 C 1 C 2 U N D E R S T L is te n in g I c a n re co gnis e f a m ilia r w ords a nd v ery ba sic phr ase s c o ncern in g m ys elf , m y f a m ily a nd im med ia te c o ncre te s ur round in gs w hen peop le s pe ak s lo w ly a nd c le arly .

I c an unde rs ta nd phr ase s a nd t h e hi ghest f re q uen cy v ocabu la ry r e la te d t o a re as o f m os t i m med ia te pe rs o na l r e le v an ce ( e .g .

v ery ba sic p ers ona l a nd f a m ily in fo rm atio n, s ho ppi ng, l o cal a re a, e m plo y m ent ).

I c a n c atc h t he m ain point in sho rt, c le ar, s im ple m essa g es a nd a nnoun cem en ts .

I c a n und ers ta nd t he m ain point s o f c le a r s ta nda rd s pe ec h o n fa m ili a r m atte rs r e gu la rly e n cou ntere d in work , s c h ool, le is u re , etc.

I can und erstan d the main point of man y ra dio or TV prog ramme s on curre nt affa irs or topics of per sona l or profession al intere st when the deli very is rela tively slow an d c lear.

I c a n und ers ta nd e x te nd ed sp eec h and l e ctur es a nd f o llo w e v en c o m ple x l i n es o f a rgu men t pr ov id ed t h e top ic is r e asona bly fa m ilia r.

I c an unde rs ta n d m ost T V n ew s a nd c u rre n t a ffa ir s pr ogr am mes.

I c a n und ers ta nd t he m ajor it y o f f ilm s in sta nda rd d ia le ct.

I c an unde rs ta nd e x te n de d s pe ech ev en w hen it i s n ot c le a rly s tr uc tur ed a nd w hen re la tion sh ips a re o nly i m plie d and no t s ign alle d ex plic itly .

I c an unde rs ta nd te le v is io n pr ogra m mes a nd f ilm s w it h ou t t o o m uch effo rt.

I ha ve n o dif fic u lt y in unde rs ta nd in g a ny ki nd o f s po ken la n gua ge, w hethe r liv e o r br oadc ast, e v en w hen deliv ere d a t f a st na tiv e s p ee d , pr ov id ed .

I ha ve s om e t im e to g et f a m ili a r w ith the a ccent .

A N D I N G R ea d in g I c a n und ers ta nd f a m ili a r na mes, w or ds a nd v ery s im ple s e n te n ce s, f o r e x am ple o n no tic es a nd p os te rs o r i n c a ta lo gues.

I c an r e a d v ery s ho rt, s im ple t e x ts .

I c a n fin d s pe cif ic , pr edi cta b le i n fo rm ation in s im ple e v ery day m ate ria l s uc h a s a d verti s e m en ts , pr ospe ctus es, m enus a nd t im eta b le s a nd I c a n unde rs ta nd s h or t s im ple pe rs o na l l e tte rs .

I c a n und ers ta nd t e x ts t ha t c o nsis t m ain ly o f h igh fre q uen cy e v ery day o r j o b-re la te d la n gua ge.

I c a n und ers ta nd t h e d esc ript io n of e v en ts , f e eli n gs a nd w is he s i n p ers ona l l e tte rs .

I c a n re ad a rtic le s a nd r e p or ts c o ncern ed w ith c o nt em po ra ry prob le m s i n w hic h t h e w rite rs a d opt p artic u la r a ttitude s o r v ie w poin ts .

I c a n und ers ta nd c o nte m por ary li te ra ry pros e.

I c an unde rs ta nd lo ng a nd c o m ple x f a ctua l a nd l it e ra ry te xt s, a ppr ecia ti ng di stin cti o ns o f s ty le .

I c a n und ers ta nd s pe cia lis e d artic le s a nd lo nger t e chn ic al i n str u ction s, e v en w hen t he y d o no t r e la te to m y f ie ld .

I c an r e a d w ith ea se v ir tua lly a ll f o rm s o f t he w ritte n l a ng uage, i n clud in g abs tr a ct, s tr u ctur ally o r l i n guis ti c ally c o m ple x te xt s s uc h a s m anua ls , s p ecia li s e d a rtic le s a nd l it e ra ry works .

S P E A S p ok en I n te ra ctio n I c a n int era c t i n a s im ple w ay pr ovid ed the o the r pe rs o n is pr epa re d t o r e p eat o r r e phr ase t h ing s a t a s lo w er r a te o f s pe ec h a nd h elp m e f o rm ula te w hat I 'm t r y in g to s a y.

I c an a sk a nd a ns wer s im ple q uesti o ns in are a s o f i m med ia te ne ed o r on v ery f a m ilia r t o pic s.

I c an c o m mun ic ate i n s im ple a nd r o ut in e t a sks r e q uir in g a s im ple a nd d ir e c t e x cha nge o f i n fo rm ation on f a m ilia r t o pic s a nd a ctiv itie s.

I c an ha ndl e v ery s ho rt s o cia l e x cha nges, e v en t ho ugh I c a n 't u sua lly und ers ta nd e n ough to ke ep th e c o nv ers a tion g oin g m yse lf .

I c a n deal w it h mos t s itua tio ns lik ely t o aris e w hils t t r a v ellin g i n a n a re a w here t h e la n gua ge i s s p ok en.

I c a n e nt er unpr epa re d i n to c o nv ers a tion on t op ic s t ha t a re f a m ilia r, o f pe rs o na l i nt ere st or p erti ne nt to ev ery day lif e ( e .g.

f a m ily , h obb ie s, w ork , t r a v el a nd c ur re nt e v en ts ).

I c a n int era c t w it h a d egr ee o f f lu en cy a nd s p ont ane ity t ha t m ak es r e g ula r i nt era c ti o n with na tiv e s p eak ers qu it e p os sib le .

I c a n ta k e a n a c tiv e pa rt in d is c u ssio n i n f a m ilia r c o nt ext s, a ccou ntin g fo r a nd s us ta in ing m y v ie w s.

I c an e x pr ess m yse lf f lu en tly a nd s po ntan eo us ly w it h out m uch obvio us s e a rc hi ng fo r e x pr essio ns .

I c a n use l a ng uage f le x ib ly a nd e ffe c tiv ely f o r s o cia l a nd p ro fe ssio na l pur pos es.

I c an f o rm ula te i d ea s a nd op in io ns w ith pr ecis io n and r e la te m y c o nt ribut io n s ki lf u lly t o t h os e o f o the r s pe ake rs .

I c an t a k e pa rt e ffo rtle ssly in any c o nvers a tio n or di sc us sion and ha ve a g ood f a m ili a rit y w it h id io m ati c e x pre ssion s a nd c o llo q uia lis m s.

I c an e x pr ess m yse lf f lu en tly a nd c o nv ey f in er s ha des o f m ean in g pr ecis e ly .

I f I do ha ve a pr obl em I c an ba ckt ra ck a nd r e str u ctur e a ro und t h e di ffic u lt y s o sm oot hly t ha t o the r pe ople a re ha rdl y a w are o f i t.

K I N G S p ok en P ro d uctio n I c a n use s im ple phr ase s a nd s e n te n ce s to de sc ribe w here I liv e a nd p eop le I kno w.

I c an us e a s e rie s o f phr ase s a nd s e nt enc es t o d esc rib e i n s im ple t e rm s m y f a m ily a nd o the r pe ople , l iv in g c o nditio ns , m y e d uc ation al ba ckg round a nd m y pr ese n t or m ost r e cent jo b.

I c a n co nne ct phr ase s in a s im ple w ay i n orde r t o d esc rib e e x perie n ces a nd e v en ts , m y dr ea m s, ho pes a nd a m bition s.

I c an br ie fly g iv e r e asons a nd e x pla na tio ns f o r op in io ns a nd p la ns .

I c an na rra te a s to ry or r e la te t h e p lot o f a b ook or f ilm a nd d esc rib e m y r e ac ti o ns .

I c a n pre se nt c le a r, de ta il e d d esc rip tio ns o n a w id e r a n ge o f s ubj ec ts r e la te d to m y f ie ld o f i n te re st.

I c an e x pla in a v ie w poin t o n a t o pic al i s s ue g iv in g t h e a d van ta ge s a nd d is a d va ntag es o f v ario us o pt ion s.

I c an pr ese n t c le ar, d eta ile d de sc ript ion s o f c o m ple x s ub je cts i n te g ra tin g sub- t he mes, de velo pin g pa rtic u la r po in ts a nd r o undi ng off w it h an a ppr opr ia te c o nclu sio n.

I c an pr ese n t a c le ar, s m ooth ly -f lo w in g de sc rip tion or a rgu men t i n a s ty le a ppr opria te t o t h e c o nte x t a nd w ith an e ffe c tiv e l o gic al s tr u ctur e w hic h he lp s t he r e cip ie n t t o n ot ic e a nd r e m em ber s ig nif ic ant po in ts .

W R I T I N G W rit in g I c a n write a s h or t, s im ple p os tc ard, f o r e x am ple s e nd ing h oli d ay g re etin gs.

I c an f ill in f o rm s w ith pe rs o na l d eta ils , f o r e x am ple e nt erin g m y na me, na tion ali ty a nd a ddr ess o n a ho te l r e g is tr a tion fo rm .

I c an w rit e s ho rt, s im ple no te s a nd m essa g es r e la ti n g to m atte rs i n a re as o f i m med ia te ne eds .

I c an w rit e a v ery s im ple pe rs o na l l e tte r, f o r e x am ple t ha nki ng s o m eon e f o r s o m eth in g.

I c a n write s im ple c o nn ec te d te x t o n t op ic s w hic h are f a m ili a r o r o f p ers ona l i n te re st.

I c an w rite pe rs o na l l e tte rs d esc rib in g ex perie n ces a nd i m pre ssion s.

I c a n write c le a r, de ta il e d te xt on a w id e r a n ge o f s ubj ec ts r e la te d to m y int ere sts .

I c a n write a n e ssa y or r e p or t, p assin g on i n fo rm ati o n or g iv in g r e asons in suppor t o f o r a ga ins t a pa rtic u la r po in t o f v ie w .

I c a n write le tte rs h igh lig ht in g the p ers ona l s ig nif ic an ce o f e v en ts a nd e x perie n ce s.

I c an e x pr ess m yse lf in cle a r, w ell- s tr u ctur ed te xt , e x pre ssin g po in ts o f v ie w a t s o m e le n gth.

I c a n write a b out c o m ple x s ubj ec ts in a l e tte r, a n e ssa y or a r e po rt, unde rlin in g w ha t I c o nsid er t o be t h e s a lie nt is su es.

I c a n se le c t s ty le a ppr opria te t o t h e r e ad er i n m in d.

I c a n w rit e c le a r, s m oot hly -f lo w in g te xt in a n a ppr opr ia te s ty le .

I c a n w rite c o m ple x l e tte rs , re po rts o r a rtic le s w hic h pr ese n t a c ase w it h an effe c tiv e lo g ic al str u ctur e w hic h h elps the re cip ie nt to no tic e a nd r e m em ber sign if ic a n t p oint s.

I c a n w rite s um marie s a nd re v ie w s o f p ro fe ssio na l o r l it e ra ry works . 2 / 2. »