CEFR descriptors

Let's start easy...

How many CEFR levels are there?

• 4

• 6

• 8

What level of English should students have at the end of Batxillerat?

• B1

• B2

• C1

Which level is this descriptor from?

Can use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of general, academic, vocational or leisure topics, marking clearly the relationships between ideas.

• B2

• C1

• C2

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Can convey finer shades of meaning precisely by using, with reasonable accuracy, a wide range of modification devices.

• B2

• C1

• C2

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Can express him/herself with clarity and precision, relating to the addressee flexibly and effectively.

• B2

• C1

• C2

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Can intervene appropriately in discussion, exploiting appropriate language to do so.

• B2

• C1

• C2

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Can understand with ease virtually any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, delivered at fast natural speed.

• B2

• C1

• C2

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Can understand enough to follow extended speech on abstract and complex topics beyond his/her own field, though he/she may need to confirm occasional details, especially if the accent is unfamiliar

• B2

• C1

• C2

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Can follow extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly.

• B2

• C1

• C2

Which level is this descriptor from?

Can understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in standard speech, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.

• B2

• C1

• C2