CEFR Proficiency Levels
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - Your roadmap to English fluency
What is CEFR?
The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) is an international standard for describing language ability. It is used around the world to describe learners' language skills.
CEFR describes language ability on a six-point scale, from A1 for beginners up to C2 for those who have mastered a language. This makes it easy for anyone involved in language teaching and testing to see the level of different qualifications.
The Four Language Skills
Reading
Writing
Listening
Speaking
CEFR Proficiency Levels
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters.
Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
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