Language levels

Skill description

• understands familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases designed to meet specific needs

• can use these expressions and phrases

• can introduce themselves and others and ask simple questions about personal information (e.g. about where they live, people they know and things they own) 

• can answer similar questions

• can lead simple conversation when the partner speaks slowly

• understands sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of immediate concern to them (e.g. basic information about them and their family, shopping, surrondings and employment) 

• can communicate through simple and common tasks that require simple and direct exchange of information about familiar and common facts

• can describe in simple terms their own family, immediate surroundings and matters related to their most pressing needs

• understands the main ideas and clear written communication on common topics encountered regularly at work, school, leisure, etc, 

• can cope with most situations that may arise when travelling in the area where the language is spoken, 

• can write a simple, coherent text on topics they know well or is personally interested in,

• can describe their experiences and events, dreams, hopes and goals 

• can explain and justify their views and plans in a concise manner

• can understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including specialized discussions in their field,

• can participate in conversation fluently and spontaneously so that they can hold a normal conversation with native speakers without any increased effort for either interlocutor, 

• can write clear, detailed texts on a wide range of topics and explain their point of view on a current issue, indicating the advantages and disadvantages of different options

• has a wide vocabulary,

• has a good grasp of the whole grammatical system and has difficulty only with idiomatic expressions, 

• expresses themselves clearly and fluently on complex topics, 

• uses language flexibly and effectively for both social and work purposes, 

• understands specialized articles, 

• can explain their opinions in detail in written text and adapt the style of the text to the type of addressee

• knows the language almost at the native speaker level, 

• speaks fluently, clearly and coherently using idiomatic and colloquial expressions, 

• engages in any conversation or discussion, 

• can write complex texts, including resumes and reviews, 

• understands the differences of various types of native speakers