CEFR Checklist B2+ Unit

KEY
Circle a score (1–5) for each competence covered
in your Student’s Book. Use the key to help you.
Are there any areas where you might need
more practice?
1 = I can do this with a lot of help from my teacher.
2 = I can do this with a little help.
3 = I can do this fairly well.
4 = I can do this really well.
5 = I can do this almost perfectly.

Competence page your score

Listening
I can understand in detail what is said to me in standard spoken language even in a noisy
25 1 2 3 4 5
B2

environment.
I can understand most radio documentaries delivered in standard language and can identify the
24, 31 1 2 3 4 5
B2

speaker’s mood, tone, etc. by using contextual clues.

I can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including listening for main points; 23, 24,
1 2 3 4 5
B2

checking comprehension. 25
I can follow extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are
C1

23 1 2 3 4 5
only implied and not signalled explicitly.

Reading
I can read and understand articles and reports on current problems in which the writers express 18, 22,
1 2 3 4 5
B2

specific attitudes and points of view. 23, 26

I can understand in detail texts within my field of interest or the area of my academic or
18, 21 1 2 3 4 5
B2

professional speciality.
I can understand specialised articles outside my own field if I can occasionally check with a
19 1 2 3 4 5
B2

dictionary.
I can understand fairly long demanding texts and summarise them orally.
C1

18 1 2 3 4 5
I can extract information, ideas and opinions from highly specialised texts in my own field, for
C1

26 1 2 3 4 5
example research reports.

Speaking: Spoken Interaction

I can initiate, maintain and end discourse naturally with effective turn-taking. 24 1 2 3 4 5
B2

I can exchange considerable quantities of detailed factual information on matters within my fields
20 1 2 3 4 5
B2

of interest.
20, 22,
I can engage in extended conversation in a clearly participatory fashion on most general topics. 1 2 3 4 5
B2

24
I can account for and sustain my opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations,
19, 25 1 2 3 4 5
B2

arguments and comments.

Speaking: Spoken Production
I can give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my fields of interest. 21 1 2 3 4 5
B2

I can understand and summarise orally short extracts from news items, interviews or
23 1 2 3 4 5
B2

documentaries containing opinions, argument and discussion.

I can construct a chain of reasoned argument, linking my ideas logically. 26 1 2 3 4 5
B2

I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various
23 1 2 3 4 5
B2

options.
Speaking: Strategies
I can generally correct slips and errors if I become aware of them or if they have led to
31 1 2 3 4 5
B2

misunderstandings.

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CEFR Checklist B2+ Unit

Circle a score (1–5) for each competence covered
in your Student’s Book. Use the key to help you.
Are there any areas where you might need
more practice?
KEY
1 = I can do this with a lot of help from my teacher.
2 = I can do this with a little help.
3 = I can do this fairly well.
4 = I can do this really well.
5 = I can do this almost perfectly.

Vocabulary: Language Quality

I can express myself reasonably accurately in familiar, predictable situations. 20 1 2 3 4 5
B2

I can produce stretches of language with a fairly even tempo; although I can be hesitant as I
25 1 2 3 4 5
B2

search for expressions, there are few noticeably long pauses.

I have sufficient vocabulary to express myself on matters connected to my field and on most 18, 23,
1 2 3 4 5
B2

general topics. 25, 26

I can communicate with reasonable accuracy and can correct mistakes if they have led to 18, 20,
1 2 3 4 5
B2

misunderstandings. 25
I can produce clear, smoothly flowing, well-structured speech, showing control over ways of
developing what I want to say in order to link both my ideas and my expression of them into
C1

18 1 2 3 4 5
coherent text.
I have a good command of a broad vocabulary allowing gaps to be readily overcome with
circumlocutions; I rarely have to search obviously for expressions or compromise on saying
C1

18, 21, 23 1 2 3 4 5

exactly what I want to.
I can consistently maintain a high degree of grammatical accuracy; errors are rare and difficult to
C1

20, 25 1 2 3 4 5
spot.

Writing
I can write clear and detailed texts (compositions, reports or texts of presentations) on various
27 1 2 3 4 5
B2

topics related to my field of interest.

I can develop an argument systematically in a composition or report, emphasising decisive points
26, 27, 31 1 2 3 4 5
B2

and including supporting details.

I can write about events and real or fictional experiences in a detailed and easily readable way. 31 1 2 3 4 5
B2

I can express myself in writing on a wide range of general or professional topics in a clear and
C1

27 1 2 3 4 5
user-friendly manner.
I can present a complex topic in a clear and well-structured way, highlighting the most important
C1

27 1 2 3 4 5
points, for example in a composition or a report.
I can present points of view in a comment on a topic or an event, underlining the main ideas and
C1

27 1 2 3 4 5
supporting my reasoning with detailed examples.

Study strategies: Action plan

I am confident that I can … 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

I need to work on … 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

My personal action plan Date Completed

1. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

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