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
37 1 2 3 4 5
B2

environment.
I can follow a lecture or talk within my own field, provided the subject matter is familiar and the
39 1 2 3 4 5
B2

presentation straightforward and clearly structured.

I can understand TV documentaries, live interviews, talk shows, plays and the majority of films in
38 1 2 3 4 5
B2

standard dialect.
I can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including listening for main points;
37, 39 1 2 3 4 5
B2

checking comprehension.
I can understand a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating shifts in
C1

37, 38 1 2 3 4 5
style and register.

Reading
I can read and understand articles and reports on current problems in which the writers express
36, 37 1 2 3 4 5
B2

specific attitudes and points of view.

I can understand in detail texts within my field of interest or the area of my academic or
32 1 2 3 4 5
B2

professional speciality.
I can read reviews dealing with the content and criticism of cultural topics (films, theatre, books,
39, 40 1 2 3 4 5
B2

concerts) and summarise the main points.

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

36, 37 1 2 3 4 5
I can extract information, ideas and opinions from highly specialised texts in my own field, for
C1

32 1 2 3 4 5
example research reports.

Speaking: Spoken Interaction

I can initiate, maintain and end discourse naturally with effective turn-taking. 39 1 2 3 4 5
B2

34, 35,
I can engage in extended conversation in a clearly participatory fashion on most general topics. 1 2 3 4 5
B2

41
I can account for and sustain my opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations, 32, 35,
1 2 3 4 5
B2

arguments and comments. 39

I can use the language fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of general, professional
C1

35 1 2 3 4 5
or academic topics.
I can express my ideas and opinions clearly and precisely, and can present and respond to
C1

39 1 2 3 4 5
complex lines of reasoning convincingly.
Speaking: Spoken Production
I can give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my fields of interest. 32 1 2 3 4 5
B2 B2

I can construct a chain of reasoned argument, linking my ideas logically. 36, 40 1 2 3 4 5
I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various
37 1 2 3 4 5
B2

options.
I can give an extended description or account of something, integrating themes, developing
C1

36, 37 1 2 3 4 5
particular points and concluding appropriately.
I can give a clearly developed presentation on a subject in my fields of personal or professional
interest, departing when necessary from the prepared text and following up spontaneously points
C1

39 1 2 3 4 5
raised by members of the audience.
Speaking: Strategies
I can use standard phrases like ‘That’s a difficult question to answer’ to gain time and keep the
39 1 2 3 4 5
B2

turn while formulating what to say.

I can use fluently a variety of appropriate expressions to preface my remarks in order to get the
C1

39 1 2 3 4 5
floor, or to gain time and keep the floor while thinking.

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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 have sufficient vocabulary to express myself on matters connected to my field and on most 32, 35,
1 2 3 4 5
B2

general topics. 40, 41

I can communicate with reasonable accuracy and can correct mistakes if they have led to
34, 38 1 2 3 4 5
B2

misunderstandings.
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

39 1 2 3 4 5
coherent text.
I have a good command of a broad vocabulary allowing gaps to be readily overcome with
32, 35,
circumlocutions; I rarely have to search obviously for expressions or compromise on saying
C1

1 2 3 4 5
37, 41
exactly what I want to.
I can consistently maintain a high degree of grammatical accuracy; errors are rare and difficult to
C1

34, 38 1 2 3 4 5
spot.

Writing
I can write clear and detailed texts (compositions, reports or texts of presentations) on various
41 1 2 3 4 5
B2

topics related to my field of interest.

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

57 1 2 3 4 5
user-friendly manner.
I can present points of view in a comment on a topic or an event, underlining the main ideas and
C1

41 1 2 3 4 5
supporting my reasoning with detailed examples.
I can write texts which show a high degree of grammatical correctness and vary my vocabulary
C1

41 1 2 3 4 5
and style according to the addressee, the kind of text and the topic.

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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