What is the difference

between A1, A2, B1 etc.?

If you ever tried to find the right language
course for you, you probably came across
courses ranked from A1 to C2. These
levels were defined by the Common
European Framework of Reference for
Languages (CEFR). Yet what is it that
people at the various levels of
competence can or cannot communicate
in the language? Here is my answer.

Explanation of language levels A1 to C2

The three broad levels are A1/A2 ("Basic

User"), B1/B2 ("Independent User"), and
C1/C2 ("Proficient User"). Let's take a look
at what you should be able to
communicate at the various levels set out
by CERF.

A1(Completebeginner)

Uponcompletionofbeginnerlevel(A1),studentsareabletocommunicateaboutfamiliartopicsin
asimpleway,andunderstandshortconversationsabouteverydaylifewithpeoplewhospeak
slowlyandclearly

A2(Elementary)

Atelementarylevel,studentscanmakethemselvesunderstoodinandtalkaboutroutinesituations.
Theyareabletoaskquestionsandanswerthemwithconcreteinformationwithregardtotopics
familiartothem.

B1(Lower-Intermediate)

Atlower-intermediatelevel,studentscanexpressthemselvescoherentlyregardingevents,
experiencesandplans,andjustifytheirdecisionsonawiderrangeoftopics.Theycanunderstand
themainpointsofaconversationwhenstandardisedlanguageisusedandthefocusisontopics
ofapersonalinterestaswellasfamiliarthemessuchaswork,school,leisure,travellingetc.

B2(Upper-Intermediate)

Atthislevel,studentsareabletocomprehendthemainpointsofcomplextextsonawiderangeof
concreteandabstracttopics.Theycancommunicatethemselvesinaclearmanneranddiscuss
theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofvariousoptionsandpositionsinafairlysophisticatedway.

C1(Advanced)

Advancedstudentsofthelanguagecanunderstandlongerandmorechallengingtextsindetail
andalsograspimplicitmeanings.Theyareabletohavespontaneousconversationswithout
havingbeinglostforwords,andtheycanusethelanguageintheirsocialaswellastheir
professionallife.

C2(FluencyLevel)

Atthehighestlevelofcompetence,studentscaneffortlesslyunderstandalmosteverythingthey
hearorread,andtheyareabletoexpressthemselvesspontaneouslyaboutanytopicwithout
makingnoticeablegrammaticalerrors.

Language learning levels explained from A1,

A2, B1, B2, C1 to C2

So how does the above translate into our

courses? You will find a detailed account
of what we normally cover at each level
from A1 to C2 here.

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