CEFR: Key Phrases

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CEFR B1 level: Key Phrases
• gets by
• familiar topics
• everyday life (family, work, travel)
• can tell a story
• reasonably accurate use of B1 grammar and vocabulary
• linear sequence of thoughts
• simple link words
• reasonably fluent
• pauses for planning
• longer pauses
• L1 influence
CEFR B2 level: Key Phrases
• wide range of topics
• compares information from different sources
• clear and detailed (speech and writing)
• reasonably high grammatical control
• self-correction
• mistakes do not lead to misunderstanding
• fairly even tempo
• wider range of cohesive devices
• connects subtopics
• complex sentences
• attempts at usage of idioms
• aware of genre and tone
• not very elegant
CEFR C1 level: Key Phrases
• complex topics
• consistently high grammatical control
• errors are rare and non-impeding
• well-structured (speech and writing)
• smoothly flowing
• almost effortless
• spontaneous
• cohesive and coherent text
• wider range of cohesive devices
• rounds off
• wide range of C1 vocabulary
• expresses finer shades of meaning
• knowledge of idioms
• genre and tone mostly appropriate