Can understand simple texts on familiar/every-day subjects and discuss them
Can understand enough native spoken language to hold a conversation, and thus can communicate within the scope of every-day situations (school, work, travel to the country where the language is spoken, asking for directions, etc.)
Can create simple texts on familiar/every-day subjects
Efficiently communicates with other foreign speakers of the language, within the scope of everyday, familiar subjects
Able to express own views, explain simple concepts and inform of plans/past events
B2 - Upper-Intermediate
Can understand more complicated texts with some abstract terms, including texts in their professional field, and discuss them in more detail
Speaks with a good degree of fluency, able to hold a spontaneous conversation with both native speakers and other language users on various subjects
Able to create texts on wider range of topics, with some abstract expressions/idioms included
Expresses own views with more complex reasoning, can debate various subjects whilst analysing information
Can deal with business situations on a good level, usually has a good knowledge of technical vocabulary within their professional field
C1 - Advanced
Understands texts on wide range of subjects, both in their professional field and outside of it; able to draw conclusions and analyse information; can discuss text/ideas freely using abstract terms and understanding the implicit meaning
Speaks fluently, without pausing to search for a required phrase or word, using broad vocabulary
Has a good knowledge of idioms and every-day expressions
Can create accurate, thorough texts on complex issues for both professional and personal purposes
Able to explain own views, plans, professional matters using longer, more complicated sentences
C2 - Proficient
Can understand, analyse and discuss any text or a spoken word, with an excellent knowledge of technical vocabulary in their professional field
Speaks with complete fluency, able to hold conversation with no restrains on any subject, using rich, precise and complex vocabulary
Has an excellent knowledge of every-day expressions, idioms, proverbs, and cultural nuances (e.g. understatement)
Can create any text using abstract/advanced vocabulary, analysing and summarising information obtained from various sources
