English language levels: from A1 to C2, from Beginner to Proficiency. What is B2? What does English level B2 mean? Language level b1

English language levels are, in fact, a system that allows you to assess how well a person speaks the language, that is, the very result of learning. There are several classifications, they can be systematized according to:

The Russian simple version has only three levels of knowledge. This:

• elementary
• average
• high

However, such a classification is rather amateurish, and it is not suitable for professionals looking for work. The employer, reviewing all kinds of resumes, seeks to identify not only theoretical knowledge, but also the practical degree of training. Therefore, the applicant usually indicates the following levels:

1. Using a dictionary
2. Speaking skills
3. Intermediate
4. Fluent

• Basic knowledge of Business English— basic knowledge of business English

International system for determining levels of knowledge

The international version is more complicated, it has a larger number of levels, due to the additional division of intermediate and advanced degrees of English proficiency. For convenience, each category is designated by a letter with a numerical index.
English proficiency scale So, below is the table Common European Framework of Reference — CEFR(Common European Framework of Reference)

Language level			Competencies
A 1	Beginner	Elementary	Knowledge of simple basics of the language: alphabet key rules and phrases initial basic dictionary
A 2	Elementary	Elementary	Vocabulary and knowledge of basic grammar sufficient to construct simple phrases and sentences. Ability to write letters and talk on the telephone
B 1	Lower Intermediate	Lower middle	Ability to read and translate simple texts Clear and understandable speech Knowledge of basic grammar rules
B 2	Upper Intermediate	Above average	Understanding text on the fly and being able to discern its style Large vocabulary Ability to debate with different people with the least number of lexical errors Competent writing of formal and informal letters and reviews on various topics
C 1	Advanced 1	Great	“Fluent”, almost error-free speech with correct intonation and use of any conversational style Ability to write texts expressing emotions, as well as complex narrative texts (research, essays, articles, essays, etc.)
C 2	Advanced 2 (Upper Advanced)	In excellence	Everything is the same, but added: Your complete confidence and knowledge of absolutely all unknown “spots” of English grammar You are able to speak, read and write like a native speaker

Using this table, you can determine which category you will be trained in. For example, in order to get a job in some Call Center, you only need to reach level A 2 - elementary. But for you to teach someone English, A 2 is clearly not enough: for the right to teach, the minimum category is B 2 (above average).

Professional language classification scale

However, more often, when compiling a resume according to international standards, the following professional classification is used, in which the elementary level serves as the initial one, and there are actually three “near-intermediate” ones. Other scales use a 7-level division (in this case, the initial level is without a category).

In the following table we will take a closer look at exactly Intermediate(average)

Language level		Corresponding effect CEFR	Competencies
(Beginner) Elementary	(Elementary) Elementary	--- A 1	Same as in Beginner CEFR Same as in Elementary CEFR
Pre-intermediate	Below average (pre-average)	A 2	Same as in Lower Intermediate CEFR
Intermediate	Average	B 1	The ability to holistically perceive a text by ear and identify context from non-standard text The ability to distinguish between native and non-native languages, official and unofficial speech Conducting free dialogues in which: clear, clear pronunciation emotions are expressed expresses one's opinion and learns someone else's Ability to write sufficiently competently, namely: be able to fill out various documents (forms, resumes, etc.) write postcards, letters, comments freely express your thoughts and attitudes
Upper-Intermediate	Above average	B 2	Same as in Upper Intermediate CEFR
Advanced	Great	C 1	Same as in Advanced 1 CEFR
Proficiency	Ownership in practice	C 2	The same as in Advanced 2 CEFR, with the difference that knowledge is improved not with the help of textbooks, but in practice, mainly among native speakers.

As you can see, the concept of “level” is quite subjective: for some, beginner or elementary is enough for training on an amateur scale, but for professionals Advanced may seem insufficient.
Level Proficiency is considered the highest, it is the most valuable and allows a highly qualified specialist to get a well-paid job abroad, and a student to get an education at a prestigious university or college.
In our native “penates” the average (Intermediate) is quite sufficient in order to:

• understand language and communicate
• watch films and read texts in English
• conduct formal and informal correspondence

Testing your English level

How to determine what level of knowledge you are at? There are many tests, here is one of them
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Levels of English proficiency according to the European scale

It is no secret that the American and British versions of the English language are somewhat different, and the international classification is more focused on the American version, since most foreigners study this easier version. However, American English is foreign to Europeans. Therefore, the European English Language Framework was created.
European Framework of Reference for English Languages

1. A1 Level of survival (Breakthrough). Corresponds to the International Level Scale Beginner, Elementary. At this level you understand slow, clear English and can speak using familiar expressions and very simple phrases for everyday communication: in a hotel, cafe, shop, on the street. You can read and translate simple texts, write simple letters and greetings, and fill out forms.
2. A2 Pre-threshold level (Waystage). Corresponds to the international Pre-Intermediate level. At this level you can talk about your family, your profession, personal hobbies and preferences in cuisine, music, and sports. Your knowledge allows you to understand announcements at the airport, advertising texts, store texts, inscriptions on products, postcards. You know how to conduct business correspondence, and you can also freely read and retell simple texts.
3. B1 Threshold level. On the international scale it corresponds to the Intermediate level. You can already understand what is being discussed in radio and television programs. You know how to express your own opinion, you can justify your views, conduct business correspondence of average complexity, retell the content of what you read or saw, read adapted literature in English.
4. B2 Threshold advanced level (Vantage). According to the international scale - Upper-Intermediate. You are fluent in spoken language in any situation and can communicate with a native speaker without preparation. You know how to speak clearly and in detail on a wide range of issues, convey your point of view, giving weighty arguments for and against. You can read unadapted literature in English, as well as retell the content of complex texts.
5. C1 Level of professional proficiency (Effective Operational Proficiency). Corresponds to the international Advanced level. Now you understand various complex texts and can identify the subtext in them, you can express your thoughts fluently without preparation. Your speech is rich in linguistic means and the accuracy of their use in a variety of situations of everyday or professional communication. You can express yourself clearly, logically, and in detail on complex topics.
6. C2 Level of mastery. According to the international scale - Proficiency. At this level, you can freely perceive any oral or written speech, you can summarize information received from different sources and present it in the form of a coherent and clearly reasoned message. You know how to fluently express your thoughts on complex issues, conveying the subtlest shades of meaning.

Strive for perfection!

Beginner– this is the level at which learning English begins. Those learning English from the beginner/starter level have no idea about this language, they don’t even know the alphabet and the simplest everyday phrases.

If you once learned English at school, but never used the language again and forgot all the rules, then your English level is - false beginner(false beginner).

• Knowledge of the alphabet, basic rules of reading and pronunciation;
• Ability to pronounce and spell words (e.g., names, street names, and city names);
• The ability to introduce yourself and find out basic information about the interlocutor (name, age, place of residence, profession, marital status, hobbies);
• Ability to fill out simple forms (for example, when checking into a hotel);
• Knowledge of basic vocabulary on family and everyday topics;
• Knowledge of basic grammatical categories (plural nouns, Present Simple/Past Simple tenses, there is/are construction, types of questions, short form of answer to a question, modal verb can).

English language proficiency at the Beginner/Starter level is not enough for comfortable independent communication in a foreign language environment due to a limited vocabulary and poor level of development of language skills.

English level Elementary – A2

Elementary is the second stage in the English language learning program according to the classification adopted among educational literature publishers.

The English language course for the Elementary level consolidates the knowledge acquired at the level Beginner/Starter, expands vocabulary within previously studied everyday topics, and also introduces new grammatical categories (types of pronouns, degrees of comparison of adjectives, modal verbs can and must).

Within the course Elementary the simple future tense Future Simple is studied, as well as the difference between the tenses Present Simple and Present Continuous, Past Simple and Present Perfect.

Knowledge and skills acquired by the end of the course:

• The opportunity to briefly discuss your daily routine, traditions and customs of different countries, weather, hobbies and interests, food and travel preferences;
• Ability to discuss plans for the future and talk about past events;
• Compare objects and phenomena;
• The ability to perceive basic information from texts on familiar topics by ear;
• Understand simple texts, information on signs and signs;
• Ask again and clarify information from your interlocutor.

Possibility of practical application: English language proficiency level Elementary enough for an independent trip to an English-speaking country or a country whose population speaks English at a good level.

Level Elementary assumes the possibility of communication at a simple everyday level (at the airport/train station, in a cafe, store, hotel, on the street) provided that the interlocutor is ready to speak more slowly or deliberately simplify his speech.

Knowledge of English at the level Elementary It will also be enough to fill out various forms, questionnaires or write simple personal and business letters. However, this level does not yet allow you to use English for daily work or university admission.

Vocabulary after the English course for the level Elementary is 1000-1100 words. This is approximately a third of the vocabulary required for fluent reading and understanding of non-adapted press and professional literature.

English level Pre-Intermediate – B1

Pre-Intermediate– this is a “below average” level of knowledge of the English language, upon completion of which you can take the first international exam. This could be KET (Key English Test), IELTS or TOEFL. The results of these exams do not have much practical significance, but at the same time they are confirmation of proficiency in English at a basic level. For admission to a foreign university or preparatory courses, the Pre-Intermediate level is not enough.

Starting from the Pre-Intermediate level, native English speakers are involved in teaching course participants at Moscow State University. Such classes are conducted entirely in English and help not only remove the psychological barrier when communicating in a foreign language, improve listening and speaking skills, but also gain invaluable experience of communicating with a representative of another culture.

Knowledge and skills acquired by the end of the course:

• More free communication within the framework of known topics and situations, the ability to express thoughts in several ways;
• Understanding the main ideas and facts in simple texts;
• Listening comprehension of short simple phrases, monologues and dialogues;
• The ability to accurately use previously studied tenses and grammatical categories;
• Further expansion of knowledge in the field of grammar;
• Active replenishment of vocabulary;

Possibility of practical application: Proficiency in English at the Pre-Intermediate level is sufficient for limited professional communication in oral and written form, drafting various business letters and documents using language clichés.

The Pre-Intermediate level allows you to fully express your emotions and attitude to the subject of discussion.

Language skills at the Pre-Intermediate level are enough for comfortable independent travel without the help of guides-translators.

The vocabulary at the end of the Pre-Intermediate English course is about 3,000 words.

English Intermediate level – B1+

Intermediate– this is an average level of English proficiency, which allows you to feel quite confident and comfortable in most communication situations at work and when traveling independently abroad.

Knowledge and skills acquired by the end of the course:

• The ability to express your thoughts, feelings and moods in a more complex, widespread form;
• Ability to reason on abstract topics (music, sports, culture, etc.);
• The ability to understand the meaning of text based on context, and not just familiar words and expressions;
• Ability to describe people, situations and places in detail;
• Developed writing skills, ability to use complex phrases and grammatical structures;

: Having a command of English at the Intermediate level, you can take part in business conversations and negotiations, and conduct simple presentations for foreign partners and colleagues. This level of English proficiency is quite sufficient for life, work and everyday communication in a foreign language environment or work in an international company.

Fans of independent travel can attend excursions in English or use English-language guidebooks without any discomfort.

The vocabulary at the end of the Intermediate level is 4500-4600 words.

English level Upper-Intermediate – B2

English proficiency level Upper-Intermediate can be achieved in 1.5–2 years of regular classes (at least 6 academic hours per week). For most language learners, this level is the ultimate goal.

Knowledge and skills acquired by the end of the course:

• Extensive vocabulary, ability to reason on abstract topics and select synonyms for more precise expression of thoughts;
• Listening comprehension of fluent unadapted speech of native speakers (news, cinema, business and everyday communication);
• Ability to write detailed, related texts in various genres (business letter, commercial proposal, formal complaint, etc.);
• Strong grammatical skills, the ability to independently notice and correct your own mistakes;
• Ability to read complex, unadapted texts, including professional literature;

Possibility of practical application: readiness to enter and study at a foreign university, ability to work in an international company or abroad, with the exception of editorial or journalistic activities.

Vocabulary upon completion of the Upper-Intermediate level is approximately 5500-6000 words.

English Advanced level – C1

Advanced is the penultimate level of English proficiency, approaching the level of an educated native speaker.

At this level, writing skills (complex structure, logical argumentation, selection of synonyms and language structures), oral speech, and vocabulary are improved.

Possibility of practical application: Advanced level allows you to actively use English in professional activities, defend your own opinion with arguments and challenge your opponent’s opinion in a correct form, create complex business documents (business plans, reports, business forecasts).

Having a command of English at the Advanced level, you will be able not only to read original fiction, but also to enjoy ornate speech patterns and the author’s unique style.

The Advanced level also allows you to study in a foreign educational institution without having difficulty understanding English-language educational materials.

Vocabulary upon completion of the Advanced course is about 7,500 words.

According to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR), which was developed at the end of the 20th century, foreign language proficiency is usually divided into 6 levels. In 2001, the Council of Europe decided to use the CEFR to assess linguistic competence in any language that is studied as a foreign language. According to the CEFR system, students' foreign language knowledge is divided into 3 groups, each of which in turn is divided into 2 groups. This is what the English language proficiency levels look like on the CEFR scale:

• A- Basic User:
  • A1- Survival Level - Beginner and Elementary
  • A2- Pre-threshold level (Waystage - Pre-Intermediate)
• B- Independent User:
  • B1- Threshold - Intermediate
  • B2- Threshold advanced level (Vantage - Upper-Intermediate)
• C- Proficient User:
  • C1- Level of professional proficiency (Effective Operational Proficiency - Advanced)
  • C2- Mastery - Proficiency level

In this table you can familiarize yourself with all aspects of the English language that are studied at various levels of education. Columns with types of speech activity (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing) are located vertically; the two outer columns display what grammatical material and vocabulary is studied at each stage. Levels of training are shown horizontally, from Beginner to Proficiency. At the intersection of a row and a column, you can find a description of what skills and abilities are formed and developed at each stage.

Using the table, you can determine your level of knowledge and find out what you will study at each level of study.

Click on the image to view the table of English language levels in Russian, or on your computer.

If you want to get acquainted with each level of study in more detail, we bring to your attention articles about levels of learning in English.

Or during courses, you will definitely come across the concept of “levels of English” or “levels of English proficiency”, as well as such incomprehensible designations as A1, B2, and the more understandable Beginner, Intermediate and so on. From this article you will learn what these formulations mean and what levels of language proficiency are distinguished, as well as how to determine your level of English.

Levels of the English language were invented so that language learners could be divided into groups with approximately similar knowledge and skills in reading, writing, speaking and writing, as well as to simplify testing procedures, examinations, for various purposes related to emigration, study abroad and employment. This classification helps in recruiting students into a group and preparing teaching aids, methods, and language teaching programs.

Of course, there is no clear boundary between the levels; this division is quite arbitrary, needed not so much by students as by teachers. In total, there are 6 levels of language proficiency, there are two types of division:

• Levels A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2,
• Levels Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, Advanced, Proficiency.

Essentially they are just two different names for the same thing. These 6 levels are divided into three groups.

Table: English language proficiency levels

The classification was developed in the late eighties - early nineties of the last century, it is completely called the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (abbr. CERF).

English language levels: detailed description

Beginner level (A1)

At this level you can:

• Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and simple phrases aimed at solving specific problems.
• Introduce yourself, introduce other people, ask simple personal questions, for example, “Where do you live?”, “Where are you from?”, be able to answer such questions.
• Maintain a simple conversation if the other person speaks slowly, clearly and helps you.

Many who studied English at school speak the language at approximately the Beginner level. From the vocabulary only elementary mother, father, help me, my name is, London is the capital. You can understand well-known words and expressions by ear if they speak very clearly and without accent, as in the audio lessons for the textbook. You understand texts like the “Exit” sign, and in a conversation with the help of gestures, using individual words, you can express the simplest thoughts.

Level Elementary (A2)

At this level you can:

• Understand common expressions on general topics such as family, shopping, work, etc.
• Talk about simple everyday topics using simple phrases.
• Talk about yourself in simple terms, describe simple situations.

If you got a 4 or 5 in English at school, but after that you didn’t use English for some time, then most likely you speak the language at the Elementary level. TV programs in English will not be understandable, except for individual words, but the interlocutor, if he speaks clearly, in simple phrases of 2-3 words, will generally understand. You can also incoherently and with long pauses for reflection tell the simplest information about yourself, say that the sky is blue and the weather is clear, express a simple wish, place an order at McDonald's.

The Beginner – Elementary levels can be called a “survival level”, Survival English. It is enough to “survive” during a trip to a country where the main language is English.

Intermediate level (B1)

At this level you can:

• Understand the general meaning of clear speech on common, familiar topics related to everyday life (work, study, etc.)
• Cope with the most typical situations while traveling (at the airport, in a hotel, etc.)
• Compose simple, coherent text on general or personally familiar topics.
• Retell events, describe hopes, dreams, ambitions, be able to briefly talk about plans and explain your point of view.

Vocabulary and knowledge of grammar are enough to write simple essays about yourself, describe incidents from life, write a letter to a friend. But in most cases, oral speech lags behind written speech, you confuse tenses, think about a phrase, pause to find a preposition (to or for?), but you can communicate more or less, especially if there is no shyness or fear of making mistakes.

Understanding your interlocutor is much more difficult, and if it is a native speaker, and even with fast speech and a bizarre accent, then it is almost impossible. However, simple, clear speech is understandable well, provided the words and expressions are familiar. You generally understand if the text is not very complex, and with some difficulty you understand the general meaning without subtitles.

Upper Intermediate level (B2)

At this level you can:

• Understand the general meaning of complex text on concrete and abstract topics, including technical (specialized) topics in your profile.
• Speak quickly enough so that communication with a native speaker occurs without long pauses.
• Compose clear, detailed text on various topics, explain points of view, give arguments for and against various points of view on the topic.

Upper Intermediate is already a good, solid, confident command of the language. If you are talking on a well-known topic with a person whose pronunciation you understand well, then the conversation will go quickly, easily, naturally. An outside observer will say that you are fluent in English. However, you may be confused by words and expressions related to topics that you do not understand well, all sorts of jokes, sarcasm, hints, slang.

You are asked to answer 36 questions to test your listening, writing, speaking and grammar skills.

It is noteworthy that to test listening comprehension, they do not use phrases recorded by the speaker like “London is the capital”, but short excerpts from films (Puzzle English specializes in learning English from films and TV series). In English-language films, the characters' speech is close to how people speak in real life, so the test can seem harsh.

Chandler from Friends doesn't have the best pronunciation.

To check a letter, you need to translate several phrases from English into Russian and from Russian into English. The program provides several translation options for each phrase. To test your knowledge of grammar, a completely ordinary test is used, where you need to choose one option from several proposed ones.

But you're probably wondering how the program can test your speaking skills? Of course, an online English test will not test your speech like a human, but the test developers have come up with an original solution. In the task you need to listen to a phrase from the film and choose a line suitable for continuing the dialogue.

Talking is not enough, you also need to understand your interlocutor!

The ability to speak English consists of two skills: listening to the speech of your interlocutor and expressing your thoughts. This task, although in a simplified form, tests how you cope with both tasks.

At the end of the test, you will be shown a complete list of questions with the correct answers, and you will find out where you made mistakes. And of course, you will see a chart with an assessment of your level on a scale from Beginner to Upper Intermediate.

2. Test to determine the level of English with a teacher

To get a professional, “live” (and not automated, as in tests) assessment of the level of the English language, you need English teacher, which will test you with tasks and an interview in English.

This consultation can be done free of charge. Firstly, there may be a language school in your city that offers free language testing and even a trial lesson. This is now a common practice.

In short, I signed up for a trial lesson-test, got in touch on Skype at the appointed time, and teacher Alexandra and I had a lesson during which she “tortured” me in every possible way with various tasks. All communication was in English.

My trial lesson on SkyEng. We check your knowledge of grammar.

At the end of the lesson, the teacher explained to me in detail in which direction I should develop my English, what problems I have, and a little later she sent me a letter with a detailed description of the level of language skills (with ratings on a 5-point scale) and methodological recommendations.

This method took some time: three days passed from submitting the application to the lesson, and the lesson itself lasted about 40 minutes. But this is much more interesting than any online test.

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Before you start talking about the levels of the English language, you need to immediately agree that they cannot be driven into a strictly defined framework. No one can tell you that if you learn 15 more words, your level will no longer be beginner, but intermediate. And in general, no one judges the level of language proficiency only by the volume of vocabulary. Therefore, if you were told that you successfully passed the exam at the Intermediate level, then you can boast with full confidence to your friends that you have the Upper-Intermediate level, that is, its initial part.

To a person inexperienced in teaching methods, it may seem that there is absolute confusion in the classification of language proficiency levels. So, for example, if you take the famous grammar book "English Grammar In Use" by Murphy (blue bound version), on the cover of which it is written "for intermediate students" (for intermediate students), you will notice that this textbook covers material which is quite enough to pass the FCE exam, for which the courses prepare Advanced level students. This begs a logical question: aren’t there several classifications of English language levels? Let's look at their classification and lift the veil a little over the mysticism that hovers over determining the level of the English language.

There is an organization accredited by the European Commission for Education ALTE(The Association of Language Testers in Europe), which has developed a general scale of levels of proficiency in foreign languages. This scale divides all students into six levels: A1 (Breakthrough level), A2 (Level 1), B1 (Level 2), B2 (Level 3), C1 (Level 4) and C2 (Level 5), covering the range from basic to almost perfect level of language proficiency.

The Cambridge exams are tied to this scale. British publishers of dictionaries for learners of English, reference books and collections of exercises on grammar, vocabulary, etc. also rely on this scale. In general, it is used for almost all types of teaching aids, except for one large group: basic English courses.

In simple terms, basic English training courses are the well-known Top Notch, True Colors, Headway, Cutting Edge, Streamline English, True to Life, Reward, etc. These textbook series use their own English language level scale. It consists of six levels: Beginner or Basic, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate And Advanced. Almost all English courses that use a communicative approach are guided by this scale.

Is it possible to find out the correspondence between this scale and the one proposed? ALTE? Yes, the approximate ratio is presented in the table below.

Comparison table of English levels

ALTE levels	Levels based on textbooks Headway, Cutting Edge, etc.	Exams
A1 Breakthrough	Beginner (Basic)	-
	Elementary
A2 Level 1	Pre-Intermediate
B1 Level 2	Intermediate
	Upper-Intermediate
B2 Level 3	Advanced	FCE(First Certificate in English) IELTS 5.0-5.5 TOEFL 570-610 (PBT), 230-255 (CBT)
C1 Level 4	-	CAE(Certificate in Advanced English) IELTS 6.0-7.0 TOEFL 630-677 (PBT), 270-300 (CBT)
C2 Level 5		CPE(Certificate of Proficiency in English) IELTS 7.5-9.0

As can be seen from the table, the Advanced level, which is offered by almost all language courses, corresponds to only the average level on the scale ALTE.
Let’s say right away that you shouldn’t be upset, dear English language learners, since all organizations and educational institutions that work with people for whom English is not their native language are familiar with the scale below and are aware of these differences in levels. And if you are going to study at a university in an English-speaking country or get a prestigious job directly related to the use of language knowledge, then they won’t ask you much about your language level - they will need results TOEFL, IELTS etc.

All these exams have their own gradation and correspond to the last levels on the scale ALTE. In the case of preparation for TOEFL or IELTS, we usually talk about passing the exam to a certain score. Preparation courses for Cambridge exams - FCE, CAE, CPE - last at least an academic year each, and it is understood that each of these levels takes you to a qualitatively new level of language proficiency. Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) is a document confirming that you speak English almost as fluently as your native one.

The last level that can be achieved is Post-Proficiency. It describes people who know English almost perfectly, at the level of an educated native speaker. At this level, when communicating in English, difficulties may arise only on a cultural level: for example, the meaning of a joke may slip away if it plays on a quote from a TV show, film or book. A Post-Proficiency student rarely makes mistakes when using English, but he practices a lot so as not to lose his skills. There is no further gradation of levels; you will simply be called a “native English speaker”.

Below is a description of English language proficiency levels as recommended by the British Council:

• Beginner
• Elementary
• Pre Intermediate
• Intermediate
• Upper Intermediate
• Advanced

Beginner level

Conversation

• say your name and personal details
• answer basic questions (what’s your name, how old are you, etc.)
• count to one hundred

Understanding

• Know the alphabet and be able to spell words
• Understand basic sentences and questions

Level Elementary

Conversation

• Learn and provide brief information about yourself and others
• Find out and provide brief information of a non-personal nature
• Express your thoughts so that you are understood and ask for clarification of this or that situation so that it becomes clear to you what is being said
• Express simple ideas and feelings
• Speak with a pronunciation that everyone can understand
• Use the language to communicate and solve problems in any English-speaking country

Understanding

• Capture the main meaning of listening in class
• Understand the main key points of listening
• Read short texts and grasp main ideas.

Letter

• Compose sentences correctly
• Write a postcard, e-mail, small request or notification
• Write a short description about yourself
• Start a phone conversation wisely

Pre Intermediate level

Conversation

• Speak with clear pronunciation
• Provide personal and abstract information
• Clearly explain that you don’t understand something
• Understand the explanation of certain issues in situations of misunderstanding
• Express your thoughts and feelings clearly
• Operate with basic communication situations

Understanding

• Understand the main idea of ​​the text
• Clearly distinguish between stress, sounds and intonation
• Read simple texts and understand main ideas

Letter

• Describe a situation, place or person
• Formulate your attitude towards objects, problems and people
• Write a postcard, formal/informal letter, e-mail, request, apology or petition
• Write about yourself
• Construct a sentence clearly and grammatically by coordinating words with each other

Upon completion of this level, students can prepare to take the international Cambridge exam PET(Preliminary English Test).

Intermediate level

Conversation

• Find out other people's opinions, attitudes and emotions and express your own
• Express misunderstanding of the situation and ask for clarification
• Express your ideas in a simple way
• Speak with clear and understandable pronunciation for others
• Express emotions and feelings using stress and intonation
• Correctly combine words in a sentence in spoken and written English

Understanding

• Understand the main ideas in listening exercises in class
• Understand main points and general meaning from context and recognize content
• Recognize and distinguish the pronunciation of a person speaking English
• Improve the ability to understand and distinguish between informal and formal written and spoken language in a variety of situations

Letter

• Fill out various papers: declarations, questionnaires, etc.
• Write letters, postcards
• Write informational formal and informal letters
• Write down the sequence of events, write stories
• Describe people, places and situations
• Supplement the presentation of a particular situation with personal comments
• Express thoughts and attitudes simply and grammatically correctly

Upper Intermediate level

Conversation

• Record and provide information under various circumstances
• Use formal and informal language in different situations
• Discuss with two or more people and be able to carry on a conversation
• Catch your own shortcomings and mistakes in pronunciation
• Speak with a small number of grammatical and lexical errors and be able to correct them during a conversation (with explanation)

Understanding

• Understand the main ideas of the text the first time
• Understand by ear the relationships and emotions expressed in the text
• Pick up different regional accents
• Perceive and conduct a telephone conversation
• Read newspapers and magazines and understand basic key points
• Distinguish between styles: conversational, formal, street, etc.
• Draw conclusions from what you read

Letter

• Writing formal and informal letters
• Write basic instructions and instructions
• Write a short review of a movie or story
• Operate with simple and complex syntactic structures
• Use different styles in writing letters and stories
• Express thoughts clearly and grammatically correctly so that the listener can easily understand what is said

Upon completion of this level, students can prepare and take international Cambridge exams IELTS(International English Language Testing System), FCE(First Certificate in English) and American exam TOEFL(Test of English as a Foreign Language).

Advanced level

Conversation

• Use formal and informal styles to suit the place and time
• Speak with a limited number of grammatical and lexical errors
• Speak fluently on various topics
• Know and be able to put into practice idiomatic expressions and established phrases or phrases
• Operate with the phonological features of the language, be able to highlight with intonation or place logical stress in accordance with the laws of the language at the place in the sentence to which you want to draw the interlocutor’s attention.

Understanding

• Understand key points the first time and recognize the speaker’s attitude and opinion on the issue
• Evaluate intonation and draw conclusions about the speaker’s feelings and emotions

Letter

• Write official and informal letters, e-mail and convey your own feelings and emotions in accordance with the canons of etiquette
• Write a narrative
• Write discursive essays, e.g. by logical conclusions
• Compile reports, write articles and reviews of books, films, events

Upon completion of this level, students can take the Cambridge exam CAE(Certificate in Advanced English), and also prepare for the exam CPE(Certificate of Proficiency in English).