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Common European Framework of Reference for

Languages (CEF) (EnglishClub.com)

The CEF was created by the Council of Europe and is designed as a scale for all Europeanlanguages, not just English.

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages abbre!iated as CEFR or CEF"

is a standard, international scale of le!els for language learning. #t has $ le!els. Language

testers and e%amination boards are increasingly using the CEF as their scale of le!els, though

many gi!e each le!el their own name for e%ample, &#ntermediate& for &'( )antage&". The

table below shows the * bands and $ le!els of the CEF, together with the appro%imate hours+

reuired to achie!e each le!el and what a person is able to do with the language at each

le!el.

CEF band CEF le!el hours+ le!el descriptor ability at this le!el"

C-roficient

user

C( astery /0001 Can understand with ease !irtually e!erything

heard or read. Can summarise information from

different spoken and written sources,

reconstructing arguments and accounts in a

coherent presentation. Can e%press him2herself

spontaneously, !ery fluently and precisely,

differentiating finer shades of meaning e!en in

the most comple% situations.

C/ Effecti!e

3perational

-roficiency

400 Can understand a wide range of demanding,

longer te%ts, and recognise implicit meaning.

Can e%press him2herself fluently and

spontaneously without much ob!ious searching

for e%pressions. Can use language fle%ibly and

effecti!ely for social, academic and professional

purposes. Can produce clear, well5structured,

detailed te%t on comple% subjects, showing

controlled use of organisational patterns,

connectors and cohesi!e de!ices.

B#ndependent

user

'( )antage $00 Can understand the main ideas of comple% te%t

on both concrete and abstract topics, including

technical discussions in his2her field of

specialisation. Can interact with a degree offluency and spontaneity that makes regular

interaction with nati!e speakers uite possible

without strain for either party. Can produce

clear, detailed te%t on a wide range of subjects

and e%plain a !iewpoint on a topical issue gi!ing

the ad!antages and disad!antages of !arious

options.

'/ Threshold 600 Can understand the main points of clear

standard input on familiar matters regularly

encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. Can

deal with most situations likely to arise whilsttra!elling in an area where the language is

spoken. Can produce simple connected te%t on

topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

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Can describe e%periences and e!ents, dreams,

hopes 7 ambitions and briefly gi!e reasons and

e%planations for opinions and plans.

A'asic

user

8( 9aystage (00 Can understand sentences and freuently used

e%pressions related to areas of most immediate

rele!ance e.g. !ery basic personal and family

information, shopping, local geography,employment". Can communicate in simple and

routine tasks reuiring a simple and direct

e%change of information on familiar and routine

matters. Can describe in simple terms aspects of

his2her background, immediate en!ironment and

matters in areas of immediate need.

8/ 'reakthrough Can understand and use familiar e!eryday

e%pressions and !ery basic phrases aimed at the

satisfaction of needs of a concrete type. Can

introduce him2herself and others and can ask

and answer uestions about personal details

such as where he2she li!es, people he2she

knows and things he2she has. Can interact in a

simple way pro!ided the other person talks

slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

+:uided Learning ;ours are assessed here as appro%imately (00 hours per le!el, but please

note< it is impossible to say e%actly how many hours of study are reuired for each le!el as

this depends on factors such as the learner=s language learning background, the intensity of

study, the learner=s age and moti!ation, and the amount of study and e%posure outside class.

The hours shown in the abo!e table are appro%imate only, and based on suggestions by

e%amination publishers such as Cambridge English.

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