CEFRL Level descriptions
The CEFRL, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, is part of many frameworks that describe your language proficiency.
There are several frameworks such as the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Proficiency Guidelines (ACTFL).
The CEFR is now becoming a worldwide standard framework for language abilities, especially European languages including French.
A1
This level you can understand...- Very basic, everyday phrases
- Carefully articulated, slow speech with long pauses
- Very short, simple texts, familiar names and words
A2
This level you can understand...- Very basic personal, family and job-related language
- Enough to meet the needs with slow, clear speech
- Short, simple texts on familiar matter
B1
This level you can understand...- Main points on common topics at work, school, or traveling
- General and specific details given clear speech
- Factual texts on subjects of interest
B2
This level you can understand...- Main ideas of complex text
- Standard spoken language, live or broadcast
- Texts with a broad reading vocabulary and large degree of autonomy
- Standard spoken language, live or broadcast
- Texts with a broad reading vocabulary and large degree of autonomy
C1
This level you can understand...- Lengthy speech on abstract topics with relative ease
- Longer texts and their implicit meaning
- Details in complex texts, even if not relating to your own specialty
C2
This level you can understand...- Virtually everything heard or read with ease
- All spoken language at a fast, native pace
- Abstract, structurally complex text and literary writings