Achievement Scale Chart
Achievement Scale
Beginner A1
Structure
Use basic vocabulary and grammatical structures to introduce and talk about
oneself in a basic level in written and spoken language; Can interact with a group of students
using wh questions.
Reading & Writing
Demonstrate understanding of the main idea of short simple texts through basic
reading strategies; Write simple sentences
about familiar topics using general mechanics correctly in simple sentences;Use modals and
briefly speak write about a
familiar subject.
Listening & Speaking
Communicate about daily topics; Can ask and provide personal information; Ask and
answer questions about personal routines
and share data; Understand and use familiar everyday expressions, basic phrases, introduce
oneself and others; Can interact
given that the speaker speaks slowly and provides assistance.
Intermediate A2
Structure
Use adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions in sentences; Can conjugate verbs in
the simple, progressive, perfect, and
perfect progressive tenses; Correctly utilize phrasal verbs in common expressions, and make
comparisons between objects.
Reading & Writing
Describe his/her environment and preferences using adjectives, adverbs, and
conjunctions; Write short basic descriptions
of present and past activities while utilizing time expressions, Form compound sentences about
his/her routine highlighting his/her
likes and dislikes; Understand short simple narratives, regulations, and instructions;
Understand simple information and scan simple
texts and identify main idea.
Listening & Speaking
Understand sentences and frequently used expressions on familiar subjects; Can
follow short, simple social conversation
exchanges; Understand enough to respond to direct requests if expressed slowly; Describe his/her
background, family, home country, work
and daily routines using simple language. Express basic intentions using time markers; Compare
quantities, ask for clarification, give
compliments, encouragement, and basic advice.
High Intermediate B1
Structure
Can develop and deliver speeches; Can handle various situations and expressions
encountered in real life; Comprehend
the meanings and use of idiomatic expressions in conversations. Develop writing skills and
reading strategies.
Reading & Writing
Can exhibit enhanced reading and comprehension skills; Able to write paragraphs,
essays; Can re-tell a story and write
compositions using and accurate grammar usage and vocabulary learned; Use writing techniques
accurately including punctuation and
capitalization; Able to edit for spelling, punctuation and grammar mistakes.
Listening & Speaking
Has the ability to describe experiences, events, dreams and ambitions; Can
deliver different types of presentations
such as persuasive, narrative and descriptive. Can speak confidently before an audience.
Advanced B2
Structure
Can write structured compositions with a hook, thesis statement; topic sentences,
and supporting details. Able to
recognize parts of speech and order of events in a text; Understand inferences based on
vocabulary, details, and abstract examples
in a text. Understand meaning in idiomatic expressions and successfully utilize it to describe a
situation; Give his/her opinion
to everyday problems and discuss the possibilities in finding appropriate solutions.
Reading & Writing
Make simple inferences based on information in a short text; Distinguish between
fact and opinion in common topics; Follow
the chronological order of events; Recognize key information on an extended article; Write a
detailed description of a person, place or
object; Give advice including reasons. End an argument with a clear conclusion; Compare
information using different sources; Write a
structured text signaling main points and supporting details.
Listening & Speaking
Can understand most TV news and news articles relating to current events; Use
irony to emphasize the speaker’s meaning; Can
follow speech expressing unstructured ideas and an extended speech on an abstract or complex
topic outside of their field ; Describe
characteristics and personalities in some detail. Confidently exchange a wide range of
information within their field; Suggest solutions
to problems and talk about possibilities with precision.
Advanced / Academics C1
Structure
Follow texts on unfamiliar topics and identify specific details; Write diverse
texts using different writing methods to
address different audiences and attain specific outcomes; Use advanced vocabulary and idiomatic
expressions to support a point of view; Identify
emotions and rhetorical devices in speech and writing; Respond to social issues using complex
language and abstract scenarios to support a point
of view.
Reading & Writing
Can understand puns, allusions, jokes, and idiomatic language;. Understand
complex arguments in newspaper articles; Identify
inferred meaning in linguistically complex texts; Identify examples that support a particular
interpretation; Write essays using a combination
of sources; Add complex text and vocabulary to enhance rhetoric; Edit text to make it clearer;
Can smoothly switch between different writing
styles using formal and informal language. Acquire the rudiments in gathering data and write a
simple research.
Listening & Speaking
Understand abstract and complex topics. Recognize coherence and follow
conversations and arguments on unfamiliar topics. Infer
meaning, opinion, attitude in conversations between fluent speakers. Can confidently speak with
different types of audiences; Understand double
meaning of a word in a joke and recognize a wide range of idiomatic expressions.