Beginner
Level 1
* Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
* Can introduce him/her and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
* Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

Elementary
Level 2
* Can understand simple language materials closely related to personal and daily activities.
* Can communicate with others on such topics and introduce themselves or others.
* Can understand simple words and phrases used to express emotions and feelings(thanks or apologies) and attitudes(positive or negative)

Level 3
* Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
* Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
* Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Pre-Intermediate
Level 4
* Can understand simple and familiar language materials closely related to workplace and social interactions and identify the main points and specific details.
* Can communicate with others on familiar topics with clarity and coherence and apply basic communicative strategies.
* Can develop increased effectiveness in communicating with others with the help of stresses, pauses, intonation or body language.

Intermediate
Level 5
* 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 while travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
* Can produce simple connected text on topics that are familiar or of personal interest.
* Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

Level 6
* Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
* Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
* Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Advanced
Level 7
* Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.
* Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
* Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
* Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

Level 8
* Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
* Can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
* Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.