You can understand/use familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases

You can introduce yourself and others and ask/answer questions about personal details.

You can interact in a simple way as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly.

You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family info, shopping, local geography, employment).

You can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of info on familiar and routine matters.

You can describe in simple terms aspects of your background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

You can understand main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

You can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst traveling in an area where the language is spoken.

You can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

You can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

You can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialization.

You can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

You 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.

You can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.

You can express yourself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.

You can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.

You can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing a controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

You can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.

You can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.

You can express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating fine shades of meaning even in more complex situations.