Read some tips on how to get to know the level of your student in the first meeting!

1. ENGLISH LEVEL
ASSESSMENT
HOW TO

2. FIRST COMES FIRST
• Before you have your first meeting with your new student in which you will level test
them, have a very slight idea of the level that they have so that you can test them
appropriately.
• This might mean requesting them to send you a voice memo telling you a little bit
about themselves and maybe one other question to indicate if they have learned
the past tense or a more advanced tense than the present.
• If they do not feel comfortable doing this, you might coordinate the first meeting in
English or ask them what level they think they are (although this is often incorrect.
• Plan to have appropriate questions for both above and below the level that you
think they have in case you were mistaken.

3. TIPS FOR IMMEDIATE QUESTIONS
• First it’s a good idea to understand why they are learning English so that you can
adjust your assessment and then class accordingly.
• For example, if they say they want strictly classes of conversation, you will not assess
their writing skills.
• Just from the answer of this question, you will probably have an idea of what level
they have, and then you can continue appropriately with the rest of your
assessment.

4. STRUCTURAL TIPS
• Make sure you test reading writing and
speaking (unless they request otherwise)
• Start with the easiest questions first and
make them to progress in difficulty.
• Make sure to test their grammar proficiency
(maybe starting with the simple tenses, and
then progressing into more difficult tenses
and other grammar topics).

5. OTHER TIPS
• You can use online tests if you would like
(like the Cambridge online test) but make
sure you have addendums to test more for
speaking proficiency.
• Make sure you either record the
assessment to play back later or take note
of all of the mistakes that they make.
These errors can indicate classes that you
eventually prepare for them.