The document summarizes the Common Reference Levels of language proficiency established by the Council of Europe. It provides 3 sentences describing each level from A1 to C2: A1 is described as a basic ability to communicate simply. A2 involves dealing with direct information and expressing oneself in familiar contexts. B1 focuses on giving and understanding information about daily life and interests. B2 involves the ability to discuss topics within one's field of interest. C1 describes the capacity for clear descriptions on complex topics. C2 involves dealing with cognitively demanding academic material and using language effectively.

1. THE COMMON
REFERENCE
LEVELS
Group 7
METODOLOGÍA PARA LA ENSEÑANZA PLURILINGÜE Y
EL APRENDIZAJE DE LENGUAS EXTRANJERAS

2. A1
She began to cry again. Mrs. Wilson was very sad
because she knew her sister loved the cat very
much. Suddenly Mrs. Wilson said "I can bury
your cat in my garden in Duncan and you can
come and visit him sometimes." Mrs. Smith
stopped crying and the two sisters had tea
together and a nice visit.

3. Breakthrough
• The lowest level in The Common Reference
Levels.
• A basic ability to communicate and exchange
information in a simple way.
• Produce simple phrases about people and
pleaces.
• Example: CAN ask simple questions about a
menu and understand simple answers.

4. A2
Gatesbridge’s new Merriwether Mall is opening
this September. With an area of 320,000 square
metres, the Merriweather Mall will be the biggest
mall in the south west. It’s located close to the
motorway, has its own bus station and 2000 car
parking spaces, so it is convenient for everyone.

5. Waystage
• An ability to deal with simple, direct information
and begin to express oneself in familiar contexts.
• Can write a series of simple phrases and
sentences linked with simple connectors such as:
and, but and because.
• Can give a simple descriptions of presentation of
people, daily routines, like, dislikes…

6. B1
This is a series of daytime lectures by people who
have lived and worked in wild places. Each of
the six talks will focus on a different continent.
Lecturers will show photographs of the animals
and plants, and explain why they are only found
in one area. Lecturers will include Leo Holland,
a scientist from the Antarctic project, and Milly
Oliphant, who researches birds in the Amazon
rainforest. Tea and Biscuits provided.

7. Threshold
• The ability to express oneself in a limited way in
familiar situations and to deal in a general way with
nonroutine information.
• Can write texts on a range of familiar subjects
within his field of interest.
• Can maintain a fluent conversation.
• Example: CAN ask to open an account at a bank.

8. B2
Social networks are beginning to be adopted by
healthcare professionals as a means to manage
institutional knowledge, disseminate peer to peer
knowledge and to highlight individual physicians
and institutions. The advantage of using a dedicated
medical social networking site is that all the
members are screened against the state licensing
board list of practitioners. The role of social
networks is especially of interest to pharmaceutical
companies who spend approximately "32 percent of
their marketing dollars" attempting to influence the
opinion leaders of social networks.

9. Vantage
• The capacity to achieve most goals and express
oneself on a range of topics.
• Speaking: Clear descriptions and presentations
giving relevant details.
• Can write clear, detailed text on a variety of subjects
related to his/her field of interest.
• Example: CAN show visitors around and give a
detailed description of a place.

10. C1
Western Sahara, Africa’s last colony, was taken over by
Morocco when the Spanish withdrew in 1976, despite a
ruling from the International Court of Justice. This was
followed by a brutal 16-year war, during which time tens
of thousands of Sahrawis fled across the Algerian border
to refugee camps. In 1991, a ceasefire agreement was
drawn up, in which a referendum on self-determination
was promised to decide the fate of the country and its
people. However, almost twenty years later, the gears of
diplomacy have turned slowly and nothing has happened.
Meanwhile the refugees have been left stranded in five
refugee camps dotted around the vast, inhospitable
desert.

11. Effective Operational
Proficiency
• The ability to communicate with the emphasis on how
well it is done, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and
the capacity to deal with unfamiliar topics.
• Can give clear, detailed descriptions and presentations
on complex subjects, integrating sub-themes.
• Example: CAN get and hold onto his/her turn to
speak.

12. C2
There is a danger that these new art forms airbrush out the
atrocities which accompanied the ostentation and
glamour. It was a time when democracy was suppressed,
political enemies disappeared, and billions of dollars
which could have helped the poverty-stricken country
were spent on the Marcos’s extravagant lifestyle.
However, the artists involved are keen to make clear that
the regime also resulted in great leaps forward in the
country’s culture, architecture and infrastructure. The
Marcos legacy remains in the form of hospitals, Heart
and Lung Centres, Folk Art theatres and homes for
children and the elderly, notwithstanding that the Marcos
couple set their war-ravaged, poverty-stricken land onto
the world stage.

13. Mastery
• The capacity to deal with material which is
academic or cognitively demanding, and to use
language to good effect at a level of performance
which may in certain respects be more advanced
than that of an average native speaker.
• Can produce clear, smoothly flowing texts and
speeches with an effective logical structure and
read almost as quickly as a native speaker.

14. PLUS LEVELS