We offer courses for all levels, from beginners to advanced.
We prepare students for B2 and C2 level exams. More specifically:
For the B2 and C2 exams, students are required to display a different level of competence in the four language skills. Below is an analysis of the different levels of linguistic competence as proposed by the Common European Framework fo Reference (CEFR).
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For the B2 and C2 exams, students are required to display a different level of competence in the four language skills. Below is an analysis of the different levels of linguistic competence as proposed by the Common European Framework fo Reference (CEFR).
LANGUAGE SKILLS |
B2 LEVEL: Independent User
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C2 LEVEL: Proficient User
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Listening skills |
Can understand standard spoken
language, live or broadcast, on both familiar and unfamiliar topics normally encountered in personal, social, academic or vocational life. Only extreme background noise, inadequate discourse structure and/or idiomatic usage influences the ability to understand. |
Has no difficulty in understanding any
kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, delivered at fast native speed. Can understand any native speaker interlocutor, even on abstract and complex topics of a specialist nature. The sound quality can be poor, or audibly distorted. |
Reading skills |
Can read with a large degree of
independence, adapting style and speed of reading to different texts and purposes, and using appropriate reference sources selectively. Has a broad active reading vocabulary, but may experience some difficulty with low frequency idioms. |
Can understand and interpret critically
virtually all forms of the written language including abstract, structurally complex, or highly colloquial literary and non-literary writings. Can understand texts written in a very colloquial style and containing many idiomatic expressions or slang. |
Speaking skills |
Can give clear, detailed descriptions
and presentations on a wide range of subjects related to his/her field of interest, expanding and supporting ideas with subsidiary points and relevant examples. Can carry out an effective, fluent interview, departing spontaneously from prepared questions, following up and probing interesting replies. |
Can converse comfortably and
appropriately, unhampered by any linguistic limitations in conducting a full social and personal life.Can hold his/her own in formal discussion of complex issues, putting an articulate and persuasive argument, at no disadvantage to native speakers |
Writing skills |
Can write an essay or report which
develops an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detail. Can write an essay or report which develops an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detail. |
Can produce clear, smoothly flowing,
complex reports, articles or essays which present a case, or give critical appreciation of proposals or literary works Can provide an appropriate and effective logical structure which helps the reader to find significant points. |
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