Proficiency Levels

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	SURVIVAL you have the basic skills to get by	FUNCTIONAL you can cope with day-to-day, routine business situations	OPERATIONAL you are confident in most situations, even the unexpected	ADVANCED fluent; you can handle just about anything
average time of tuition	30-60-100 hrs	100-250 hrs	250-400 hrs	400-600 hrs
LISTENING	Understanding simple information, announcements, and instructions.	Following straightforward meetings and news broadcasts.	Following meetings, speeches and broadcasts on familiar subjects. Report on speeches, lectures, etc. on familiar topics.	Follow complex meetings. Understand the nuances of the language. Take notes from specialist and delicate meetings and discussions.
WRITING	Writing short messages, requests and instructions. Complete simple forms. Routine communications, invitations and thank-you notes.	Drafting short, routine correspondence. Translating simple documents into target language. Writing instructions for staff. Give information on forms.	Draft routine correspondence. Write short reports. Draft straightforward statements, press releases, etc. Translate straightforward documents into the target language.	Formal letters and reports. Write complex, specialised reports and documents. Compile statements and press releases. Translate specialised and subtle documents into the target language.
CONVERSATION	Hold a simple conversation. Answer the telephone. Make simple arrangements. Ask for and give everyday info and directions. Deal with shopping and basic travel. Deal with officials on basic matters.	Make routine arrangements. Deal with routine requests and enquiries. Give instructions. Converse on predictable and familiar topics. Deal with services e.g. banks and accommodation and travel. Handle emergencies.	Exchange views and information on a wide range of topics. Make complex arrangements. Make informal agreements. Take an active role in business meetings. Make short prepared speech or presentation. Interpret for routine work or social occasions.	Take part in business meetings at all levels. Give interviews and presentations. Handle demanding situations and delicate negotiations. Deliver an address prepared or impromptu. Interpret for semi-specialised occasions.
READING	Simple instructions and notices. Internal notes. Simple brochures and leaflets.Skim the press to identify contents.	Understand routine correspondence, forms, regulations and notices. Get the gist of predictable articles. Skim the press for the main facts.	Read wide range of material including papers, reports and documents. Translate factual articles on familiar topics. Closely read documents on familiar topics.	Read lengthy, demanding documents. Translate specialised and complex documents. Fluent reading of the press on all subjects. Rapid skimming.