General English (Beginner to Upper-Intermediate)

What you expect to achieve at the end of each level:

Beginner

• Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
• Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details.
• Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help

Elementary:

• Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
• Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
• Can describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

Pre-Intermediate:

• Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
  
• Can deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
• Can produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
• Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans

Intermediate:

• Can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning.
  
• Can express themself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
• Can use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes.
• Can produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices
• Upon successful completion of the Upper-Intermediate course, students will be able to transfer to the advanced course or articulate into vocational or higher education courses.