Language Levels - English for Adults - Teaching Centre - British Council

	Language levels

This table shows your level according to the British Council Ukraine testing system and how it fits in with other descriptions of your language level.

Language Levels	Council of Europe Levels	British Council Kyiv General English Levels	British Council Kyiv Business English levels	British Council Kyiv Legal English Levels	British Council Kyiv Financial English Courses	Cambridge ESOL General Exams	Cambridge ESOL Business Exams	IELTS Exams
Beginners, Elementary	A1	1 2 3
Pre-Intermediate	A2	4 5 6				KET		3.0
Intermediate	B1	7 8 9 10	BE7 BE8 BE9 BE10	ILEC1 ILEC2 ILEC3		PET	BEC Preliminary	3.5–4.5
Upper Intermediate	B2	11 12 13 14	BE11 BE12 BE13 BE14	ILEC4 ILEC5 ILEC6 ILEC7	ICFE	FCE	BEC Vantage	5.0–6.0
Advanced	C1	Adv1 Adv2 Adv3 Adv4	BEAdv1 BEAdv2 BEAdv3 BEAdv4		ICFE ICFE ICFE ICFE	CAE	BEC Higher	6.5–7.0
Proficiency	C2	CPE CPE CPE CPE				CPE		7.5–9.0

See also Exams Preparation Courses

The IELTS bands are an unofficial approximation only. No direct correlation between Cambridge ESOL and IELTS can be made as the examinations are very different in nature

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You can do a quick assessment of your language skills according to the Council of Europe descriptors.