CEF Advanced Plus

Level C1+

I can understand a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating shifts in style and register.
I can understand everybody I talk to, given the opportunity to occasionally confirm something, especially if the accent or dialect is non-standard and unfamiliar.
I can easily follow complex interactions in group discussion and debate, even on abstract and unfamiliar topics.
I can follow lectures, presentations and demonstrations with relative ease, making decisions about what to note down and what to omit as the lecture proceeds and ask detailed questions.
I can without too much effort follow films which contain a large amount of slang and a wide range of idioms.

I can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to my area of speciality.
I can scan quickly through a variety of sources both within and outside my field and assess their relevance to my needs.
I can understand complex reports, analyses and commentaries in which opinions, viewpoints and connections are discussed, recognizing contradictions, inconsistencies, or
illogical arguments.
I can understand complex manuals, regulations and contracts even within unfamiliar fields if I can reread difficult sections.
I can appreciate shifts of tone and style in contemporary literary texts and recognise their significance.
I can understand any formal or informal correspondence.

I can participate easily and appropriately in conversation.
I have a good understanding of humour, irony and implicit cultural references.
I can easily keep up with and contribute to an extended debate on abstract and complex topics, even when these are unfamiliar to me and when people start talking simultaneously.
I can formulate a convincing argument and respond to questions, comments and complex counter arguments fluently, spontaneously and appropriately.

I can give an elaborate description or account of an experience or topic of relevance, integrating themes, developing particular points and concluding appropriately.
I can confidently put forward a systematically developed argument, taking account of the audience’s perspective, evaluating areas of ambiguity and selecting appropriate supporting examples.
I can give a clear, well-structured presentation of a complex subject, expanding and supporting points of view with reasons and relevant examples.
I can confidently handle detailed questions and spontaneously follow up points raised by members of the audience.
I can summarise orally information from different sources, selecting the most salient and relevant ideas, and reconstructing arguments in a coherent presentation.

I can write well-structured texts which show a high degree of grammatical correctness and vary my vocabulary and style according to the addressee, the kind of text and the topic.
I can write clear, detailed, well- developed descriptions and imaginative texts in an assured, personal, natural style appropriate to the reader in mind.
I can write papers on complex topics, developing an argument systematically by highlighting the main issues and supporting points with relevant examples and details and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion.
I can express myself with clarity and precision in correspondence.

I can use fluently a variety of appropriate expressions to introduce my remarks in order to get the floor, or to gain time and keep the floor while thinking.
I can relate my contribution skilfully to those of other speakers.
I can quickly substitute an equivalent term for a word I can’t recall.
I can monitor what I say or write, finding more precise and more sophisticated ways of expressing what I want to.

I have a good command of a broad vocabulary, including collocations and idiomatic expressions; I can overcome gaps in my vocabulary with alternatives.
I can reformulate ideas differently in order to ensure that people understand exactly what I mean, eliminating the possibility of misunderstandings.
I can produce clear, well-structured speech and writing, showing control over ways of developing what I want to say in order to link my ideas into smoothly-flowing, coherent text.
I can consistently maintain a high degree of grammatical accuracy; errors are rare and difficult to spot.
I can express myself fluently and spontaneously, almost effortlessly. Only a conceptually difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
I can use language flexibly and effectively for social purposes, including emotional, allusive and joking usage.