{"id":14013,"date":"2024-04-06T09:10:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T07:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/?p=14013"},"modified":"2024-04-06T09:18:14","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T07:18:14","slug":"french-proficiency-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/fr\/french-classes-in-paris\/french-proficiency-test\/","title":{"rendered":"A Useful Grid for Self-Evaluation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>Determine your current language level with a Precise French Proficiency Test<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This reliable French proficiency test was developed by the Council of Europe to help language learners self-assess their level of competence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It contains six levels of French fluency that will help you check your level online, from beginner (A1) to proficient (C2)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/images\/2020\/08\/french-levels-from-a1-to-c2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Take an online French proficiency test to assess your language abilities.\" class=\"wp-image-14035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/images\/2020\/08\/french-levels-from-a1-to-c2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/images\/2020\/08\/french-levels-from-a1-to-c2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/images\/2020\/08\/french-levels-from-a1-to-c2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/images\/2020\/08\/french-levels-from-a1-to-c2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/images\/2020\/08\/french-levels-from-a1-to-c2.jpg 1080w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A0 \u2013 ENTRY LEVEL<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Listening<\/strong>: based on the French proficiency test, you can understand very little, except for a few words of vocabulary which you may remember from school.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>: you can understand a few bits of vocabulary but overall nothing is very clear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can interact in the most simplistic way, using very basic words but cannot form a sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A1<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>Beginner in French<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Listening<\/strong>: you can understand everyday expressions &amp; basic sentences to help you <strong>get by in daily situations<\/strong> (buying bread, ordering food at the restaurant, etc.). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>: you can recognise simple words and guess the meaning of certain predictable texts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can use simple everyday basic expressions and <strong>interact in a simple way<\/strong> if the person speaks slowly and clearly. You can introduce yourself, answer simple questions about yourself, ask where the toilets are, order a drink, etc. You can also describe an object, give advice to someone in a simple way, describe a place or a person, express your feelings, write a short personal letter to someone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>A2<\/strong> \u2013 <strong>ADVANCED BEGINNER <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Listening<\/strong>: you can understand frequently used sentences and everyday expressions (on topics such as family information, shopping and employment, etc.). You are also able to understand simple questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>: you can read more easily <strong>more complex texts<\/strong> covering a wider range of topics. You are able to <strong>differentiate a present tense from a past tense.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can use simple everyday expressions related to everyday routine matters. You can <strong>describe your activities or narrate an event in the past (imparfait or pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9) and express future projects.<\/strong> You can also show agreement or disagreement, express regrets or criticism, report someone else&rsquo;s speech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>B1<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> <strong>Intermediate <\/strong>LEVEL<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Listening<\/strong>: at this level, you can understand and take part in simple conversations about everyday situations (at work, school, leisure, etc.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>: your reading is more fluent and you can understand texts about more complex topics but not quite current affairs yet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can travel with confidence and make yourself understood using a wide range of descriptive vocabulary, adjectives and various tenses (subjunctive, conditional, in particular). You can make comparisons, talk about events, dreams or ambitions and <strong>give opinions on various everyday topics.<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>B2<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> <strong>Upper Intermediate <\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Listening<\/strong>: you are able to understand the main ideas of more complex and abstract subjects (including more specialised fields).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>: you are able to read detailed texts from different topics and give viewpoints on current affairs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can use a wide range of vocabulary and <strong>speak fluently and with spontaneity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>C1<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> <strong>Advanced French Student<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Listening<\/strong>: you can understand a wide range of topics. You can also recognise idioms and implicit meaning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Reading<\/strong>: you can read books and understand more complex texts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can express yourself fluently using colloquial expressions and well-structured detailed sentences in most situations: professional, social and academic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><strong>C2<\/strong> <strong>\u2013<\/strong> <strong>Master or Proficient<\/strong> in FRENCH<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Listening<\/strong>: according to the French proficiency test, you can listen to radio, TV programs and conversations with ease and understand complex idioms and nuances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Reading<\/strong>: you can read complex texts and write using a wide range of complex tenses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Speaking<\/strong>: you can summarise in a spontaneous and fluent way any accounts and information from diverse written texts and spoken conversations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-medium-font-size\"><blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frenchcourses-paris.com\/french-classes-in-paris-contact-caroline\/\" title=\"Contact Caroline for an intensive French course in Paris\">Contact Caroline<\/a> to schedule an intensive French course in Paris. <br>Learn French with an experienced tutor, and take your language skills to the next level!<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Test your level with this precise French proficiency test. 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