Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment

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Levels B1 / B1+ 
CEFR Descriptor (2017 Extended Set) 
Relevance for adaptation to 
ages 7-10 
Accredited / registered ELP can-do statements 
ages 7-10 
I can on the spot, join in conversation on topics that are familiar and explain what the conversation is about. 
[86.2007-ARM/6-10] 
I can take part in a conversation on a familiar topic without preparation, though sometimes I ask for repetition or 
explanation of a word. [86.2007-ARM/6-10] 
I can join in a conversation about free-time activities that are familiar to me, e.g. ask questions about a sports 
activity. [94.2008-AUS/6-10] 
I can join in conversations about familiar places and countries, e.g. about a city I have already visited. [94.2008-
AUS/6-10] 
I can talk to someone about how an event has happened. [2012.R007-TUR/6-12] 
Can follow clearly articulated speech directed at him/her in everyday 
conversation, though will sometimes have to ask for repetition of 
particular words and phrases.
Partially relevant: if subject matter 
is familiar. 
I can understand when people tell me what they’ve done (e.g. on a trip, on a weekend,…) [116.2010-POR/6-10] 
I can easily understand my teachers and my friends. [11.2001-IE/PRI] 
I can understand the other pupils in my class. [11.2001-IE/PRI] 
I can understand exactly what the teacher says to me. [11.2001-IE/PRI] 
I can understand my conversation partner, when he/she speaks on familiar topics clearly, not very fast and in 
standard dialect. [86.2007-ARM/6-10] 
I can understand personal questions, e.g. where I go to school and what my hobbies are. [94.2008-AUS/6-10] 
I can basically understand when someone talks about his/her free-time activities, e.g. about a hobby. [94.2008-
AUS/6-10] 
I can understand when someone explains the order of events, e.g. end of year celebration at school. [94.2008-
AUS/6-10] 
I can basically understand when someone talks about past or future events, e.g. about plans for a school outing. 
[94.2008-AUS/6-10] 
I can basically understand when somebody talks about how he/she is, e.g. when someone tells about his/her 
illness. [94.2008-AUS/6-10] 
Can maintain a conversation or discussion but may sometimes be 
difficult to follow when trying to say exactly what he/she would like to. 
Relevant. 
I can keep a conversation going, give opinion and ask questions, even with occasional difficulty. [116.2010-
POR/6-10] 
Can express and respond to feelings such as surprise, happiness, 
sadness, interest and indifference.
Relevant. 
I can tell my teachers about what worries me. [116.2010-POR/6-10] 
I can express my happiness, sadness, surprise, and interest and respond to the feelings expressed by the 
person I speaking to (happiness, sadness, surprise, etc.). [86.2007-ARM/6-10] 
I can express surprise, happiness, sadness, interest, and indifference, and react to the respective expressions of 
other people's emotions. [2012.R007-TUR/6-12] 
INFORMAL DISCUSSION (with friends) 
INFORMAL DISCUSSION (with friends) 
B1+ 
B1+ 
Can follow much of what is said around him/her on general topics 
provided interlocutors avoid very idiomatic usage and articulate 
clearly.
Can explain why something is a problem.