CEFR Checklist C1 Unit

KEY
Circle a score (1–5) for each competence covered 1 = I can do this with a lot of help from my teacher.
in your Student’s Book. Use the key to help you. 2 = I can do this with a little help.
Are there any areas where you might need 3 = I can do this fairly well.
more practice? 4 = I can do this really well.
5 = I can do this almost perfectly.

Competence page your score

Listening
I can understand a wide range of recorded and broadcast audio material, including some
non-standard usage, and identify finer details including implicit attitudes and relationships
C1

22, 27 1 2 3 4 5
between speakers.
I can follow extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships
C1

23 1 2 3 4 5
are only implied and not signalled explicitly.
I can understand a wide range of idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms, appreciating shifts
C1

20 1 2 3 4 5
in style and register.

Reading
I can quickly identify the content and relevance of news items, articles and reports on a wide
C1

16, 20, 26 1 2 3 4 5

range of topics, deciding whether closer study is worthwhile.
I can understand in detail lengthy, complex texts, whether or not they relate to my own area
C1

16 1 2 3 4 5
of speciality, provided I can reread difficult sections.
I can understand fairly long demanding texts and summarise them orally.
C1

16 1 2 3 4 5
I can read complex reports, analyses and commentaries where opinions, viewpoints and
C1

16 1 2 3 4 5
connections between ideas are discussed.
I can extract information, ideas and opinions from highly specialised texts in a familiar field,
C1

20 1 2 3 4 5
for example research reports.
Resource
Centre:
I can read contemporary literary texts with ease.
C1

1 2 3 4 5
Literature
worksheets

Speaking: Spoken Interaction

I can express myself with clarity and precision, relating to the addressee flexibly and 18, 20, 21,
C1

1 2 3 4 5
effectively. 22, 23, 24
I can understand and exchange complex information and advice on a wide range of familiar
C1

21, 23 1 2 3 4 5
topics.
I can select an appropriate formulation from a broad range of language to express myself
C1

18, 20, 21, 23 1 2 3 4 5

clearly, without having to restrict what I want to say.
I can argue a formal position convincingly, responding to questions and comments and
C1

21, 23 1 2 3 4 5
answering complex lines of counterargument fluently, spontaneously and appropriately.
I can help a conversation to progress by inviting others to join in, say what they think, etc.
C1

23 1 2 3 4 5
I can use language fluently, accurately and effectively on a wide range of general,
C1

16, 20, 21, 23 1 2 3 4 5

professional or academic topics.
I can express my ideas and opinions clearly and precisely, presenting and responding to
C1

16, 20, 21, 23 1 2 3 4 5

complex lines of reasoning convincingly.
I can participate fully in an interview, as either interviewer or interviewee, expanding and
developing the point being discussed fluently, without any support and handling interjections
C1

23 1 2 3 4 5
well.

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Speaking: Spoken Production

I can synthesise and report information and arguments from multiple sources.
C1

21, 24 1 2 3 4 5
16, 19,
I can expand and support points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and
C1

21, 22, 1 2 3 4 5

relevant examples.
23
I can outline an issue or a problem clearly, speculating about causes or consequences, and
C1

16, 21, 23 1 2 3 4 5

weighing advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.
I can give clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects.
C1

16, 21, 23 1 2 3 4 5

I can give an extended description or account of something, integrating themes, developing
C1

21, 23 1 2 3 4 5
particular points and concluding appropriately.
I can give a clearly-developed presentation on a subject in a field of personal or professional
interest, departing when necessary from the prepared text and following up spontaneously points
C1

21 1 2 3 4 5
raised by members of the audience.
Speaking: Strategies
I can fluently use a variety of appropriate expressions to preface my remarks in order to get the
C1

21, 23 1 2 3 4 5
floor, or to gain time and keep the floor while thinking.

Vocabulary: Language Quality

I can pass on detailed information reliably.
C1

21, 27 1 2 3 4 5
I can express myself fluently, spontaneously and without apparent effort. Only a conceptually
C1

19, 23 1 2 3 4 5
difficult subject can hinder a natural, smooth flow of language.
I can produce clear, smoothly-flowing, well-structured speech, showing control over ways of
C1

21, 23 1 2 3 4 5
developing what I want to say in order to express my ideas coherently.
I have a good command of a broad vocabulary allowing gaps to be readily overcome with
circumlocutions; I rarely have to search obviously for expressions or compromise on saying
C1

16, 19, 23 1 2 3 4 5

exactly what I want to.
I can consistently maintain a high degree of grammatical accuracy; errors are rare and difficult to spot.
C1

18, 22 1 2 3 4 5

Writing
I can write clear, well-structured expositions of complex subjects, underlining the relevant salient issues.
C1

25, 27 1 2 3 4 5
I can express myself in writing on a wide range of general, professional or academic topics in a
C1

25, 27 1 2 3 4 5
clear and user-friendly manner.
I can present a complex topic in a clear and well-structured way, highlighting the most important
C1

25, 27 1 2 3 4 5
points, for example in a composition or a report.
I can comment on a topic or an event, presenting points of view, underlining the main ideas and
C1

25, 27 1 2 3 4 5
supporting my reasoning with detailed examples.
I can select a style appropriate to the reader in mind.
C1

25, 27 1 2 3 4 5
I can write texts which show a high degree of grammatical correctness and vary my vocabulary
C1

25, 27 1 2 3 4 5
and style according to the addressee, the kind of text and the topic.

Study strategies: Action plan

I am confident that I can … 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

I need to work on … 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________

My personal action plan Date Completed

1. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

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