| Beginner | Stage 1 | The student should be able to introduce himself and someone else, give general information about himself, order drinks and snacks, check into a hotel and use the simple present. He/she can ask others about their origins, interests and occupation. |
| Stage 2 | The student should be able to ask and give directions, choose clothes and ask prices and use some irregular verbs. |
| Stage 3 | The student should be able to talk about past events, book a holiday and use the perfect tense. |
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| Intermediate | Stage 1 | The student should be able to talk about on-going situations in the present, read a menu and order a meal and use the present continuous and the reflexive verbs. |
| Stage 2 | The student should be able to handle factual information and instructions and give appropriate responses, expressing opinions. |
| Stage 3 | The student should be able manage sustained speech and participate in discussions. He or she should be able to read basic newspaper articles and get 80% of content. |
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| Advanced | Stage 1 | The student should be able to adequately discuss most topics, using a wide range of grammatical structures. |
| Stage 2 | The student should be able to easily express him / herself on most topics, using idiomatic language. He or she should be able to get 80% of broadcasted news (radio and TV) and to write a CV. |
| Stage 3 | The student should be able to speak fluently and accurately on almost any topic using all grammatical structures. He or she should be able to use a wide range of vocabulary, including a large amount of specialised terms and a fair amount of idiomatic expressions. |
