APPENDIX 3: English level chart

Beginner Elementary Lower Intermediate Intermediate Upper Intermediate Advanced Proficiency
Assumes no previous study of English and needs to start with on-to-one private lessons with English tutor to reach the elementary level of English You can communicate at basic and limited level for day-today issues You can communicate and deal with daily matters reasonably well but not sufficient for proper communication you are able to communicate independently making reasonable use of English vocabularies and average use of grammar in normal circumstances You can communicate using medium complexity wording and grammar in reasonably complex situations and able to join an undergraduate level course You are able to communicate using more complex vocabularies and grammar in a more complex environment and circumstances and able to study at a postgraduate level Your level of communication at this stage is fluent, accurate with ability to communicate at a high level with ease. You can easily join any study programme at any level be it undergraduate or postgraduate
IELTS Equivalent   4.5 5 5.5 6 6.5 7 8 9
TOEFL Equivalent (Paper Based)       500 550 600 650  
TOEFL Equivalent (Computer Based)       173 213 250 280  
Cambridge Certificate Equivalent KET PET   FCE CAE   CPE