| Beginner / Principiante Right now, I can: 
				Write some words and a couple of sentences. I know my English ABCs, numbers, and some words, but I need a lot of help.Read and understand some familiar words in simple sentences.Understand some simple questions, directions, or greetings.Use familiar or simple words in English to say I need something or want something. | 
		
			| Intermediate Right now, I can: 
				Write simple sentences, but I need some help. I don’t know a lot of English words.Read a few simple sentences in English and mostly understand them.Understand some words in a slow-paced conversation in English to meet basic needs.Have a brief conversation in English about what I need to do or what I want. | 
		
			| High Intermediate Right now, I can: 
				Write a group of sentences in English with help.Read a group of sentences in English, but sometimes I do not know all of the words.Understand a slow-paced conversation in English on a familiar topic or in practical everyday situations, such as shopping or the weather.Communicate in English about familiar topics or practical everyday situations, such as shopping or the weather. Often I can’t say in English what I want to say. |