The Canadian Language Benchmarks system is a way of measuring English language ability across different language skills. Each course at Britannia is linked to the CLB system.
There are twelve benchmark measurements that go from 1 to 12. At Benchmark 1 you are on your way to starting out in English with a few simple words. By Benchmark 8 you are starting to get close to native speaker ability in controlling and understanding everyday English.
At Britannia, our teaching system tracks your level carefully so that each lesson moves you one step closer to the next benchmark.
LEVEL ASSESSMENTS
Your first day of at Britannia begins with a comprehensive skills assessment, which includes a listening, speaking, reading and writing component. There are eight levels in all, ranging from Level 1 to Level 8.
Score 1 |
Understands the meaning of individual, high-frequency words. |
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Score 2 |
Understands several words or a short sentence. |
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Score 3 |
Some evidence of connected discourse. |
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Score 4 |
Has control of basic grammar structures and tenses. |
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Score 5 |
Can comprehend and relate video-mediated information. |
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Score 6 |
Understands and uses a wide variety of sentence structures. |
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Score 7 |
Uses an expanded inventory of concrete and idiomatic language. |
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Score 8 |
Comfortably engages in conversation at an abstract level. |
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