Can introduce him/herself and others, ask and answer, questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
Can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
Can express ideas fluently and spontaneously without obvious searching for expressions; can use language flexibly and eff;ctively for social, academic and professional purposes.
Can express him/herself spontaneously, fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.