Unlock, CEFR and IELTS
Unlock has been written with your learners' ambitions in mind. As well as being ideal preparation for their academic studies, the course presents learners with model texts and exercise types that they can expect to encounter in the IELTS test.
The Common European Framework of Reference is a standard guideline across all of Europe to recognize a learner’s level of language fluency. Each level of Unlock is mapped to the CEFR level of your learners in accordance with English Vocabulary Profile, guaranteeing that the language you’re teaching is at the right level.
Unlock                               CEFR Level
Level 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B2
Level 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â B1
Level 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A2
Level 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â A1
Basic                                     Pre-A1
All of the Unlock materials have been written with learners’ ambitions in mind. As well as being ideal preparation for their academic studies, the course presents learners with model texts and exercise types that they can expect to encounter in the IELTS test. Each level of Unlock will provide students with the skills to attain a certain IELTS score, as shown below.
Unlock                            IELTS Band
Level 4Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 5.0 - 6.5
Level 3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 4.0 - 5.0
Level 2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3.0
Level 1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â -
Basic                                       -
For more information about how Unlock correlates to IELTS, please download our CEFR maps:
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