Understanding B1, B2 and C1

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Hello lovely students and welcome back

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to English with Lucy. Today we are going

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to compare three different levels in

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English. B1, B2 and C1. B1 is

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intermediate level, B2 is upper

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intermediate level and C1 is that

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almighty advanced level of English. More

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specifically, we're going to be looking

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at the grammar at these levels. But what

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do those levels even mean? Well, there

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are six language levels as defined by

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the CEFR,

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the Common European Framework of

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Reference. And they start at A1,

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beginner, and go all the way up to C2,

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which is proficiency. Today we're

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looking at B1, B2 and C1 and a really

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common struggle for learners of any

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language is knowing which level you're

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at and which level you should be working

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towards. If you don't know your level,

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it's nearly impossible to choose the

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right course or learning materials or

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YouTube videos to help you improve. If

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you're already at B2, a B1 course

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wouldn't be very helpful. If you're at

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B1, a