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RelatingIELTSscorestotheCouncilofEuropesCommonEuropeanFrameworkofReference(CEFR).
ThechartillustrateshowtheIELTSbandscoresmapontotheCEFRlevels.Themappingisbaseduponagrowingbodyofresearch,combinedwithlongestablishedexperienceoftestusewithin
educationandsociety,aswellasfeedbackfromarangeofteststakeholdersregardingtheusesoftestresultsforparticularpurposes.
WorkcontinuestorefineourunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenIELTSandtheCEFRlevels.Pleasenotethatthebandscoresreferredtoinbothtablesaretheoverallscoresandnotthe
individualListening,Reading,WritingandSpeakingscores.
ThetableindicatestheIELTSbandscoresweexpecttobeachievedatthethresholdofeachparticularCEFRlevel.

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