CISL Course Level Equivalincies

Uses present, past and future with confidence; begins to use continuous tenses and dependent clauses. Presentations and descriptions are more complex and effective.

Uses simple and continuous present and past tenses with confidence; beginning to feel comfortable with passive and subjunctive/conditional moods. Sentences and descriptions are much more complex and precise. Becoming comfortable with Present Perfect.

Able to employ contrastive present, past and future tenses with confidence. Present and Past Perfect, both active and passive, are handled well and compound tenses are beginning to be used in a more natural manner. Speaking and presentations demonstrate growing confidence and effectiveness.

Compound tenses such as future perfect and present perfect/past perfect continuous are understood and used more comfortably; students understand and effectively use timelines and contrastive tenses. Presentations are confident, detailed and demonstrate not only skill in grammar, but also style and effective mood.