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Background Information
Determining the Final Score
A completed telc English A2 · B1 examination does not carry a final score in terms of points or grades.
Instead the results of the subtests as well as the final score are expressed in terms of the CEFR levels
A2 and B1. If the candidate does not achieve A2 level, this is also communicated. The examination
cannot differentiate further below A2 (whether the performance is above or below A1, for example), nor
can it assess a performance above B1 level.
The final score is arrived at by consulting the results of the three subtests Listening / Reading, Writing
and Speaking. The following criteria apply:
Final Score A2: The subtest Speaking and at least one other must be assessed at level A2.
Final Score B1: The subtest Speaking and at least one other must be assessed at level B1.
1.2 Target Audience
telc English A2 · B1 is intended for adults who:
• wish to demonstrate their current language skills or perhaps demonstrate those which they
recollect from their time at school.
• are uncertain about their true language level or who have mixed language skills in the various
areas.
• wish to certify their language abilities and thereby achieve their personal or professional goals.
• wish to communicate their own experiences in daily life and in their leisure and work-related
activities.
• wish to prove that they have the linguistic skills needed to attain an internationally recognised
documentation of their achievements.
• wish to show their initiative for additional language learning and personal development.
telc English A2 · B1 measures language competence at levels A2 and B1 of the Common
European Framework of Reference for Languages. Level A demonstrates the skills needed for basic
language usage and level B demonstrates the skills needed for independent language usage.
Candidates at level B1 can
• understand the main points in everyday situations, public announcements and radio
announcements,
• extract important details from newspaper texts, statistics and various standard documents,
• write cohesive private or semi-formal correspondence such as letters or emails,
• lead a simple, direct conversation about topics which appeal to them, state their opinion and
react appropriately to the opinion of their partner in conversation,
• report about things in daily life, make suggestions or arrangements.
Handbook telc English A2·B1