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iMentoris L1–L12 describes the real communication you can complete. Test scores and vocabulary size are reference coordinates—not a substitute for a formal level analysis.

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YOUR CAPABILITY MAP

L6Discuss familiar work and life topics

Express experience, choices, goals and trade-offs.

You can discuss shopping, language learning, travel experiences, work–life balance, family and future goals with greater ease, travel independently and manage basic exchanges; before living or working fully in English, you still need to develop more abstract expression.

CEFRA1A2B1B2C1+

L1–L12 and external reference points, on one map.

This map helps you understand position. It is not an official score conversion between tests and does not guarantee an outcome.

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iMentorisL1–L2L3–L4L5–L6L7–L9L10–L12
Capability stageBuild foundationsExpress complete ideasConnect viewpointsComplete real tasksCommunicate with influence
CEFR referenceA1A2B1B2C1+
IELTS overallNo direct conversionNo direct conversionabout 4–5Roughly 5.5–6.5approximately 7-8.5+
TOEFL iBT 20261–1.52–2.53–3.54–4.55–6
TOEIC L&RA1：120+A2：225+B1：550+B2：785+C1：945+

iMentoris L1–L12 is not an official equivalence with any external standard. CEFR provides a shared reference; IELTS also states that tests do not have a one-to-one correspondence. TOEFL iBT introduced its 1–6 score scale on 21 January 2026. Sources were checked in August 2026; formal placement still considers comprehension, expression, interaction and task performance together.

Sources and comparison methodology

Twelve levels. Twelve observable shifts in capability.

Choose any level to see what you can already accomplish and what genuinely needs to develop next.

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L6CONNECTION

Discuss familiar work and life topics

Express experience, choices, goals and trade-offs.

You can discuss shopping, language learning, travel experiences, work–life balance, family and future goals with greater ease, travel independently and manage basic exchanges; before living or working fully in English, you still need to develop more abstract expression.

Vocabulary is a coordinate—not English ability itself.

Two people may know the same number of words yet differ greatly in understanding natural speech, organising ideas, handling follow-up questions and completing professional tasks.

School and national assessment referencesInternational certification referencesAdvanced-use references
Vocabulary referenceCommon referenceiMentorisCEFR
800Primary-school referenceiMentorisL1–L2CEFRA1
1,500–1,800Ket ReferencesiMentorisL2–L3CEFRA1–A2
2,000Lower-secondary referenceiMentorisL3–L4CEFRA2
3,000–3,500PET / upper-secondary referenceiMentorisL5–L6CEFRB1
4,500CET-4 referenceiMentorisL7–L8CEFRB2
6,000–6,500CET-6 / FCE / MBA referenceiMentorisL8–L9CEFRB2
8,000Common TOEFL / IELTS referenceiMentorisL9–L10CEFRB2–C1
12,000+Advanced professional reading referenceiMentorisL10–L11CEFRC1
20,000+Mature English-user referenceiMentorisL12CEFRC1

Vocabulary counts vary by methodology, so these figures are broad references only. iMentoris never assigns a level from word count alone.

Your starting point is determined by how you use English.

Certificates, age and years of study provide context, but formal placement must return to real performance.

  1. ComprehensionThe speed, information density and relationship context you can understand
  2. ExpressionWhether you can organise complete sentences, connected discourse and viewpoints
  3. InteractionWhether you can ask, respond, clarify and move a conversation forward
  4. Task performanceWhether you can complete real communication in work and life

You do not have to guess your level.

After the level analysis, we explain your current position, capability gaps and recommended path.

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