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Language is the key.

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   1. New to English?
   2. Language Levels (What are CLB?)
   3. English for Living in Canada
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   FAQ (frequently asked questions)
   Self-Assessment
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How well do you use English?

 

Remember that the CLB looks at tasks we do and the language we use when we do them.

 

Who do you speak to every day?

- neighbours
- co-workers
- friends and family
- government people 
- your teacher
- the bus driver
- the people in the grocery store

What do you read everyday?

- the newspaper
- television guide
- work manuals
- street signs
- bus schedules
- textbooks 

What listening do you do everyday?
-  the radio
 - television programs
 - a teacher or trainer
 - on the telephone
 - friends
 - people at work


What do you write every day?

- letters to friends
- e-mails
- memos or reports at work
- notes to teachers
- lists for yourself of things to do or buy
- charts and graphs to organize or communicate  information

 

 To see for yourself what your level might be, choose one of the levels below and click on it. You will see a checklist of the four skills listed with examples of the tasks that might be done at each level. 

 

A suggestion for completing your self-assessment:

  •  Decide what you think your level is and complete the checklist
  •  If you have only a few checkmarks ü go back one level
                o Continue to go back until you can almost complete the checklist
  • If you have almost everything checked off, go to th enext level up and complete that list 
                o Continue to go up until you have a checklist that is missing some information

 Estimate what you think your level is. 
     
Can Do Checklist - Level 1
Can Do Checklist - Level 2
Can Do Checklist - Level 3
Can Do Checklist - Level 4
Can Do Checklist - Level 5
Can Do Checklist - Level 6
Can Do Checklist - Level 7
Can Do Checklist - Level 8
Can Do Checklist - Level 9
Can Do Checklist - Level 10

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CCLB has also developed an on-line self-assessment tool to assess your level in reading and listening in English or French. Please click Online Self Assessment for more information about this self-assessment.

 

These are very quick ways to get an idea of your benchmark level.

 

For a full assessment, you will need to find an Assessment Centre in your town.
Click on Assessment Centres and click on your province.

 

Do you want to read more about the levels?

 

Click on 2. Language Levels (What are CLB?) 

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Date last updated: June 8, 2010