French Faster

CEFR C2 French tells us what a French language learner is able to do at the C2 (Advanced) level. According to the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference), a C2 level French language learner can do the following:

• Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read. 
• Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. 
• Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in more complex situations. 

Read with ease virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works. 

• Write clear, smoothly-flowing text in an appropriate style. 
• Write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points.
• Write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works. 

Understand without any difficulty any kind of spoken language, whether live or broadcast, even when delivered at fast native speed provided sufficient time is given to get familiar with the accent. 

• Present a clear, smoothly-flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. 
• Take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and have a good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms.
• Express oneself fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely.
• Backtrack and restructure around any difficulty encountered so that other people are hardly aware of it.