How Assessments Work

Purpose

An assessment is a structured speaking test that determines your current level on a given track. Once complete, it unlocks a personalised set of lessons at your level.

What to Expect

Assessment duration depends on the track: the CEFR assessment takes about 10 minutes, the IELTS assessment about 12 minutes (up to 15 minutes), and the General English assessment about 5 minutes. Each follows a consistent structure:

1.Warm-up — a few easy questions to get you talking.

2.Guided tasks — structured speaking activities that test different skills.

3.Open response — a freer section where you talk about a topic of your choice.

4.Wrap-up — the AI summarises the session and ends.

Scoring Dimensions

The CEFR and General English assessments score you on seven speaking dimensions:

•Range — how varied your vocabulary and grammar structures are.

•Accuracy — how correct your word choice and usage are.

•Grammar — how correctly you form sentences and apply grammatical rules.

•Fluency — how smoothly and naturally you speak.

•Interaction — how well you respond to questions and manage the conversation.

•Coherence — how logically you organise and connect your ideas.

•Pronunciation — how clearly and intelligibly you produce sounds, stress, and intonation.

CEFR dimensions are scored 1–5 (1 = very limited, 5 = near-native). General English dimensions are scored 0–100.

The IELTS assessment uses its own four criteria, each scored on the standard 0–9 band scale: Fluency & Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range & Accuracy, and Pronunciation.

After the Assessment

You will see your level result (e.g. B1, Band 6.0, or Beginner) plus a detailed feedback panel with your dimension scores, your strengths, a main focus area for improvement, and a motivational note. Your lesson list will update immediately to show the lessons unlocked at your assessed level.

You can retake an assessment at any time — click Retake Assessment at the top of your track page.