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 assessment scores you on seven speaking dimensions: Range, Accuracy, Grammar, Fluency, Interaction, Coherence, and Pronunciation. CEFR dimensions are scored 1–5 (1 = very limited, 5 = near-native).

The General English assessment scores you on six dimensions: Range, Accuracy, Fluency, Interaction, Coherence, and Pronunciation. Pronunciation covers clarity, word stress, and intelligibility. 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.

The Business English assessment scores you on eight dimensions including RegisterFlexibility — your ability to shift between informal and formal speech.

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.