B2
El nivel B2 corresponde a usuarios independientes con el idioma, es decir, que cuentan con la fluidez necesaria para comunicarse sin esfuerzo con hablantes nativos.
Es importante recordar que el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCERL) es el sistema que define y explica los diferentes niveles de expresión y comprensión oral y escrita para lenguas como el inglés. Comprende 6 niveles de referencia: tres bloques (nivel básico o A, independiente o B y competente o C), que se dividen a su vez en dos subniveles, 1 y 2.
COMPETENCIAS DEL NIVEL B2
Una de las preguntas que quizás te plantees al leer esta información es, ¿qué competencias lingüísticas caracterizan a una persona que certifica tener un nivel de inglés B2? El MCERL define las siguientes:
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Puede entender las ideas principales de textos complejos que traten de temas tanto concretos como abstractos, incluso si son de carácter técnico siempre que estén dentro de su campo de especialización.
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Es capaz de relacionarse con hablantes nativos con un grado suficiente de fluidez y naturalidad de modo que la comunicación se realice sin esfuerzo por parte de cualquiera de los interlocutores.
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Puede producir textos claros y detallados sobre temas diversos, así como defender un punto de vista sobre temas generales indicando los pros y los contras de las distintas opciones.
habilidades
COMPRENSIÓN ORAL
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I can understand in detail what is said to me in standard spoken language even in a noisy environment.
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I can follow a lecture or talk within my own field, provided the subject matter is familiar and the presentation straightforward and clearly
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I can understand most radio documentaries delivered in standard language and can identify the speaker’s mood, tone etc.
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I can understand TV documentaries, live interviews, talk shows, plays and the majority of films in standard dialect.
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I can understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics delivered in a
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I can use a variety of strategies to achieve comprehension, including listening for main points; checking comprehension by using contextual clues.
COMPRENSIÓN LECTORA
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I can rapidly grasp the content and the significance of news, articles and reports on topics connected with my interests or my job, and decide if a closer reading is worthwhile.
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I can read and understand articles and reports on current problems in which the writers express specific attitudes and points of view.
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I can understand in detail texts within my field of interest or the area of my academic or professional speciality.
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I can understand specialised articles outside my own field if I can occasionally check with a dictionary.
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I can read reviews dealing with the content and criticism of cultural topics (films, theatre, books, concerts) and summarise the main points.
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I can read letters on topics within my areas of academic or professional speciality or interest and grasp the most important points.
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I can quickly look through a manual (for example for a computer program) and find and understand the relevant explanations and help for
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I can understand in a narrative or play the motives for the characters’ actions and their consequences for the development of the plot.
PRODUCCIÓN ORAL
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I can initiate, maintain and end discourse naturally with effective turn-taking.
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I can exchange considerable quantities of detailed factual information on matters within my fields of interest.
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I can convey degrees of emotion and highlight the personal significance of events and experiences.
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I can engage in extended conversation in a clearly participatory fashion on most general topics.
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I can account for and sustain my opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments.
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I can help a discussion along on familiar ground confirming comprehension, inviting others in, etc.
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I can carry out a prepared interview, checking and confirming information, following up interesting replies.
ESTRATEGIAS
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I can use standard phrases like “That’s a difficult question to answer” to gain time and keep the turn while formulating what to say.
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I can make a note of “favourite mistakes” and consciously monitor speech for them.
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I can generally correct slips and errors if I become aware of them or if they have led to misunderstandings.
INTERACCIÓN ORAL
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I can initiate, maintain and end discourse naturally with effective turn-taking.
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I can exchange considerable quantities of detailed factual information on matters within my fields of interest.
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I can convey degrees of emotion and highlight the personal significance of events and experiences.
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I can engage in extended conversation in a clearly participatory fashion on most general topics.
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I can account for and sustain my opinions in discussion by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments.
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I can help a discussion along on familiar ground confirming comprehension, inviting others in, etc.
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I can carry out a prepared interview, checking and confirming information, following up interesting replies.
EXPRESIÓN ESCRITA
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I can write clear and detailed texts (compositions, reports or texts of presentations) on various topics related to my field of interest.
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I can write summaries of articles on topics of general interest.
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I can summarise information from different sources and media.
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I can discuss a topic in a composition or “letter to the editor”, giving reasons for or against a specific point of view.
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I can develop an argument systematically in a composition or report, emphasising decisive points and including supporting details.
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I can write about events and real or fictional experiences in a detailed and easily readable way.
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I can write a short review of a film or a book.
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I can express in a personal letter different feelings and attitudes and can report the news of the day making clear what – in my opinion – are the important aspects of an event.