Appendix C Mapping Text Types A1 A2 B1 B2 C1

Produced by Brian North from analysis of CEFR descriptors: copyright withheld Spoken Sources
for a forthcoming publication. interlocutor
A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 3rd party interaction topic main points modified complex

Written Sources discussions and debates everyday modified complex

signs and notices simple everyday technical discussions complex

directions A to B detailed
technical instructions telephone complex outside area directions A to B detailed

warnings on hazards detailed messages main point

regulations safety detailed complex announcements main point distorted

conditions details instructions everyday complex

menus simple
lectures, talks, presentations outline essentials nonstandard
maps, tourist leaflets & posters*
advertisements simple
film visual/action idiomatic
timetables simple
shows, drama idiomatic
reference lists (Yellow pages etc)
webpages, catalogues
TV news reports events
brochures and leaflets
TV interviews
guides short
TV documentaries visual/action
TV current affairs
forms, invoices
TV talk shows
correspondence: formal letters basic
official documents short
radio news main points
technical texts (e.g. contracts)
radio documentaries
wide range of radio broadcasts
factual descriptions visual too events
newspaper & magazine articles events main point
narratives
factual texts, articles and reports
lengthy complex texts, reports etc.
recorded passages short, slow
highly specialised sources
recorded audio materials simpler standard
* CEFR= simple informational material
argumentative texts conclusion
reviews, editorials, commentaries

narratives
anecdotes, jokes simpler
fiction simplified
literature standard

messages on postcards
short text message/Twitter
correspondence: informal letters short,simple
personal descriptions feel, wish feel, wish literary

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