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EF Standard English Test
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<h2 id="test-launch">Test launch</h2> <p>EF Education First initially intended to build the EFSET for internal use. Soon, the company realized it could gain branding benefits from releasing a robust, testing tool for any English learner to use.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> The initial public launch of the EFSET in 2014 was the result of a 3-year process, which included 15 months of formal trials involving 14,500 students.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="scoring">Scoring</h2> <p>The EF SET English Certificate is scored on a scale of 0 to 100 with a separate score attributed for reading and listening as well as an overall score. EF SET English Certificate scores are mapped to the 6-level CEFR bands from A1 to C2 as well as to IELTS and TOEFL scores as shown in the table below.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>EFSET English Certificate</th><th>CEFR</th><th>Level</th><th>TOEFL</th><th>IELTS</th><th>Description</th></tr><tr><td>1-30</td><td>A1</td><td>Beginner</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>Understands familiar everyday words, expressions, and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.</td></tr><tr><td>31-40</td><td>A2</td><td>Elementary</td><td>N/A</td><td>N/A</td><td>Understands sentences and frequently used expressions (personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment)</td></tr><tr><td>41-50</td><td>B1</td><td>Intermediate</td><td>57-86</td><td>4.0-5.0</td><td>Understands the main points of clear, standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, & leisure.</td></tr><tr><td>51-60</td><td>B2</td><td>Upper Intermediate</td><td>87-99</td><td>5.5-6.0</td><td>Understands the main ideas of complex text or speech on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his field of specialisation.</td></tr><tr><td>61-70</td><td>C1</td><td>Advanced</td><td>100-109</td><td>6.5-7.5</td><td>Understands a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognises implicit or nuanced meanings.</td></tr><tr><td>71-100</td><td>C2</td><td>Proficient</td><td>110-120</td><td>8.0-9.0</td><td>Understands with ease virtually every form of material read, including abstract or linguistically complex text such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works, and any kind of spoken language, including live broadcasts delivered at native speed.</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.efset.org/research">"EFSET Technical Background Report"</a>, "EF Education First"</li> <li><a href="https://www.efset.org/">"EFSET official site"</a>, "EF Education First"</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>Take a New Test Aimed at the World's English Language Learners. National Public Radio. Retrieved on 2014-10-01. <a href="https://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/10/01/352983784/take-a-new-test-aimed-at-the-worlds-english-language-learners" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/10/01/352983784/take-a-new-test-aimed-at-the-worlds-english-language-learners</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>EFSET FAQ. efset.org. Retrieved on 2014-10-01. <a href="https://www.efset.org/faq" target="_blank">https://www.efset.org/faq</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>EF moves into testing with exam. The PIE news. Retrieved on 2014-09-25. <a href="http://thepienews.com/news/ef-moves-into-testing-with-free-online-exam/" target="_blank">http://thepienews.com/news/ef-moves-into-testing-with-free-online-exam/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Upstart English-Testing Services Take Aim at Longtime Market Leaders. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on 2014-09-12. <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/upstart-english-testing-services-take-aim-at-longtime-market-leaders-1410559082" target="_blank">https://www.wsj.com/articles/upstart-english-testing-services-take-aim-at-longtime-market-leaders-1410559082</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>EFSET Technical Background Report. EF SET site. Retrieved on 2015-01-19. also you can get ielts material from the website <a href="https://www.efset.org/research" target="_blank">https://www.efset.org/research</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>EFSET Technical Background Report. EF SET site. Retrieved on 2015-01-19. also you can get ielts material from the website <a href="https://www.efset.org/research" target="_blank">https://www.efset.org/research</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>