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European levels:

The levels of language command are classified by the Common European Framework which is an internationally recognised classification of exams and levels accepted by the Council of Europe. The system thoroughly defines the range of language skills which must be mastered by the learners of a language to be able to communicate in it, and to ensure that the communication is set properly in any given sociolinguistic context.

The levels classified by the system:

C2 Mastery
C1 EOP - Effective Operational Proficiency
B2 Vantage
B1 Threshold
A2 Waystage
A1 Breakthrough

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Level 1 – Beginner

Everest anniversary
Each year on 29th May people in Nepal celebrate the anniversary of the first ascent of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is in the Himalayas and it is the world's highest mountain. It is 8,848 metres high.

Every year hundreds of people try to climb Everest. Only a few reach the top and many die while trying. The first men to climb Everest were Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, in 1953. Hillary came from New Zealand and Norgay was a Sherpa from Nepal. Hillary is a very popular man in Nepal because he helps the Sherpa people by raising money to build schools and hospitals. He now has Nepalese nationality.

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Sir Edmund Hillary:

was born in New Zealand.

was born in Nepal.

helps people in Nepal.

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Last update: 2006-04-13