What it is: Conditions to move from A1 to A2. What it’s for: Ensure you are ready before learning harder materials. Example: You can describe your daily routine using simple present.

• Introduce yourself (60 seconds) without long pauses.
• Ask and answer basic questions (name, job, location, time).
• Understand slow dialogues about daily life (60–70% without transcript).
• Write a short paragraph (5–7 sentences) about your day.
• Use be/am/is/are and present simple correctly most of the time.

• *criteria* /kraɪˈtɪəriə/: tiêu chí
• *pause* /pɔːz/: tạm dừng
• *material* /məˈtɪəriəl/: tài liệu