Are you an ex-VIPkid teacher looking for interactive curriculum slides for your independent online ESL teaching? Maybe you taught with PalFish before and need to quickly match your students up with the Abridge Academy curriculum, or want to combine Abridge Academy with the popular Cambridge textbook series?
Today, we will give an overview of the Abridge Academy curriculum structure and CEFR levels, matching these with popular ESL platforms. This should assist you in placing any students moving from a platform to your independent classes at the appropriate level!
Overview
| Abridge Academy | CEFR | VIPkid | PalFish | DadaABC | Cambridge |
| Level 1 | Pre-A1 | Level 1 | PF1 | Levels 0-2 | |
| Level 2 | Pre-A1 | Level 2 | PF2-3 | Levels 3-4 | |
| Level 3 | A1 | Level 3 | PF4 | Levels 5-6 | Starters |
| Level 4 | A1 | Level 4 | PF5 | Levels 7-8 | Movers |
| Level 5 | A2 | Level 5 | PF6 | Levels 9-10 | Flyers / KET |
Spreadsheet
See the full spreadsheet below or open here to compare detailed level descriptors for the curriculum.
Level tests
One of the biggest challenges with any new student is deciding which level to place them at. There are many different CEFR level placement tests available online, however I would particularly recommend these tests by Cambridge as they are free and quick to do. You could either send these to your students to do before your trial class, or do it in the class itself.
I conduct trial lessons as part of the platform I’m on, and I always struggle with trial lessons for children. I was wondering if you would be able to make a level test for Abridge Academy, because then I could make trial lessons fun and consistent. I would know exactly where students fall in the curriculum. Thanks so much!
This spreadsheet is super helpful. It has been printed out and is stuck to my wall!
Thank you!
Christine Essex