Prepare for TISUS

TISUS is a Swedish test you can take to be eligible to apply to universities in Sweden if you haven’t studied Swedish at secondary school or as a part of your IB Diploma. TISUS is offered in October and May each year. Read more about TISUS here: https://www.su.se/tisus/english/about-tisus (external site).

To be successful you need to reach a level C1+, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). CEFR is an international standard for describing language ability. It describes language ability on a scale, from A1 to C2. You can read a short summary of the different levels further down.

SparkSwedish TISUS preparation courses

Our TISUS preparation courses include:

Online lessons once or twice per week
Comprehensive study materials
Plenty of reading exercises and texts to practise reading comprehension
Writing exercises with constructive feedback
Planning and delivering oral presentations with constructive feedback
Weekly reading or writing tasks

In addition to the weekly lessons, you are expected to spend at least two hours on revising, practising reading comprehension, write texts and/or plan presentations between lessons.

Fees

Course 1 – August start: 16 lessons (twice a week) to prepare for TISUS in October

One-to-one: £1100 / €1290 per student
2-5 students: £700 / €820 per student

Course 2 – November start: 16 lessons (once a week) to prepare for TISUS in May

One-to-one: £1100 / €1290 per student
2-5 students: £700 / €820 per student

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CEFR Levels

Level A1

At this level you can:

Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.
Introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details
Understand very simple texts on familiar subjects
Write short simple sentences.

Level A2

At this level you can:

Understand both general details in slow, clear speech
Use a basic personal, family and job-related language
Understand short, simple texts on familiar subjects
Write short, simple texts on familiar subjects.

Level B1

At this level you can:

Understand both general and specific details in clear speech
Interact with native language speakers on familiar topics
Describe experiences and events, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans
Understand texts on familiar topics and factual texts on subjects of interest
Write simple texts such as e-mails on familiar subjects.

Level B2

At this level you can:

Understand standard spoken language
Interact with fluency and spontaneity
Use appropriate language in different contexts
Understand the main ideas in complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics
Can produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
Produce clear, well-structured texts on familiar subjects.

Level C1

At this level you can:

Understand lengthy speech on abstract topics with relative ease
Express ideas fluently and spontaneously
Use language flexibly and effectively in different contexts.
Understand longer texts and their implicit meaning
Understand details in complex texts, even if not relating to your own specialty
Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects.

Level C2

At this level you can:

Understand all spoken language at a fast, native pace
Express him/herself spontaneously, fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in complex situations.
Use language flexibly and effectively in different contexts.
Understand abstract, structurally complex texts and literary writings
Summarise information and arguments from different spoken and written sources, and present them coherently and concisely.