CEFR，全称是CommonEuropean Framework of Reference. CEFR的打分方式有A1, A 2, B1, B2, C1, C2. CEFR和IELTS的关联详见下图：
可以说，这只是不同英语考试的一个成绩关联而已。就好比，IELTS和CAE的成绩没法转换，那么大家都同时转换到CEFR，英语程度也就清晰不少了。
Q: Hasthe IELTS test changed?
A: No, the test has not been changed.
Q: HasIELTS been made more difficult?
A: No, the test has not changed. The way it is examined and theway band scores are awarded remain the same.
注解：雅思考试的内容和评分标准并没有因为CEFRLevel而改变。所以大家完全不用担心，只需正常的备考即可。
Q: Why isIELTS changing the way the band scores relate to the CEFR?
A: We have always been committed to providing ongoing revisionas we grow in our understanding of the relationship between IETLS, otherexaminations and the CEFR levels.
注解：由此可见，CEFRlevel 只是不同考试之间的一种转换中介。对于烤鸭们本身的备考并没有任何的影响。
Q: Shouldinstitutions and organisations which use IELTS scores change the band scoresthey expect students to achieve as a result of the revised CEFR mapping?
A: The test has not changed and the performance represented byeach band score remains the same. There is no need for institutions to makechanges where they have previously been satisfied with their particular scorerequirements.
Q: Shouldinstitutions and organisations that offer English courses to prepare studentsfor university study, or to facilitate university study, change the format,content or level of their courses?
A: No. Nothing within the test content has changed.
由此看来，官方都说，雅思成绩并不会有任何的变化，无论是入学，还是签证，都还是以单项成绩和总成绩为主。