The ILR scale is how U.S. government language programs measure proficiency. Find your level below — each tab explains what the level means for listening and reading, and collects the FluentClips resources that fit it. Not sure? Start one level lower than you think: easy review builds speed.
Ready-to-study clips and texts published by FluentClips and tagged ILR 1+ — these lists open already filtered to this level.
Common Clips →Common Texts →Invite your language teacher to join FluentClips.com for access to this feature.
How classes work →The military’s Special Operations Language Training listening workbook — quiz-style tracks pitched right at this level.
Open SOLT →Your daily reading floor: high-frequency vocabulary, simple syntax, numbers written out as words.
Open Daily News →On any clip or text, generate questions at ILR 1+ and answer before peeking at the translation.
Your Library →Pick the level where you understand ~80% without help, and work daily in short sessions: listen first without reading, then read along, then click the words you didn't know and mark the ones you did as ✓ known. Generate comprehension questions at your level on any clip or text. When a level's material starts feeling slow, move up a tab.