--- title: "English for immigrants and expats — AI tutor | Carna" description: "Learn the English you need to live, work and belong in a new country, from A1 up, with speaking scored on four criteria. Early access for individuals." canonical: https://carna.ai/en/for/immigrants/ lang: en dateModified: 2026-10-30T00:06:08+03:00 --- INDIVIDUALS · EARLY ACCESS # English for immigrants and expats Build the English you need to feel at home in a new country, at work and with neighbours. [Join the early-access list](https://carna.app/individual-waitlist) [For your school: Carna for Schools](https://carna.ai/en/schools/) Everyday English out loud, each try scored on four criteria What you will practise 1. Everyday conversation Four speaking criteria 2. Everyday reading Reading from A1 up 3. A1 to C2 curriculum A1 to C2 Every score on one CEFR scale 1. A1 2. A2 3. B1 4. B2 5. C1 6. C2 Early access for individuals: one quiet email when it opens — THE PROBLEM, THE PRACTICE ## What gets in the way, and how Carna practises it. Three things that stop people on this path, each beside the practice built to remove it. 1. Functional English — understanding forms, talking to services, managing daily life — needs vocabulary that tourist-level English does not cover. ### Everyday conversation Practise out loud the English daily life asks for, and get each try scored on fluency, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation, so the real conversation is not your first attempt. Four speaking criteria 2. Learning under the pressure of real-life consequences is stressful in a way that classroom learning never prepares you for. ### Everyday reading Reading practice starts at A1 and climbs the CEFR scale, building the reading that letters, forms and notices ask of you one level at a time. Reading from A1 up 3. Belonging depends on informal English — small talk, humour, idioms — that formal courses skip. ### A1 to C2 curriculum Start wherever your English is today: the material runs from A1 to C2, and every score — speaking, writing, reading, listening — lands on the same CEFR scale. A1 to C2 — ONE SCALE ## Every score on one ladder. Whatever the path, the engine underneath is the one schools run today: eight skills, each with its own score, on the CEFR ladder from A1 to C2, and marking that happens the moment you submit. - **skills, each scored from 0 to 100**: 8 - **the CEFR range, in eight stages**: A1–C2 - **question types marked the moment you submit**: 9 of 11 Guided learning hours to reach each level 1. [A1, Beginner: 90–100 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-a1/) 2. [A2, Elementary: 180–200 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-a2/) 3. [B1, Intermediate: 350–400 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-b1/) 4. [B2, Upper-Intermediate: 500–600 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-b2/) 5. [C1, Advanced: 700–800 guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-c1/) 6. [C2, Proficient: 1,000+ guided hours](https://carna.ai/en/learn/cefr-c2/) Commonly cited guided-learning-hour ranges, not a Carna measurement. Open a level for what it means in practice. Running in schools today ## A new language, read aloud. Carna for Schools runs on the same engine today. A learner opens a levelled book from the Library and hears it narrated, with the word being read lit up as it is spoken. Language schools and adult-education programmes can book a demo now. [Book a demo](https://carna.ai/en/schools/#demo) [See Carna for Schools](https://carna.ai/en/schools/) A student reading a narrated book in the Library; the word being read is lit up. Carna School London is a sample school; the names, scores and dates are demo data. FAQ ## Common questions. Straight answers, including what the individual tutor can and cannot do yet. ### Does Carna teach British English specifically? Carna teaches English on the CEFR scale, the international framework most English exams and many official language requirements are described in. It is not built as a course for one country. ### Can Carna help me prepare for a citizenship test? Carna builds the English — speaking, listening, reading and writing — that such tests are written in, on the CEFR scale. It has no citizenship content of its own, and requirements differ by country, so check the official requirements and study materials for yours. ### Is Carna for me if my English is very basic right now? Yes. The material starts at A1, the first level of the CEFR scale, so very basic English is a real starting point. — KEEP EXPLORING ## More paths - [Carna for English teachersBuild tests you approve, assign work with due dates, and see each student course by course.](https://carna.ai/en/for/teachers/) - [Carna for working professionalsMeetings, emails and presentations, in short sessions around a working day.](https://carna.ai/en/for/professionals/) - [Carna for studentsAcademic writing, IELTS-format speaking, and every score on the CEFR scale.](https://carna.ai/en/for/students/) - [Start English from zeroFrom the first words at A1, one small step at a time.](https://carna.ai/en/for/beginners/) - [English for migration and visasEveryday conversations, official documents, and material that starts at A1.](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/migration/) - [English for job interviewsInterview questions out loud, with feedback on every answer.](https://carna.ai/en/use-cases/job-interviews/) - [Carna by audienceFive paths on one engine, and which one runs today.](https://carna.ai/en/for/) - [Carna AI TutorThe individual product, in early access.](https://carna.ai/en/ai-english-tutor/) EARLY ACCESS ## First in line when it opens. Carna's personal tutor covers all eight skills from A1 to C2, and it is not open to individual learners yet. The early-access list is how you get in first: one quiet email when it opens, no drip campaign. [Join the early-access list](https://carna.app/individual-waitlist) [See Carna for Schools](https://carna.ai/en/schools/)