PHP - Algun modo de simplificar estas lineas

if($nivel == 1)

{

    imagettftext($im, 8, 0, 224, 158, $yellow, $font,("Novato"));

}

else if($nivel == 2)

{

    imagettftext($im, 8, 0, 224, 158, $yellow, $font,("Principiante"));

}

else if($nivel == 3)

{

    imagettftext($im, 8, 0, 224, 158, $yellow, $font,("Experto"));

}

for($nivel=0; $nivel<3; $nivel++)

{

	$ar_val_img = array('0'=>'Novato','1'=>'Principiante','2'=>'Experto');

	foreach($ar_val_img as $i => $j)

	if($nivel = $i)

	{

	imagettftext($im, 8, 0, 224, 158, $yellow, $font,('$j'));

	}

}

switch($nivel){

    case 1:

        $texto = "Novato";

    break;

    case 2:

        $texto = "Principiante";

    break;

    case 3:

        $texto = "Experto";

    break;

    default:

        $texto = "Ninguno";

}

imagettftext($im, 8, 0, 224, 158, $yellow, $font,($texto));

$textos = array(1=>"Novato","Principiante","Experto");

imagettftext($im, 8, 0, 224, 158, $yellow, $font,($textos[$nivel]));