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Hello everybody! This is Jack Askew from to fluency.com
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and in this video we're going to talk about English language levels, and I have
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a question for you. So keep watching...
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Before I ask you the question of what English level you have,
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I'm going to explain how you can evaluate your own level using the Common
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European Framework of Reference for languages, and this splits English
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learners into six different levels:
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A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2
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So let's have a look at all these different levels so you can evaluate
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your own English level currently. So the first one is beginner A1, and this is
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where you can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly
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and clearly and is prepared to help.
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This is where you can introduce yourself and others. You can ask and answer questions
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about personal details, such as where you live,
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people you know, and things you have. So that's A1. A2 is elementary and this is
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where you can understand sentences and frequently used expressions, for example,
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very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography,
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employment, etc. And you can communicate in simple and routine tasks on familiar
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topics. B1 is interediate, and this is where you can deal with most situations
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likely to arise while traveling in an area where the language is spoken.
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You can also describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes, and ambitions, and
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briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans. Now moving on to
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upper intermediate now, and this is a level B2
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this is where you can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that
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makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without
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difficulty for either party.
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So that's a B2 level: upper intermediate. Now, C1 is advanced and, this is
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where you can express ideas fluently,
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spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. You can use
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language flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional
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purposes.
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So that's a C1 level. And then finally, we have proficient, and this is C2
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Now, look at this first one: Can understand with ease
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virtually everything heard or read. Can express him or herself spontaneously
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very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of
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meaning even in the most complex situations.
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So those are the six levels according to the European Framework for Languages, so
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now it's time for the question and what I want to know is this: what English level
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do you currently have? What English level do you currently have?
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Leave your comments below this video, and also tell me if you are happy with this
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current level.
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Thanks for watching and see you next time!