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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video, I talk about things you will experience when you are fluent in English. This video is designed to help you test your fluency & learn what areas you still need to improve.
NOTE: You don't have to get everything "right" on this test in order to be fluent. There may be a couple things that aren't true for you.
The list in this video is just a simple guide based on my own experience and observations I've made after working with hundreds of students.
Here are the topics I discuss...
You know you're fluent when:
1. You understand at least one dialect of English perfectly
2. You can speak automatically without translating in your head
3. You make very few errors and you are able to catch your own mistakes
4. You can use a wide range of vocabulary & expressions.
5. You can talk about technical & conversational topics.
6. You use ALL grammar tenses naturally & easily.
7. You know something is right because it SOUNDS right.
8. You start making the same mistakes native speakers make.
9. You sometimes struggle to express certain ideas in your native language because they are difficult to translate from English.
10. English words, grammar, & sentence structures start to affect your native language.
11. Native and non-native English speakers are impressed with your English.
12. You understand jokes & humor the same way a native speaker would.
13. You don't get stuck when you speak & if you do, you quickly find a way around it.
14. You can speak coherently for any length of time.
15. You are not afraid of speaking with native English speakers.
16. You can comfortably maintain a conversation.
17. You feel like yourself-- you don't feel fake.
18. You understand subtle differences between similar sentences.
19. You avoid using direct translations.
20. Other English speakers easily understand you.
Now, the question is... how fluent are you? How many of these statements are true for you? What do you still need to work on?
LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS! :D
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ABOUT THIS VIDEO
In this video, I talk about things you will experience when you are fluent in English. This video is designed to help you test your fluency & learn what areas you still need to improve.
NOTE: You don't have to get everything "right" on this test in order to be fluent. There may be a couple things that aren't true for you.
The list in this video is just a simple guide based on my own experience and observations I've made after working with hundreds of students.
Here are the topics I discuss...
You know you're fluent when:
1. You understand at least one dialect of English perfectly
2. You can speak automatically without translating in your head
3. You make very few errors and you are able to catch your own mistakes
4. You can use a wide range of vocabulary & expressions.
5. You can talk about technical & conversational topics.
6. You use ALL grammar tenses naturally & easily.
7. You know something is right because it SOUNDS right.
8. You start making the same mistakes native speakers make.
9. You sometimes struggle to express certain ideas in your native language because they are difficult to translate from English.
10. English words, grammar, & sentence structures start to affect your native language.
11. Native and non-native English speakers are impressed with your English.
12. You understand jokes & humor the same way a native speaker would.
13. You don't get stuck when you speak & if you do, you quickly find a way around it.
14. You can speak coherently for any length of time.
15. You are not afraid of speaking with native English speakers.
16. You can comfortably maintain a conversation.
17. You feel like yourself-- you don't feel fake.
18. You understand subtle differences between similar sentences.
19. You avoid using direct translations.
20. Other English speakers easily understand you.
Now, the question is... how fluent are you? How many of these statements are true for you? What do you still need to work on?
LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS! :D
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
🌎 OUR STUDENTS
See some of our English Full:Time students here:
instagram.com/englishfulltime_students
10 THINGS ABOUT ME
1. I was born in California, USA
2. I went to study abroad in Argentina in 2013
3. I met my husband Renzo in Argentina
4. We got married 5 months after we met!
5. We lived about 5 years in Argentina then started traveling
6. I started English Full:Time in 2016
7. Ren & I now live in California and have two amazing kids
8. We travel as much as we can (especially to Argentina!)
9. I speak Spanish fluently
10. I drink "mate" 🧉 every day!
CONNECT WITH ME 🙋🏼♀️
→ Newsletter: englishfulltime.com
→ Instagram: instagram.com/theenglishcoach
→ Facebook: facebook.com/stefanietheenglishcoach
→ Tiktok: tiktok.com/@theenglishcoach
→ X: https://x.com/englishfulltime
→ Business Inquiries: stefanie@englishfulltime.com
