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English level test, for free! Discover your level of English with this simple story.
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- Опубликовано: 17 авг 2024
- Watch this video and discover your level of English. From A-1 to C-1, the story is told with increasingly difficult language and speed. In just 5 minutes you can know exactly what your level of English is.
Me, a British person who has been speaking english their whole life, watching this video:
“Ah yes I wonder what my level of english is, I hope it’s not low”
Same
The same thing I do with my own language lol.
Same (I'm scottish) and I'm happy to say that my level is c1:) I'm so proud of myself haha
I'm Irish so speaking English me whole life doing the same lol
Same lol
Everyone in the comments is talking about their level and I'm sitting here, still wondering how tripping while chasing a dog could lead to the guy loosing his shirt.
*losing😅
I was so confused like at first it didn't make any sense but as i listened further i was like ahhh explainable
I want to know if he killed the dog.
And thinking about it I thought that my level wasn't that hight, that I wasn't understanding well the story😭😭😭😭😭and now I realized that I'm not the only one wondering about that
Lol
As a native English speaker, I can say that the upper levels are used mostly in books, and not really spoken much. I would say average day to day talk is about B-2.1 so don’t feel discouraged if you don’t understand the upper levels.
Thank you
I am a new learner.
This video it's true? because taking this video as a reference i'm C-1 (I understood every single word), and all my life I thought that i had a low level of english.
im a turkish 13 year old and i have never had good english teachers nor classes. yet i scored c-1. i did this all thanks to youtube. i’m proud of myself
My listening skill is definitely C-1,
but my speaking skill is somewhere around B-1 to B-2.
This is an insightful video though.
Thanks. Good to know!
Same! 👍😊
Yeah same
Same with me
same here
I was literally born and raised in America, completely fluent in English, and was advanced in English/ Grammar in school. Yet i was still worried I wasn’t going to make it to the last level😆😆😆
🤣🤣🤣
🤣🤣
im still wondering how his shirt came off
SAME
Same 😭😭
C1 and as a nurse I was translating your accident (falling, bumping your head and discerning blood) into proper medical jargon (habit). I do however use common language when speaking to patients due to their diverse education levels and cultural backgrounds. Example: I use the word pee instead of saying urinate. You can't prejudge what people may or may not understand. The most important thing is that they understand your directions and education regarding their health. 😊
So, I am romanian. I live in Romania , I was born here and I was never in a native english speakers country.I just learned at school! Now I am in an intensive English class.In normal classes kids have 2 classes of english per week but I do have 4 . I know it is not too much but I STILL GOT LEVEL C1...And I am super excited....of course I do extra classes of english and practice it myself at home...Just because I LOVE IT!
I got so focused on the events in the story, that I nearly forgot why I was watching this.
I’m surprisingly C, but talking/writing should still be b1-b2.
Keep up the great work!
Lol
Am fluent and still yet had have watched the entire video.
(I've written it wrong on purpose, it's a joke, no need to correct me.)
Hahahhaa same
Same
Same lol i understood everything but talking/writing wise im b1-b2
As a non native English speaker, I still can't believe I've come to a point where I understand everything... I remember the days when I had to go to my English courses for 2 hours after school, and how much I wanted to quit or at least not go for even one day! Hard work really does pay off huh. I really wish my old English teachers could see me now :D
Well done!!
Great job! As a native English speaker, I can tell you that from your comment I would never have guessed you were not a native speaker. It appears that you are even more fluent in English than some of the native speakers I know haha.
Seriously though, I respect people like you who can speak multiple languages. English is the only one I'm comfortable with so far. Perhaps I could become fluent in others if I stop being too lazy to learn lol.
I also a non native English speaker, and I do understand the story. But if I need to re-tell the story, that would be different story.
Just so you know you wasted your money for the courses, because I'm better at English than you and I just learned from RUclips...
So relatable❤️
You are a great teacher...thank you...I'm 44 years old ans still learning...like your final phrase...on videos...getting better...love it.
As an Indian and not native English speaker ...I can say proudly that I understand everything literally each and every word of the story and without any difficulty....
English people watching this to see if they have a brain or not:
As a native german I am so glad that YEARS of youtube (videogame commentary and horror story audiobooks) helped me develop my english skills like school never could! I'm sure my teacher would be proud of me
What has anxiety have to do with mixing up words. I have the same problem but I have dyslexia
@@schlax89 I'm sorry but it seems like you have no idea how people with anxiety struggle in their day to day life. I have so high anxiety that I can't talk in front of people, neither write my tests the way I could/should. My knowledge never comes thorugh in the right way, not even 70%, although I am very intelligent and I learn And understand things uncommonly fast. You don't have any idea about how much hate a person can have for themselves and fight with it every single day/ night. Don't make judgements on a subject you don't have proper education/experience about.
I’m a native English speaker and I’m learning German! I can’t even form a sentence yet.. but I’m trying my best! I’m glad you were able to get a hold on English well.
same but i needed to turn on the subtitles at c1 to follow what he said, the words itself were easy to understand aha
Bin stolz auf dich, es ist schon krass was yt videos und spiele alles so erreichen können xD
I'm a 17 year old Greek and I passed my C2 exam when I was 15.
I started losing it a bit on the last level yet most of the words were familiar to me so I could fill in the meaning of the unknown words.
but who asked?
@@elxthrs I was just joking bro, grads on your c2 I also got it about that age but never used it :)
@@Niqq78 Man I apologize I come across this phrase many times a week from small kids who trynna be funny.
Congratulations on yours too, I'm proud!
@@elxthrs well it was a good joke in 2021 on tiktok :))
@@elxthrs they must come from the past
I am sure that my level of listening is "C-1", but I noticed that when it comes to writing or speaking I usually forget some words and grammar constructions. Thank you for this useful video!
Me too, I have a frankly bad grammar. Even though I understand almost everything, I really struggle to make a sentences when I speak and I'm always uncertain about the prepositions I should use, usually I'm a little bit better at writing
@@Marina-sz2kj I hope both of us will overcome this struggles.
As a native speaker who just happened to see this video in their recommended, while I obviously understood all the levels, the advanced C1 level only really works for written English, like with books or poems, not many people speak like that in everyday life. So for any non native speakers or learners, don't worry too much if you don't understand the C1 level just yet, the lower levels are perfectly fine to get your point across in everday conversation.
"Seldom had my heart ever beat so fast."
Rarely would someone talk like this in everyday conversation lmao it's very literary.
@@tedsteiner when english learners start seeing slang or memes must be very jarring
I'm pretty sure this video isn't about how native english speakers speak, but more about the used vocabulary and pronunciation of words, if learners can understand them and comprehend the meaning of the words.
Best wishes from Switzerland 🙂
Yeah but it's still easy to understand. There wasn't one word in the whole video that i don't understand.
I think that as non native speaking is by far the most difficult part. But tbh i think that I'd get the chance to travel to some part of american or the uk for 2-3 months that would change drastically.
My mind goes lightning fast when i think in English but when i speak it's like i stumble on words and they don't come out right, like i know exactly how they should sound but my mouth isn't used to the pronunciation.
@The Riddler what I've noticed over the years is that i can understand people that talk bad in English better than the natives. We used to have people come from the uk or america ti teach us English in class and they wouldn't understand what people were trying to say but i knew exactly and i could tell them.
Same goes for Spanish, i can "translate" what someone's trying to say to a native speaker because it's like they need to hear the words pronounced perfectly in order to understand. It's pretty funny tbh🤣
As a native speaker, C1 is generally reserved for literature only, practically nobody actually speaks like that in person. Anybody can survive 99% of conversations in English at a B level
I'll speak like a nigga then
I would like to posture the thought that perhaps the grand quantity of native English speakers lacking such a girth of vocabulary is due directly to a horrendous public education system in conjunction with modern values cultivated from media across a multitude of mediums which portray intellectuals as "uncool".
Edit: It has been brought to my attention that I should have said "posit" or "postulate" instead of "posture" and I'm man enough to admit when I've made a mistake(even though I still think posture works in this context haha). I have nothing but respect to anyone who has learned a second language, but to those native English speakers who really think the comment is pretentious, you're only proving my point. The biggest word I used was "conjunction" or "horrendous". Are those actually big words though? Sure, you could speak simply but vocabulary is about being precise. Why don't you go tell the Eskimos that they only need one word for snow.
@@kyrillos6917 no
@@kyrillos6917 I do agree, some people think that by having a more sophisticated vocabulary means that you are lame
@@aryapradipta3106 some might also see it as an attempt to sound smart, or rather, smarter than you are.
Native english speaker here.
In my opinion B-2.1 sounded the most natural, people don't usually go above that in daily conversation.
OMG! I can't believe this!
I struggled a little on Advanced level...but almost got everything!
I'm a self taught person, I learned English only by watching RUclips videos about my favorite topics, like photography, tech reviews and self improvement...
I think this kind of videos could help many guys out there to see where they are in their learning.
I think this kind of content is extremely useful for people to know what level of English they have and also to improve their language skills. Somehow it was great for me, i really apreciate it! Greetings from Spain! 👋🏼
Genial! Somos paisanos. Vivo aquí en España aunque soy de California.
Hi, friend i like to read the comments, because i learn more too
@@ChameleonTheatre How does this story end sis? is he a werewolf or not? lol
@@Sadude13 i want to know too
ñn't
Surprisingly, I was able to understand everything. There were just two words in C-1 that I didn't know the exact translation to my first language to (or had to think for a bit) but I still knew what it meant. I also noticed that my speaking skill is way worse, that's because I don't like speaking in front of others and get very nervous if I have to so I don't get much practise with that. With writing, I think it depends on the topic I'm writing about and on some days it works well while I struggle a lot on other days.
Thank you so much for this video, it helped me a lot! Greetings from Germany! :)
Was about to comment the same thing but since you already did im not gonna take my time writing it and I'd rather just say: "same"
If you are nervous when it comes to speaking I'd suggest speaking to yourself in English, it sounds weird, but it helped me a LOT, like just go on with your day and try to think about what you are doing in English or explain stuff like you are in a RUclips video😅 I know it sounds weird, but I swear it helps, aslo try to join an online community with other English speakers, that way you are in a convo where you don't have to necessarily talk, but you still have to think fast and type. Hope it helps, have a good day!
Hi brudi was geht
@@viktoriageorgieva21 thats what ive been doing up till now chatting in games or setting my phone to english pretty much everything i watch is in english
Same for me. Btw, one thing that extremely annoying me is that when i write sth, i can create pretty cool sentences but my grammar isn't there yet. Is this common with you guys too?
Ps: my comment probably would have some stupid grammar error too :((
As a french native speaker, I ran ESL test and was surprise to get a 76% score that gave me a C-2 english level. After analyzing the results, I figured out that my grammar made me jump from C-1 to C-2. Actually, it's easier to watch and listen to english on a video where you see the speaker, it really helps compare to listening only the sound.
C-1, no problem at all. I do have to say that I am an avid reader. Have always loved "words". Always worked with my 3 grand daughters on increasing their vocabulary!!!
Loved volunteering at elementary school and helping many ESL kids with. English. So rewarding !!
I'm a native speaker and curious what each level sounds like in English as I'm currently at level A2 in another language.
I'm a fan of this guy's reading. I hope there's more of his stories.
@@nicolaeolteanu1233 You can't believe ppl are good at listening and have average knowledge of writing and speech?
@@nicolaeolteanu1233 bro, understanding a sentence and being able to create a sentence are two different things, most of people with a B1 B2 level can understand C1 phrases without any issues, but they wouldn't use that vocabulary on a regular basis, probably they can communicate the same idea but with simpler words
I am a native English speaker and trying to determine my own level of English was actually more difficult than I thought it was going to be. I rarely use some of these words so it was interesting having to focus on them a lot. I applaud people who are studying English!
He was just exaggerating everything he said nothing more like for example using metaphors and similes
@@poopsickle2411 a
@@kubocs ?
@@poopsickle2411 I know, I am also studying a language and this is how it is presented to me when I study. It was interesting to hear my native language this way.
@Sk Ik that’s cool!!
Honestly, I am multilingual. I am from India from northern delhi region. My textbook language is Hindi. While my family communicate in Awadhi khadi boli . I have been taught English in my school till 12th standard. I can understand Sanskrit but can not speak. So I can speak and understand 3 languages and can understand 4. In india, it's not even a flex. It's common.
I don`t know what I was expecting from this test if I watch English-cpeaking youtubers all the time. I am happy to know i can talk with someone in English. It`s really fun
As a 25 year old man who has grown up speaking, and only knows, English, the fact that this video exists to help new speakers is amazing to me.
As someone who’s been speaking English for 3 years this was almost like a 3rd grade reading level lol this helped not even a bit lol all of it seemed the same to me and I only been in America for 3 years
@@RUclipsTookMyNickname.WhyNot Your English is amazing! My tip is to watch your tense. When talking about yourself doing something over a period of time, avoid ending the verb with an "s". You said, "As someone who learns English for 8 years now", where you should have said "as someone who has been learning English for 8 years now" or, "as someone who has learnt English for the last 8 years". What you said would have been correct if you didn't add the time period in at the end "as someone who learns English, I came to understand..." makes sense. Hopefully that helps you a little and congratulations on learning such a hard language. You’re doing great! x
This guy is a perfect English teacher. Thanks RUclips
Why? ._.
@@isaaclope9154 Ok KB-W
I’m C1 level. My English has gotten better day by day, and just because of your videos. I have fun while watching them, and the best part is, I actually learn. Keep on doing this!
I'm so glad Renato!
One thing I recently learned that I wanted to share, when you say because of it feels like blaming the person. It's better to say "thanks to your videos" for a more positive mood
@@hellodarling2712 fodase irmao, deixa o cara
@@hellodarling2712 Who thought that the comment section could actually be helpful? :D Thanks bud
@@hellodarling2712 I just read this. Thanks for your suggestion, mate!
B2.2 almost C1, there's words that I cannot even identify bc of the pronunciation and the velocity, I'm Argentinian and went to 4 years to English classes, also most of my virtual content, books, videos, podcast, series I do in English! I'm proud of myself, excelent video
The number of non-native English speaking people that I know that said they learned English by watching Alex Trebek on Jeopardy is astounding. RIP Alex.
I’m fluent in English since I was born speaking it. It’s been super interesting reading this comment section! So many people from around the world learning this language.
Edit: I was born and raised in California
same broski, honestly this story had me hooked lol
I severely doubt you where born speaking english :P
@@SpektralJo nah see his parents put those headphones over his moms belly and played educational monologues to him, he’s had a masters in english ever since day one
@@SpektralJo *were 😂
@@SpektralJo well clearly neither were you if you can’t even spell correctly.
English is not my first language, but i was extremely pleased to know that my speaking and writing skills are a C-1!! Thank you for this entertaining video!
MINE TOO
are you trolling or what? This video only tests listening skills.
@@koks49045 I think its a joke.
@@yuception maybe he used subtitles
@@niccogava7209 if that was the case it would have been even easier, it still doesnt test speaking and writing
As a 15 year old French student, i'm really happy to say that I passed level C-1 :))
Me too but I'm 16 ^^
@@Rom_2_RL me too but i'm 17 lol😄
It's kinda interesting. Although levels starting from B-1 are usually highly determined not only by vocabulary, but also speaking abilities. Apart from some words seem to be a bit hard for lower levels I think it's a good video to get general idea about your level. Although I didn't expect it but I kinda hoped that there would be c-2 level to know if I'm approaching it yet :D
i was still listening when it comes to the last part and expecting there will be more. my first language isn't English and this makes me so happy to know that my English skill is improving day by day. i love it! thank you for this ♡
I think that is the point of the video🤣🤣
You’d be surprised at the number of native English speakers in the comments section
The C-1 level is how I write casually 😭
I think for someone who was born and raised in a family (and country) where almost no one spoke English, I’ve definitely come a long way in the 16 years of my life. My life might suck in other areas but this aspect is one I can never complain about!
hey arshi are you Indian by any chance? i thought so after reading your name
@@titikshanagpal5308 hmmm- country where almost noone speaks English? I'd assume not India but who knows 😂
@@alisonmccain i agree, India is definitely not a country where no one speaks English but i just thought so because of (her) name 🥲
Where are you from though? You've got good grammars.
Same here bro I learn English in school but I have no one to communicate with, so I was really worried about my ability to speak and listen but thanks to this video,it gave me the faith on my English skill
I‘m German and 20 yrs old. I do watch lots of videos in English because it helps me with understanding.
As an 24 year old german, i have to admit, my listening skills are way better than my writing or speaking skills. I mean, even on last level I understood everything, but my actual education level in English was built by 6 years of shool training. I am in the fortunate situation to speak English very often in my daily progress.
Watch English TV programmes or listen to English radio. You'll find that after a while your spoken English will have improved. Reading English, anything from newspapers to instructions for your washing machine, will help with the written language.
I clicked to find out if I, as a native English speaker that only passively speaks two other languages was able to understand English at the highest level. I was unsurprised to find that I made it to the end, but definitely thought he'd go full Shakespeare at the end. To anyone learning English, if you made it to B2, you're fluent in my books.
I was actually pretty surprised it stopped where it did. I'm Norwegian, but I'm studying to become an English teacher and let me just say this was nothing compared to reading scientific articles lol
I'm a Swede. I was also surprised how simple even the C-1 level was.
@@francisdec1615 Pretty sure a lot of people natively speaking English could go several grades higher. I mean we do have books that are far more difficult to read than the story he just told.
It seems, from the perspective of a native english speaker, as I am not a native english speaker, I am very good at adding punctuation in my writing. That being said, I am still not confident in my vocabulary and my ability to choose the correct words for the [my] thoughts I want to express. I am pretty good at writing comprehensible phrases but even that takes a bit of an effort to choose the words I want to use and most of the times I need to read what I wrote [my writing] for any mistakes I made and, almost all the time, there are plenty of them, including the comment I am now writing.
I will use "[" and "]" to show what I originaly wrote and then changed to the text you are now reading.
@@thecommenternobodycaresabout I'm honestly at the point now where I'm probably as fluent, if not more in English than I am in my native tongue. I will quite regularly catch myself looking for the right word in Norwegian and when I can't find it I'll just use the English word for it instead.
I think it mostly comes down to exposure and me living a large part of my life online, which has resulted in me quite literally using English more than Norwegian in everyday life.
The most advanced words used were "indistinguishable", "seldom", and "foliage". I expected the video to venture toward more advanced levels than it did, as C-1 is what I actually believe to be intermediate. If you happen to listen to or watch any podcast/radio show that is hosted by a journalist of some sort, you'll be exposed to English far more advanced than anything in this video, and it'll be quite evident within moments of checking out their programs.
God Thank you. Not to be mean, but it really scares me how simple most people are.
Right? And not even that but movies and songs often times, too
hey, i’m pretty sure the video is meant for people who don’t primarily speak english
@@rykerdenney224 yes, and that is also truth that the "official" c-1 level what you can reach at school is very different than the "real" advanced level of understanding, speaking and knowledge of words.. at school the difference is in just the words and the lenght of ur story at writing between b2 and c1..
I mean , yeah .. this video has been recommended for the past few days and I was a little scared to watch it .. like what if this shows how bad my English is (non native speaker, English being my third language), and then he started explaining how the video works so I got intimidated even more lol ... but then it got to the end , he finished telling his weird ass story and I was like " huh ? that's it? aint no way that was C-1"
I am still in a quandary over how this determines someone's level of comprehension. I understood every part.
It's easy to understand your video because you speak very clearly. Watching movies and understanding is the real test for advanced non native English speakers.
As a spaniard, being able to easily understand the C-1 part makes me proud of myself 😭 Very useful video! Thanks a lot ☺️
Congratulations, dude!
Let’s not pretend C-1 was actually hard to understand. Speaking it is completely different.
@@acoolcracker well, it wasn't hard definitely, but maybe we can't feel the difficulty because we have that listening level already (?). But I don't know, I'm not an expert, just felt good to understand everything 😄
PS: I agree, speaking/writing C1 is definitely out of my capabilities 😅, specially speaking
Congrats man, I've been to Spain before and barely no one spoke English :)
very proud of you for learning a second language, it takes a LOAD of time
I am Level C1 lol
When the Test was over i was like: Huh already finished? Thats all?
Wasn't that challenging for me xD
Btw my native language is German and i had English in School for 7 years now. But i mostly got my skills from watching RUclips, reading English books, watching English Movies, playing videogames and communicating with People from Game communitys lol
All this has teached me more than school could have ever done xD
samee
Bin in der absolut gleichen Situation! Auch Level C-1, 8 Jahre Schulenglisch und seit letztem Jahr (hatte mich mehr mit dem Internet also international beschäftigt, alles nur noch auf englisch angehört/gelesen/geschaut/geschrieben) bin ich auf einmal die beste in meiner klasse geworden (in eng).. da zweifelt man wirklich an der Schule😂
yeah same it was really easy to me and my native language is Portuguese, though I don't have English at school yet I learned it mostly from playing games and talking online with americans and other native speakers💀
Sameeeee I'm from Israel and we learn English from the second grade but most of my English is from games, videos, shows, movies
That‘s not surprising. School just can teach you the structure an some vocabulary. You have to use a language to learn it.
Paradoxically the more advanced it got; the more I felt I could understand because I was able to visualize what you were talking about.
I’m 15, born and raised in Germany 🇩🇪 and I got a level around B2 to C1
As a 13 year old girl from the Netherlands who learned English by herself, I'm proud to say that my speaking level is B-2 and my listening level C-1 :D
Why’d you learn English by yourself? Basically all Dutch schools teach English.
@@tyxo.4638 Can't talk about the Netherlands but here in Flanders English begins at age 14 or so and I never learned a word English in it.
I had English friends in the South of France by the time I was 8 or so.
It's not that people "learn" English.
It's that people come across enough English in their daily life that whatever you get in school isn't that useful for many.
When I was 6-7 I got Pokémon yellow in English.
Simply playing that taught me plenty, especially verbs.
@@tyxo.4638 Every time we had English lessons, I had different lessons. So my school did teach English, but not to me.
@@Londronable Same, I grew up playing videogames. At a very young age I was pretty much fluent in English. This does, however, not mean that kids who might struggle teaching themselves English, don’t need the lessons. That is where my point comes in; all Dutch schools teach English.
When I was younger you’d start learning English at the end of primary school, around your 10th or 11th. Nowadays it starts at an even younger age. All if this to simply conclude: I was wondering why she taught herself English when nearly every Dutch school teaches is from a young age. Even if she had started learning from a younger age, Dutch education, especially English, is also pretty good for keeping up.
I am a 15 years old from Mexico, with luck some of my friends could understand the A level, the schools here dont put the necessary attention to the english unfortunately
I love how the entire time I was expecting to suddenly not understand anything. Turns out I understood everything you said and I'm still somehow impressed by myself
Same for me. But now I'm not sure if it was simply a coincedence that I understood this good man so well and if it would have been different if it didn't partly focus on lycantrophy.
Well, time will tell for sure.
Proud to be at C-1 level and i love your voice so much! Its so calm and clear😇
I have 13 years and I from Brasil,so I always have a difficult to learn English, mostly to pronunciation the words and conversation with natives,and now I can go to the Intermediate level B-1.2 and I very happy to myself. Now I make a severe routine to practice the pronunciation, conversation, writing and the listening so I believe when I has 14 or 15 I can domination the English.
I’ve been learning English for over four years now, but I’ve never really thought about my comprehension level until this video showed up in my recommendations. Understood everything you said. I’m just happy that my years of hard work paid off lol
just looked at your account, if i saw you for the first time i would think you had spoke english your whole life
unfortunately this video has nothing to do with fluency, it is all about comprehension and tells nearly nothing about your level of fluency. Sorry to burst your bubble, but real fluency cannot be measured through a listening activity.
@@atikanatasoy In addition no one would actualy talk like that on the street. If it would actualy be about fluency the last chapter would be just mumbling and yelling ^^
@@atikanatasoy he's clearly talking about comprehension, like he didn't even mention "fluency" one single time. So what are you on about lmao
@@xploded8452 the post is edited mate
German 22 years and university student - I was surprised that I didn’t have any difficulties understanding your stories, always thought C 1 would be harder to reach lol great video
I feel that but also for me it was a pleasant surprise that C1 isn't that hard. I had 2 semesters of English as I was studying but I think that was more difficult cause it was a special class for biochemistry students who'd like to have some technical English.
C1-level in understanding seems really easy to reach.
I mean, I wasn't even on a university but at work I always have to deal with english colleagues and customers and I knew everything he was talking about. I guess it's easier to understand than writing or speaking, especially in british english.
American and canadian english is pretty easy tbh.
Hope he will give us more tips in speaking just like "bootle of water" in different accents. It's a unique language with different accents.
Sorry for my lifestory but its great to see people from germany. 😇
damn u have same last name like me n im polish
@@thegregor420 Una polisha
I’m not even a university student and I just had minimal English class at school but understood everything maybe because I watch a lot of English content and partly family guy was my teacher in the past I watched the Some episodes in English
I am am Indian born and raised in India , I can completely in the English you talk up to last level & I am shocked 😳 that i hve this much fluent English
My native language is german but I was always good in english at school. I made it through the whole video and understood everything except some single vocabularies and that actually surprised me a bit
Hi Mike. İ'am in level b2.1- b2.2 somewhere and i keep improving my english with your videos. Thanks a lot.
Great job! I'm so glad to hear it.
Well here’s something you can improve, you wrote I’m as i’am. It’s I’m not I am. Also capitalize that Letter I and there’s a double space.
reis sen 4 ay önce b2 diyorsan kendine ben allahı olmuş ingilizcenin sağol özgüven verdiğin için
English is my first and only language, but I was still curious to see what I'd be at since I'm an avid reader. I was expecting this to have a more difficult ending tier, but I liked the story aspect of this. I can definitely see how this would be extremely helpful for those learning English! There's a lot of people born and raised here in the US who wouldn't understand most of the bigger or lesser used words lmao.
I agree. I was expecting the level to become much more difficult as well. Maybe even try some old english haha. That would be fun to listen to. I understand this is more for people learning english as a second language.
Now that's something I've heard Americans say quite often.
@@ubayyd Ya it's true sadly. I'm Canadian and learned a bit of french a long time ago but have forgotten most of it by now. I need to learn more from others around the world!
Almost no Americans have c-1 level understanding of any language other than English and almost every European have at least two.
English is my third language ( I study it since 6 years, so since I was 10 y/o ) and ngl I was expecting a more difficult level, since I still have a lot to learn.. but it's still a really good video though ! I liked the story haha
Btw, please tell me if you guys have read good books in English that can develop my vocabulary, so that I read them too :)
I'm a native German. I didn't thought my level is so hight as it was. I made it to C-1. I'm kinda proud of me.
The story was interesting too by the way.
I am a native English speaker and trying to determine my own level of English was actually more difficult than I thought it was going to be. I rarely use some of these words so it was interesting having to focus on them a lot.
I'm german and as part of my school education I got B2/C1 certified. In the couple years since I have consumed more english language media and written way more english, as well as reading and hearing a bit of scientific articles and talks in english. So it wasn't really a surprise that I understood the story, but like others mentioned, translating is wayyy harder than just understanding/talking in one language.
Hey man, we forgive you
@@sanderssmith822 Lmfaoo bruh what
@@sanderssmith822 thank you, means a lot, I guess
@@monroe9812 yall aint hear that lil dik song WE FORGIVE U GERMANY
why would u want to translate it tho?
The point at which I didn't need to translate 'apple' to 'Apfel' and thinking 'ohh okay. Apple.' really made the difference.
You just go through life, read 'peach' and instantly have the image up in ur head, i stead of having to translate first
My vocabulary is a bit rusty-dusty but I’m glad I’m still at level C1😊 From my point of view, this video’s really useful even for beginners👍🏼 Best wishes from Hungary🙋🏼♀️
Oh i didn't expect to see a fellow hungarian here 😃
@@leventeemesz3857 neither! ⭐ especially 2
Same!
Hali!😁😁
@@orsolyaiszlai5194 Halihó😄
I'm C1. And English is not my first language, not even second. Great!
As a native German speaker - I understood every word!
I’m french and I’m a 18years old student and I understood every words that he says 😭I’m proud of myself💜 thank u
On est deux ! Sauf que j’ai 14 ans !
I got through the last part understanding everything and thought there would definitely be more.
I never took myself as "advanced" since my English grades in school weren't the best (but on the higher levels, I guess it's more about doing comparative analysis than vocabulary and diction) 🙃 So thanks for the great confidence boost!
My spelling definitely is not on the advanced level though 😅
As a native speaker myself, your spelling is better than some other native speakers I know. As long as it can be figured out by sounding it out, spelling in English can be very forgiving compared to other languages.
I feel that
School grades are not representative of your skills. My grades were low just because I refused to buy the English textbook, even though I'd ace every exam and my teacher knew I had the best English in the school.
You do not have the right to say your writing is “definitely not the best” when there’s no mistakes😤
@@quota3734 I wrote that because there was a spelling error in my original comment that I had to change 🤣
I’m Dutch, so not a native speaker and I’ve never had much confidence when it comes to speaking, but listening is extremely easy for me, after years of online gaming and listening to audiobooks and podcasts in English.
Now I’m in Mexico and since my Spanish is nonexistent English is my only refuge hahahaha.
Locals here have even asked if I give English classes, that will give me more practice and will earn me some hard needed cash since I have no income now
I never knew my english level was like this! I reached C-1 and I'm proud, as a non native english speaker.
Everybody's talking about their level while I'm just here wondering what the hell kinda story this is 😂
werewolves POV 😂
I am personally 13 years old and my first language is French Canadian! (Québécois) I’ve been learning English ALONE during the lockdown by playing video game and having English friends. The video was really simple for me!:)
Hey! I’m 13 too. 🥳 I’m American, born and raised in California. I’ve actually been trying to study French over lockdown out of boredom haha. I didn’t get very far though. I’m having trouble with the accent. I find French speakers very cool and I’ve always wanted to learn the language myself some day!
hey, i am nearly 35 and from Germany. I learned both languages (fr+en) in school. Really cool, you learned that with videos!! I hope thats still possible in my age, i mean, with videos or tv. Arabic always seemed like an interesting language for me...maybe ill try!
@@Melaniewashere you should try to learn the French alphabet first and then learn perfectly how to pronounce each letter
I'm a native English speaker, so I absolutely nailed this.
I am a non native english speaker (i’m 16 and Im learning the language by my own, still learning grammar) I believe I am a B-2.2 in terms of listening, but maybe a B-1 when it comes to speak. but I can assure I understood some of the words from the C-1. English is as complex as spanish when you compare americans, british and australians. I’m delighted.
I remember reading once that the point of communication isn't to sound smart but to convey an idea in a way that's easily understandable to everyone. With that being said, no matter how advanced a person may be at english, simple words are always better than more complex ones that mean the same thing
Totally agree on that
Not always though.
Often, more complex words can refer to a more specific or precise idea. The common word would be just as acceptable, but maybe not as accurate.
Not everything is meant to be understood by everyone, especially if it means loosing subtlety.
Also, pertinence is an important factor in communication. The principle of telling the most with the fewest words. Explaining an idea with a few sentences to avoid a more complex word is a big no for pertinence.
Edit : autocorrect error
I must say I concure anywise, nonetheless I daresay that if one were to desire to convey an exceptionally specific essence, utilising aforesaid locutions may be practical.
not necessarily. complex words & words that are synonyms convey nuance in a way that simple language can't always
And that’s what got me IELTS 6.5 writing dammit! XD
The only word I have NEVER heard in my life was "seldom".
It's admittedly not a word people use in everyday speech, you'd be more likely to encounter it in a novel, or perhaps a much more formal event, maybe in a court room, or during an important speech.
I guess youve seldom heard it then..
Must to be from germanic origin, in german rarely is „selten“ and this sounded familiar to me😃
@@niceguy3823 true, in Dutch the word is "zelden", pronounced pretty much the same als Selten I think. I think there are some English songs with the word seldom in it...
Good thing no one uses it! 😂
I wasn’t born english and I’m pretty young but I understood everything till B2.1 and after this, I started understanding a bit less but enough to understand the story
B-2.2. Even though I understood most of the C1 part, I admit that i missed some words. I'm Latin American living in Colombia, never took English classes but i have been working for a USA company since 2018. At the beginning i was like A-1, but i thank my boss for the opportunity.
Thanks for this video!
This was a very interesting test indeed. I learnt by using a dictionary while playing videogames, then watching movies in english, then trying to read/post on english forums. Many years have passed, I never took any english class, but I understood the whole story. Most of my friends are english speakers, and they seem to have no issue understanding me either. So to all people out there who feel squeamish about learning: you can learn a language using very different methods. My grammar may not be perfect, but at least it’s good enough to communicate with others.
I have a very similar life story with english. It was good to know yours. Congrats!
thats a story of success. I am glad to hear that
No clue what you mean by “my grammar may not be perfect”, because your comment was pretty well-crafted, at least in my opinion
C-1. I was actually expecting it to get far more difficult. Certain parts of Tolkien's writing certainly seems more advanced than this.
But I'm very glad to know that I pass as an advanced English speaker. ^^
*Listener
yeah me too. Tolkien is simply in a league of his own
This scale is for day-to-day vocabulary, not advanced in the scope or to the degree of all English literature.
Lmao the silmarillion gang
yeah the problem is English native speaker don't talk this clear and slow. Also in real life, it's harder to be understood heavily caused by different accent.
As an avid reader for the past 60+ years if found this very entertaining.
The C1 level feels like an audiobook I'd love to continue hearing ^^
Yes. I understood everything. C1 for me. I am from Germany and an autodidact. So thanks to video games and tv shows and eventually RUclips i became fluent in it.
aa hallo. ich war in deutchland fuer fast 4 jahren und ich kann jetzt deutsch reden
@@akuma8599 Hallo werter Herr, oder Dame ( Ich bin mir durch Ihr Nutzerprofil nicht ganz sicher). Ich finde es interessant, dass Sie sich für die deutsche Sprache interessieren. Viele Menschen aus anderen Ländern finden, das die Deutsche Sprache aggressiv klingt. Es ist immer wieder schön zu sehen, dass es Menschen gibt, die sich vom Rest abheben und sich mit der Deutschen Sprache und Kultur beschäftigen.
@@tagnade League of legends learned me english too
@@thibd7866 what?
Same for me, but I'm from Sweden.
It makes me happy to know I'm a C-1 giving that I'm still 15 and have been raised in a family where no one speaks English. I kinda feel good about myself for once
Well, I have a B1 cambridge certificate but the thing is that I understood everything really well! Thanks for creating this test!
As a middle eastern I’m so happy that my English lvl is B-2.2 but i also understood the whole story but it’s started to get harder to me at C-1 bcuz some words were new to me.
I've worked with ESL students before. He used some sayings and idioms on the C1 level. From my experience, the students with a lower English level had a more difficult time understanding the sayings or at least recognizing what the saying in English means (as opposed to them saying the same type of thing in their native language)...I think that was the reason for the more poetic speech in this test.
Sayings and expressions often make up a large part of native speech. You actually can't learn what words mean with a dictionary but that's how most people are taught basically.
I believe the hardest part about learning a language will always be getting the slang. And English has a master on that. They have so much slang sometimes they don't even talk using proper grammar and there are "common errors" that everyone knows they are error but yet accept them and use them. So yes, it is really hard to learn English and this is 90% of the reason.
Hi! I'm italian, and I'm definitely level B1-B2, but I'm improving my english level step by step, at school. Thanks you for your video ;)
It's crazy to think about that my English is C1 just from watching RUclips. I wasn't even realizing I was learning English while watching videos.
I am from Bali Indonesia and understand the whole sentences and context in this video. I think mainly because of your pronunciation and that you don't talk fast 🙏 Thank you so much for the video.
I'm native German with Russian parents, so I was already bilingual when I was a small child. At around the age of 12 is when I started talking to my American neighbors. I live close to the US Airport in Ramstein which meant we had lots of US soldiers stationed around these parts of Germany. My English was... A-1 at best. But I gradually improved speaking, reading and writing over the years. Now with 18 years of using English as a primary language, 2 of those 18 years I lived in an English-only environment, I think I'm allowed to say I'm C-2 or native level.
British accent
Freedom accent
Irish accent
You name it!
The key to getting to C-2 level is persistence, repetition, willingness to look up new words every now and then.
Now... I'll go back to learning A-1 Japanese which makes my native friends cringe.
gotta cringe them all
I think it's important to expose yourself to a variety of world englishes if you wish to communicate effectively with people from all over the world. A B2 level of proficiency will probably be fine in everyday situations talking to most Brits, Americans, Australians, Kiwis, etc. but it takes a fair bit of practice and just exposure to understand some heavier accents and creoles like Patois and I think that for just communication that's more beneficial than advancing to a C1 or C2 level, which will most likely help more in something like an academic setting.
Wait what do the British and Irish accents have to do with it? Do you mean you can understand English in those different accents?
To be honest you are so cringe rn go back to tik tok my g
I lived close to Ramstein for about 3 months 😊 that's do cool. I was an aupair to sn American fsmily.
My listening around B-2 but my speaking and writting are definitely higher than that, most likely C-1. I don't know why but it has always been harder to me to understand what I'm hearing than speaking. This content was really helpful to me and I'm sure it is to much more people. Keep on the great work of making easier for people to improve their English.
I'm an expert in listening, but I don't have anyone to speak with, so my speaking it's not that great, even if I know the words 😂😂
It's easy to explain! Your brain is lazy... that means hearing and remembering the words etc is easier than actually finding the words you wanna say by yourself xD that's why listening and co is easier than speaking or writing
@@lily.s. but he meant it the other way around
You could possibly have auditory dyslexia. Or not . I don't know. It's just a hypothesis,of course .
@@Barbaravieirab kkkk tinha q ser Br ne cara! Eu conheco uma plataforma bem legal q da pra praticar com varias pessoas q estao aprendendo tb! Se quiser posso te passar!
I honestly didn't know I was a C-1. I'm actually in a shock right now but also super happy because I taught myself English since I was 20 and it was just so hard at first... but I fell in love with it ❤
As a native English speaker, I can scarcely tell the difference in difficulty between all the levels.
Im from Germany and currently in class 11. I understood everything. That makes me really happy cause I knew I could understand and speak English well but this video of yours showed me, that I can understand even more than I thought I could. So thank you! I really like those types of videos. 🥰
I saw your comment and had to smile because I am a native English speaker from the USA and I am learning German just because it’s fun and I love the language. I am very sure your English is better than my beginner German of course! 👍🙂
You speak better English than most of us English native speakers.
@@shainamichalski oh thank you so much. That’s really kind😭
Im definitely not on a really high level because I’m still a minor but I’m really trying and improving and learning new words every single day. I really want to go to America so I need to get a little bit better but I am already really proud of myself. But thank you so much. Comments like this make me really happy 🥰
@@shainamichalski I was wondering why this video left out C2 - the native speaker level. I googled that "It allows for reading and writing of any type on any subject, nuanced expression of emotions and opinions, and active participation in any academic or professional setting." I doubt that native speakers with a below-average IQ can do all that when they can hardly use proper grammar or know the difference between their, there and they're.
@@Gaze73 😂 You are absolutely correct about that.
I certainly can ensure that at B2 I started to feel a bit of insecure regarding each word you used to describe the happening in your story but I surely understood the most of the plot even at C1 level 😀. Well done btw. I am B2-English speaker/user but would love to be a C1-user.
Hey ! The same thing happened to me here.
I felt uncomfortable at B2 but roughly understood the final scene too.
It was a nice exercise 😘
don't worry too much with grades or marks, just use english in some of your daily activities, watch movies or series with original voices, read some books or comics/manga in english. languages are just learned with usage and purpose, as long as you don't give up and keep using it because it's fun and useful for you.
you could watch again the last part of the video to try to understand precisely every words you may have not gotten right the first time.
another good thing to get some practice and vocabulary is to look up the lyrics of songs you like. try to really hear the words in the song while reading the lyrics, if it's too hard you can also look up a translation, you can also train speech just by singing along, working on pronunciation.
the more you listen, speak, and type in english, and the more C1-levelled and native speakers you talk to, the more experienced you'll be in the language. remember that consistency is key!! you'll get there, there is no doubt in me. i'd personally say english has become second nature to me and it's come to the point where i make more mistakes in my native language than in english hahaha. you've got this bud.
@@kaizosheenobu6099 can confirm. i'm not a native speaker either, and i became better overall with english than my own language.
I am a Filipino and I am glad i understood it all. English is somewhat the second language of the Philippines after all. All those English lessons from kindergarten to college seem to have paid off.
The story actually made more sense to me as it got lets say harder, and yes I’m able to understand but with my nervous dyslexia I speak Somewhere between A.2 and B.2
Thanks for the videos Mike, listening to the story I'm a C1, kinda missing some words (4 or 5 since B1.2) on the way. But my writing and speaking isn't that level.
You're doing a great job, thanks for the work. Stay healthy and well, I want to (was slang written "wanna") see more of your stuff.
Sincerely
Alex
I like how you did this. You did a great job of showing the switch between literary devices like metaphors, description, and dialogue.
I expected you to do that classic thing every English writer does to “increase difficulty and reader level” by just using bigger words. You didn’t do that, and that’s why this video is fantastic.
WOWW YOU DON'T READ MY PROFILE PICTURE
@@kindlyhelpmereachto100ksub9 theres not much to read there
@@kindlyhelpmereachto100ksub9 Your profile picture is a RUclips play button.
Using bigger words is misconception. Language is about clarity. If four simple words can convey the information, there is no point in using a paragraph or words that require dictionary.
He didn't do that, but I didn't hear any difference between some of the earlier levels. Just very basic, descriptive sentences.
My reading and listening levels are easily at level C, yet my verbal communication is currentlly somewhere around B2.1 or B2.2. This is mostly due to not having spoken English in quite a while. However, my verbal English will probably ramp back up to a C once I start going back to school, this school being an international study. I'm not a native English speaker but I have always played video games as a hobby which force you to learn English, even more so if you want to play online and communicate with people.
I never took advanced English but watching shows and learning buy live experience I’ve taught myself quite a lot and can proudly say I made it to c-1