What is YOUR English level? A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2
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I'm A Level :'( what about it? Still learning by self first? :'(
Okay thank you 😃
Hola profesora. Por favor, haga un video hablando en español. Yo sé que a todos sus estudiantes nos encantaría escucharla hablando español. Muchas gracias.
Hello
@@juancito750 Ya tiene uno. Búscalo
In the earlier times of my "English learning journey", I always thought C1 was everything, but after having passed the C1 exam one year ago, I realised there is still a lot to learn even beyond C1. I still keep encountering mysterious, unknown words from time to time and it feels like there really is no end to them. If I had to summarize the discrepancy between C1 and C2, I'd say C1 is the level of a foreigner speaking good English, C2 is the level of a native.
I prefer a C1 with good accent to a C2 with bad accent.
I think the level of a native is beyond C2.
Being an A2, I always thought you were fantastic if you had a B1 level. When I reached B1, I thought you'd have to reach B2 to be fully fluent. I don't have to tell you what happened then. You can always improve. I find myself improving every day even though I don't even consider myself advanced - which would mean I'd be C1.
Absolutely true, I got the IELTS 6.5 (B2/C1), two years ago my level was about an A2, and I thought "I'm sure, if I get a B2 or a C1 I will be able to understand everything hahaha". It never happened, I realized I have a long way to go. When I got my 6.5 I stopped and started to focus myself on my college, now... 6 months later...Almost completely disconnected... My flexibility on this language went away, I'm feeling like a person who just has the B1 hahaha
I agree.I did C1 a few years ago and still notice having some gaps in English.
As a native English speaker I actually want to know how well I would do on a C2 exam haha.
Be surprised how as a native English speaker we may not do as well as we expect in such exams
Hi!can I pick ya up on social media?I want to practice English
I know stories of ns who failed Cambridge C2 Proficiency
Most natives speakers would get a B2 😂
I am not native and I got a 209.
I'm proud of my level. I'm like B1 or 2 and I feel comfortable because I understood the comments and everything you said in the video. I actually never thought that I'll understand English that good. I even think in English. It's been quite the journey, it took me like a year or 2 to learn it because I learned the basics at school and out of nothing I started basically living in English. And now I 'm thinking of starting a new language.
From what you’ve said here, your English seems to be really good!
The only mistake was “I’ll understand” instead of “I’d understand” :)
@@pample_mousse6429 thank you. When I read your comment I checked mine again and It really is a stupid mistake. I know that I wouldn't usually do it. But tnanks again
It's a solid B2.
@@pepinamichailova7689 no problem :) Wishing you luck on your language-learning journey
Which languages do you know except English?
I guess Russian.
Anyways, what is thinking in a language like, I always picturize the situation.
The last formal exam I had was IELTS long time ago, I had 7.5, with 8 in speaking. 13 years in Canada, with masters done and career in banking (lots of writing), pretty sure I am C1 if not C2. I think in English, I have dreams in English, for many topics, it's easier for me to express myself in English. I do still encounter new words and that's totally fine! Russian is my native language and even though I have a good vocabulary in it (always got A in Russian), I encounter new words all the time! In my opinion, native vs a good C2 for a foreigner is the difference between when you *feel* the right way vs you *know* the right way of saying/writing certain words/phrases because you learned it (like I recently realized what олово (tin) actually means in Russian but I always knew it was alsome sort of material since we have a fairy tale about a little tin soldier); knowing games/phrases which only kids grew up in that language would know, because an adult wouldn't use them often (for example, "I've chickened out", would you know that expression unless you did play the chicken game as a child, or if you studied grad economics incl game theory, like I did). When I was B2, I was pretty fluent already, C1 happened naturally when I got into masters program and I had no choice but to read read read, lots of writing and speaking since I was also teaching economics. Lots of fun 😊 best of luck to all the learners!!! You will make it!
fam u talk so much
you're really cool!
Wooow!my congratulations!
I'm russian but I find English a lot easier I have like B in russian and A in English but my real Russian mark I think is C😂😂💀
My teacher says I have B2 English level I hope so lmao
and I'm going to take TOEFL exam soon
как можно не знать что значит олово на русском, если русский твой родной язык))) в детстве не паял? а по химии двойка была? олово же в таблице Менделеева
Приветствую земляка
I have B2 level and for me it’s enough. I don’t want to grow to the C1; but maybe someday I will change my mind.
lol 🤣🤣
Or just say that you can’t
i don’t know why everyone’s being so rude, B2 level is great. keep up the good work :)
@@ghalielouahdani615 why r u crying anyway
I am in 6th grade
I am somewhere between B2 and C1
My handwriting is trash
I was finding things about English level, and you popped up like; "What is YOUR English level?" Thank you so much. I can't afford for your lessons but I'm your biggest student from Myanmar. Love you!
@Jinderella hi bestie!! 💜💜💜
Yes, the title is deceiving... though I love Lucy's videos.
@@gaborszeles8196 I don't think the title was bad; it was similar with what I was looking for. I was finding something knowledgeable about the C levels since I'm taking FCE (B2) exam very soon and I hope to get an A. It was quite relevant, really.
What is the meaning of "popped up"?
@@Hen.bid3 it's the past simple tense of 'pop up'. It is used when someone or something shows up or appear from nowhere like all of a sudden.
I think there's a video of Lucy explaining those verbs starting with 'pop' and followed by 'up' 'around' or many others.
English has felt like a second native language to me ever since middle school (I know native is considered C2 but I am ahead my actual native language in english). Communicating with others in video games and consuming a lot of english media from an early age made me pretty good at it. I'm glad that I learned it early on, because trying to learn swedish (which is supposedly much easier to learn than english) was very difficult for me, though me having no interest in the language probably played a big part in that. My pronounciation is still subpar, since I haven't really talked in english much. I hope to reach C2 someday
Really?! Swedish is easier than english? How
I'm 12 years old and last year i took lots of exams and got level C1, I couldn't be more proud of myself but i'm hoping to get to the point of no one being able to say i have a lower level than C2! Thanks to you, I think i'm closer and closer to achieving my goal. Thanks a lot!
This video is not made for kids
Omg 12yo😮 I’m 14yo and my level A2-B1 I hope hahah
Keep it up ! you're probably better than most native speakers
@@R_.709 how is it not? There is no content that wouldn’t be allowed for children to see. If you’re just jealous that a young person has such an advanced level, then just say so.
How the hell a 12-year-old can get C1? Is it actually easier than what this speaker said in the video? I mean, can you write an "academic text"?
Honestly I think to be B2 level, as I can speak English "quite" fluently, but the biggest struggle is with phrasal verbs, very difficult to memorize. Anyway I must improve my English speaking skills by reading, listening comprehension and also deepen the grammar. Thank you for this beautiful video.
The same here ,phrasal verbs((
How do you memorise Words guysss please help me for that
@@yasemineslemceylan8943 Me too
X4
@@yasemineslemceylan8943 bc my surname is so uncommon I have to correct ppl all the time (but I don't)
Wow, English isn't my first language. I learnt it by watching movies, listening to songs and reading novels and books. I thought I'll rank low here coz I never had toa ctively improve my English but it turns out I'm a B2 and really close to C1. I'm interested in publishing my own research papers in the future so I guess it'll make sense for me to try and reach C1. Thanks Lucy.
That’s amazing, well done!
@@user-no2mz9hl4f thanks bud
I think I have the same level, probably High B2 Low C1 maybe?
How could you memorise the new vocabularies ?
I just think that it´s amazing how one can learn a language extremely quickly if said person is exposed to it for a long period of time, in 3 years I went from A1 to C2 just because of how much I was being exposed to the english language and how often I had to use it to communicate with my peers and also to communicate with the locals since I never learned their language.
Sweet Jesus that’s fast, I’m this time I got from A2-B2
Could you advise me if I watch movies should I watch them without translation ? Or it’s ok with subtitle 😅
@@buthaina813 watch them in the original language, first with subtitles in your language and match the words with the subtitles so you will start to understand what they mean. Then switch to the film’s language subtitles until you don’t need them anymore. Finally turn off subtitles and watch in the original language. That’s what I do, subtitles just distract me.
@@Speki_ you mean I watch the episode twice ?
Or movie
I got an 8.5 on my IELTS back in 2016, and have since lived in the UK for four years, earning a bachelor in English literature/creative writing with first class honours and a postgraduate diploma in translation studies. Then I married a Canadian and got a job in translation, so English is still a big part of my life even though I’m back in Sweden now. I think it’s pretty safe to say that I’m a true C2!
I passed C2 Cambridge exam last year and still think I don't know enough. I try to inmerse myself in English as much as I can. Fortunately, I have the opportunity to use my English in my daily job, and make an effort to improve and polish my writing the best I can. But the journey never ends. No more exams for me, though
Damn, nice. I also try to immerse myself, also partially due to my field of work, but the issue is I've noticed my mother tongue suffers slightly from it. Nevertheless, I'll be probably going for German and Spanish now.
@@Fiufsciak I swear the better I get at English (C1 level atm, but not going for C2) the more I just forget Dutch (my native language) words.
@@steynbarneveld7211 So true, I haven't done any tests yet but I speak English everyday. Sometimes I don't know the word in Dutch, yet I know it in English.
Congratulations! The journey never ends because language evolves. Words change their meaning over the years and some grammar structures fall out of use
Thanks for this video, Lucy! :) Six years ago I tried to pass C2 exam in French (to be clear, I'm Polish) - it was extremely difficult, and I scored 19/50 points. I didn't pass, but I don't regret trying. Of course, at first I was pretty sad about it, but then it hit me that in fact it's quite a big achievement, as I was learning on my own at home (I've learnt basics at school and then I was self-educating) and I didn't know any person with whom I could practice my speaking skills. For now, I don't plan to retry passing this exam, as it's no longer on my priority list, but for sure it was very valuable experience for me which allowed me to believe in myself more :) So if you're reading this, wondering if going for C2 is worth trying - in my opinion, it is! But remember, it's not the end of the world if you don't pass - at this level, beyond knowledge and practical skills, you need a bit of luck too :)
Wow, poziom C2 z francuskiego. Z angielskiego C2 pewnie masz już za sobą hehe. Gratulacje! Ja próbowałam kiedyś zdać CAE (C1) z angielskiego, ale się nie udało. Francuskiego nie znam, a mój hiszpański to ledwie A1/A2😅
Pozdrawiam Cie, powodzenia!
@@sylwiawajda9866 Z angielskiego nie mam żadnego certyfikatu, nawet matury z niego nie zdawałam :D A najwięcej nauczyłam się oglądając seriale z napisami :) Kiedyś może zrobię jakiś certyfikat, żeby mieć "papier" - wiadomo, pracodawcy często tego wymagają. Ale na razie nie mam takiej potrzeby.
Również pozdrawiam, powodzenia w dalszej nauce - i angielskiego, i hiszpańskiego!
@@mlle.banshee dzięki Agata🙂 po piśmie widzę, że certyfikat z angielskiego w Twoim przypadku to formalność. Również pozdrawiam😁
It was a brave effort on your part to try and pass any language examination at C2 without at least a few years of constant practice in that country. Kilka lat temu, przylecialem ku Warszawie i zdalem jezyk Polski B1. Teraz, oczywiscie, Anglia nie jest w Unii a gdybym chcial zostac w Polsce, musze zdac ten egzamin. Chyba umiem zdac Poliski B2 tez ale uslyszalem przyklady egzamina ustnego w komputerze poziom C1 i C2 ale to jest juz zupelnie inna sprawa, to zupelnie trudniejszy poziom. Napewno nie dalbym sobie rady z takim egzaminem jako C1 lub C2-po prostu nie ma mowy. Powodzenia!
Great 👍!!
As of this moment I am looking forward getting ready for my B2 English journey! Upon taking the test for the first time I was placed as an A1 (Complete beginner levels) and was like: No, this is not where I am supposed to be, so I re-took the test and am completely at ease knowing that my level is that of a True intermediate! 🙏 Wish you a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year 2023! 🎊
Hello! Did you make this comment with the help of a translator? Or was your comment made from memory? Because you write VERY WELL for a non-native English speaker!
@@chrisnesbitt_jr I would be much ashamed if I had to use Google Translator! Just write what comes naturally to me. Thinking in the English language all day 23 out of 24 hours!
@@ebbaglasell1822 Wait! you only sleep one hour a day? Wild
@@Lynn.-_-. might be 🧢 but 😂
Thank you Lucy. It is always a pleasure to hear you. One day I've heard a very interesting comment from a native speaker. He said something like: "We speak English, and you just talk". To my mind It's incredible how precisely this phrase describes how little we know in a foreign language even if we do our best. ))
I'm a C2 level speaker. Reading is one of my favourite hobbies, and I prefer to read books in English, rather than in my own mother tongue. I just feel like it flows better than Finnish. Now don't get me wrong, I love the Finnish language, it's especially fun and heart warming to hear foreigners try and pronounce our sometimes ridiculously long words, and then when they succeeded in the pronunciation, it's an amazing feeling. Anyway, even though I feel I have no further need for English lessons, I enjoy listening to you talk. I adore accents and trying to learn them is a favoured past-time :) I'm currently trying to learn the Scottish accent, but I'm having a hard time not slipping into the stereotypical Scottish accent.
Anypoodles! Thank you for your videos Lucy! ❤
They succeed IN the pronunciation.
Same here, except I don't speak Finnish (though I would love to learn it in the near future), but Swiss German.
You're native speaker 🙄
I'm not C2 (I doubt if I can even Reach it) but B1+ or B2 and I also feel like English flows better than my first language, Polish. I started reading books in English some time ago and it's quite easy, i know i need muuuch more practice, but at this point i feel pretty confident using English ^-^
Anypoddles? What’s that? I searched for it but couldn’t find the meaning, do you mind clearing my mind up?
I've recently started learning English. Now I am taking a course for level a2, but unexpectedly for me I understand you in this video.
And of course, thank you for your videos! :)
I got overall band 7.5 in IELTS with R8.0 L8.5 S&W 6.5 a year ago and my fluency is gradually catching up with the score I received in a quite recent time.
I surmise that it is primarily because I was able to let go any pressures that I imposed on myself while I'm speaking. For example I used to try using fancy words and collocations as hard as I can, which often miserably sounded off to my native speaker friends.
After IELTS, I began to study CPA exam of the US and not to merely focus on studying "English" as a language.
Although I am not actively studying English per se now, I feel that I am effectively horning my English skill comprehensively.
And most certainly, Lucy was the biggest contributor of my studying journey.
I'd like to watch your videos so I absorb how to use advanced words and collocations in natural context.
Thanks.
I stopped "studying" English after school, but through media and travelling I think my skills still advanced further :) I had a B2 level after 12th grade, took the CAE 3 years later to qualify for a master's degree abroad - and basically outscored the exam so I received a C2 certification. Fast forward 3 more years, I speak English every day as part of my job, but I still use google translate everyday - to translate back from English to my native language. I cant type formal business mails in German, because I never had to write anything formal in German. I think I went too far.
Thank you for sharing this video along with us! I passed the Michigan ECPE C2test in 2020 and I've got really impressed by the level of the test - very hard but it's worth it even for someone like me who learned English by my own in a season where there was no internet and any other kind of media excepting books from news-stand in the 90's. Also, as I have never llived in an English speaking country before, it was a huge challenge for me to get through it successfully but thank God I made it! You're awesome, Lucy and thank you for helping many people through your English tips! ;)
Thanks, Lucy! I think I got B2 and really, I feel quite confortable with that for my English language needs. Somehow like you did with your Spanish, B2. The rest is practicing, talking, writing, reading a lot and enjoying it. Cheers!
I'm between b1 and b2
And I'm so proud of myself
I can understand alot things !
I think that's enough
I will learn Spanish !❤️
I studied English to become a teacher and I got my B2 in 2019. I feel comfortable enough reading, listening and watching different kinds of content in English that I think I should consider prepare for the C1 exam.
I passed the Certificate of Proficiency in English C2 level exam in 2007. I usually read books in English. I love your videos about word pronunciation and British culture.
Wow well done!!! keep the good work up! 👍
How can i Move B2 to C1?
@@OFFICIALENGLISHWITHLUCY okay I'm gonna message.
@@OFFICIALENGLISHWITHLUCY I have massaged you ma'am. Please check it out
Where and how did you take the test? Please explain it a little.
I don't think my English even reach to intermediate, but i was selling all over the world as a salesperson. :) Thanks a million for a good lesson, Lucy. Have a nice day!
After thorough consideration and reflection, I would rate my English proficiency as C1, while dabbling into C2 territory.
As a native Norwegian I haveve been learning English nearly my entire life, as we have a qute substantial focus on teaching English in Norwegian schools, and I found it very fun to learn more about it from an early age.
Now, as a twenty-five year old, I am currently amidst a teacher's education in university, one of my main subjects being English.
English is additionally the subject in which I will ultimately write my Master's Degree when I am done.
From time to time I find my thoughs constructing in English, and more often than I care to admit I need to translate English thoughts and phrases into Norwegian.
The area I have the greatest room for improvement in is the spelling of certain words I use infrequently, but I have a rather sophistcated vocabulary for a non-native English speaker, so I am quite content with where I am in this moment in time.
If you'd like to be sure to write your vocabulary correctly I suggest you install the "Grammarly" software on your pc, it will tell you as you write if you spelled a word wrongly. I use it thanks to a native speaker's advice, many times they need it too.
@@valentinab164 I absolutely second this. As a native speaker myself I use it all the time and it's a lifesaver, especially if you're paying for Premium.
Hi Lucy. Recently I enrolled in your Complete Tenses Course. Ever since I am watching lessons of yours on RUclips.
You're a fine teacher. I realy love your English pronuncation. In fact I am a bit jealous.
In 1982 I made my Cambridge First Certificate in English. And since I had to speak and write in English a lot both in my profession, that included a lot of travel trough Europe, as having international frieds, in private life.
But of course you would immediately recognise my Dutch accent. Not too bad but still. I am always keen on improving that. And the more typical ways the English use their language know the more I like it.
And I think your courses provide both. Your English pronunciation is so clear and sounding so good, and your examples give a lot insight how native speakers use their English.
Tumbs up for you.
Thanks a bunch Lucy for this video. I'm dangling somewhere between B1 level and B2 level, but I'm surely above the B1 level, and I guess I'm slightly lower than B2 level, I'll be working towards achieving B2 level, followed by working towards my C levels! Love from India!❤
I agree with you on your level.
B1.5 level 🤣
@@luisaraujo9900 😂 not really though, I guess it'd be B1.8 ish something 😂
First of all, thanks a lot for your videos, lovely Lucy!!
I really appreciate 'em!!
An official B2 here.
I left my studies in the middle of the C1 course at the official languages school because I used to feel demotivated because of the way that my new teacher ran the lessons... and I really regret about it because I'd love to be an English teacher. But, I'm not going to lie, if I say that I'm losing my skills.
But anyway, maybe next year. I'd like to get my C1 and even my C2 level.
Well, all my admiration and best wishes from Seville!!
🙂👍🍀🇪🇦🇬🇧
I passed the CPE exam a few years ago, and the most difficult part, by far, was the oral exam. I ended up being quiet for most of it because of my inherent difficulties with speaking. The listening part was also difficult for the same reasons. I passed, and I remember feeling discontent with the result, since it wasn't 'good enough'. However, over time I have come to realise that it's a huge accomplishment, and I encourage anyone looking to take the exam to do so, because not only can it help you in your future career, but you also learn a lot while preparing for it (as a rule, you shouldn't take an exam like this without studying unless you're absolutely certain you will pass with flying colours). Good luck!
Why your name has no "e" between "th" and "r"?
@@typingcat It's simply another way of spelling 'Katherine', just like other names have different spellings and pronounciations depending on where you're from. For example, where I come from, it's normally spelled 'Katrin'.
I agree, when I passed the CPE exam I scored 230 or the maximum in reading, listening and use of English, 225 in writing and just 205 in speaking. I think it depends on your personality as well, me being generally reserved and introverted found it difficult, and I wasn't confident in my accent back then which led to me making more speaking mistakes than normal perhaps. I'm still happy I went for CPE instead of CAE as I definitely definitely would've passed CAE with flying colours (I mean, I basically passed CPE at nearly maximum points), but the experience of doing the CPE exam and the confidence it's given me in my knowledge of English is unmatched.
Do you think your better than most native speakers?
@@braydenboyles3080 No. I don't think I ever will be, since even if C2 is considered to be around the level of a native, I don't have the natural advantage of learning the language since birth. However, I do feel that I'm good enough, for myself.
Thanks Lucy 🎉 I love your channel and videos ❤ I’m currently a B2 level and working to get my C1 & eventually, C2 one day! Hopefully soon! It’s one of my dreams 🎉
I also studied just until I got my B2 at the official school of languages in Spain. However, when trying to get into my PhD in a British university, one of the things I needed is to check for a C level (7 or higher IELTS) so without any preparation at all, I booked a flight for the next day, spent the travel and the next day in London watching your videos as a "podcast" (I've just found out your channel at the time) to soften my ears to the language, and then on the next day I took the exam and I surprised myself with a C1 level. I agree with you, it gets to a point where learning a language is more about embedding yourself in it than keeping on studying it in an academic sort of way. xx
C1..... 🤔
I have got C1 level in English.But I have to attend in an exam to justify that.And yeah,C2 level is not about language skills because you already have gained your language skills in B1,B2 and C1 level. C2 is about your academic ability.
If there is any mistake, pardon me.
Btw, thank you, Lucy for this video.
Take ❤️ from 🇧🇩.
I work at a University and I mainly see documents from the employees, including English exam results. And I actually do see a moderate amount of C2s. I never really understood what they meant but now I do and it makes me quite impressed!
I have reached B2+ when I was 15 y. o. and got stuck for years. No matter what I tried to study, I couldn't break this barrage for various reasons, but mainly because my approach was wrong. Later at uni, when I was 19 I started watching a lot of english speaking RUclips, Twitch, podcasts, I read papers and publications. I didnt really speak, but what I was able to acquire is to be able to consume english without even thinking. Today for me it is basically indifferent - I can think in english, write notes in english, have dreams in english. I am nowhere C2, since my vocab is greatly limited and biased to certain areas, but again, the way I feel it I gained a lot more from passively consuming language then actively forcing myself to learn it.
A few days ago, I had an oral exam, I was very nervous but thanks to this channel I was able to remember my vocabulary, thanks your channel has been of great help. postscript: I still get nervous when I speak.
It's probably B2 or B2+ , but not a C1 for sure. I have to say It's completely enough to communicate abroad, to maintain dialogues at ease. But, what I noticed, monologue remains my difficult part, cause when It comes to describing something for some period of time, really often I become lost and forget simple words. But I have something to work on :) And, of course, I want advancement, for instance learn some new vocabulary, work on phrasal verb (I have a huge gap there) and read non-adapted books without translating so much. Also working on the word order would be a great job, but unfortunately I don't even imagine how this work should be done. Wish you luck with English!
i’m about to take the b2 cambridge test next week and this really helped reassuring myself in my skill and what is expected from me thank you
I'm Ifty and I am from Bangladesh 🇧🇩.I learn spoken English from you Lucy.😊😊❤
Didn't take an official test but I taught esl for years. I could get up to C1-C2 level in online tests but I'm not sure about their credibility but I get advanced level all the time. Learned English in school as a subject since the first grade. Did not think much of it but I watch a lot of English movies, kids series when I was younger so it's really a blessing. Wish that could be the same for others who want to learn.
The thing with these exams is that you gotta get a nearly perfect score to reach C2. It measures your Exam scores more than english proficiency scores.
Actually i was considering myself as B1 or B2 level. I had to work with my colleague from other country and we were talking all the time in English, because he didn't understand what other people's saying in my native language, he only knew a few simple words and that's all. When i was young i had "language barrier" or something like that, what keeps you away from talking in other language, escpecially English. But through video games (VR Chat be like) somehow i figured how to break this barrier and now i'm speaking freerly without any worries even, if my English is not perfect :>
I taught myself English, and now working on my Spanish, I'm only 1 month in, but I already can understand bits here and there and write a full sentence.
Based on how fast I've learnt English by myself, I think I won't stop after Spanish, Dutch or German could come next!
C1!
I'm twelve years old and i'm living in Turkey and i'm speaking English more than my main language because i wanna live in UK or US. (i can speak with a British and American accent)
I wrote a 150 page English book in 2 days. I like writing English songs too.
I am a native spanish speaker and I recognize myself as a C1 even though English is not my first language 😊
I am not a native speaker too and I think of myself as at least a C1 level. I spend a lot of time in the internet where I use english and I have been doing this for many years so that's why.
congratulation :)
That is very good. English is my first language and I got a B1. I do have a learning disability called dyslexia which makes English very hard for me so that's probably why I got a B1
I'm stuck at c1 level, thought it was necessary to have c2 level but now I reconsidered ❤️
very difficult to move from c1 to c2, but c1 is also a no mean feat
Im at the borderline of C1 and C1, and still managing to figure the way out. Gonna take C2 shortly, but still feel uncertain :(
It's grind to reach a C1 level,then be proud of yourself.
I've been C1 for almost 7 years. C2 is overrated and doesn't bring much benefit in the long term. Instead of aiming for C2, I'd prefer to learn another language.
@@alejonightwish if you really love English then attaining a C2 level is very rewarding, I'd you don't then It's not worth it at all.
I felt that there was something about Cambridge in the video, and voila 🙂 My language school which I love soo much 🥰 I'm studying towards B2, and what I realized is that learning never ends. Thank you so much for the videos and please don't forget that I'm a fan of your channel 🙋🏻
I did an exam a while back and I'm C1 at 15 years old, I'm very proud of it considering the fact that none of my family is English, I wish I could have people around me to practice speaking with because my accent still needs a lot of work. I hope I can keep on getting better and better:)
Thank you Lucy for this video ! I always wondered what level I was and now I have an idea, probably C1. :)
Well, this was interesting. I think at the moment, since I read books and articles without effort, speak like a native and understand everything I hear unless it is about something very specific I probably wouldn't understand even in my own language, I think I'm somewhere between B2 and C1. I'm currently practising to write texts containing higher level of language, so my current goal is C1, at least for a start.
I have no idea why this got into my recommendations but whoo! Learning English was a journey I started when I was about 3 years old. Growing up with video games I couldn't understand forced me to learn. I barely passed C2 (82% if I remember) when I was 16 or so. It was incredibly difficult but I'm glad I made it through.
Out of the descriptions you gave, I feel most at home around the B2 level.
I learned grammar at school, and most of the words and general understanding was picked up on my own by playing games and watching movies I think.
I never really put in any efforts to improve my English, it just kind of happened with time.
Now I want to learn Japanese, but I'm struggling a lot with that.
I've basically replaced my mother tongue with English at this point. I'm Greek and I was always very talented with English even when I didn't put much effort into it. I remember years ago when I was taking my B1 exams and getting ready for B2, I actually passed directly into B2 with grades in the high 90s. I then went straight into my proficiency examination the year after, I was about 14 at the time. Every public school teacher after that was usually bellow my own level -which I never made a big deal of- but it was fun to correct them every now and then. They usually asked me if I had any family from abroad seeing as I knew great English and I have zero trace of a Greek accent (I usually default to American pronunciations because I'm way more exposed to American media). Now I'm finishing high school heading into a biology/medical education. I always asked my teachers if there was a higher education for English and they basically said no unless if I wanted to study English literature academically. I think I'm okay for now though. I wish every English student a lot of luck in their education. It's a beautiful language.
Είσαι παρά πολύ έξυπνος φίλε. Χαιρετίσματα από τη Βραζιλία
I feel appreciated Lucy. Thank You. 😄
I can understand almost any english video (unless the accent is very thick) and talk to a english person or university english teachers without any strain. (they could talk french to me it woudn't make any difference when it comes to efforts on my end)
I can read long texts in english.
But I am not confident over my ability to write academic texts whatsoever.
Got a 25 questions test on the Cambridge site. It told me I am nearing C1.
I am so happy! I am learning through RUclips since middle school. All those years of work finally paid off
I did the EF Standard English Test a couple years ago and I achieved the C2 level. I was very thrilled about it after spending about 8 years studying English as my first foreign language. I am a native Finnish speaker.
I'd love to think that I am a C2 in English, though I'm yet to take part in any of the cited tests;
It has been my own goal to absorb as much of it as possible during a span of 10 or so years , consistency being the key really throughout the last decade.
I sincerely wish all the best to those truly motivated to push forward their own struggles with learning English and taming it in a sense, making it your own way of feeling and thinking about yourselves
😊✅
u definitely c2 cause i don’t get what u talking ab rn
I also think of being a C2 myself, or at least close to one. I read books strictly in English, and my RUclips homepage is just English content. I felt qnnoyed the whole time by how slowly she spoke during the whole video. It felt very unnatural.
@@processingtheinfo It seems like you're not great in English then, as it was fairly easy to understand (and I only have a B2 level)
You’re definitely not C2. If you were, you’d know how to use a semicolon.
C2 isn't just about using richer words and being eloquent, but it is also about creating coherent phrases and/or paragraphs within your text. In your text however, there is lack hereof.
Thank you so much Lucy for explaning the levels. I think I am in A1 and I am happy that I am in A1 because I am 14 years old so I guess that it's right for me
I'm a C1, I'm certain, and proud, of this 😄
Thank you for the detailed explanation in a very clear manner.
Cheers from Portugal 💖
english is a globally spoken language so i felt the need to learn it. my neighbour spoke english fluently so i learnt basics from her. later i moved on from kindergarten to school and learnt more vocabulary and etc, and then i transferred to an international school where we speak english for majority of the time. i’m at C1 level and i’ll leave it at that.
Thankies for explaning these levels, Luci. My level seems to be B1 which is quite good and I'm proud of it (and proud of myself *giggles*) However, I'll try to continue at improving my English so one day I will be able to say that my level is C1 or even C2, woooow! Thanks Lucy for another great video. Gretings from Czech republic.
In view of your comment, your level is far from C1. Don't delude yourself. I can see many grammatical errors in your comment.
@@peaceprosperity3951 Thanks for your "kind" words, Mohamed. This is exactly what every student wants to hear. LOL :)
@@givemeoneminuteCZ my apologies if you found my well-meaning comment hurtful because truth and directness is often hard to digest. Most people love false praises.
@@peaceprosperity3951 No, you're certainly right that my level is far from C1. That is why I said my level is B1 at this moment :) And this is why I watch this channel. If I had C1, I wouldn't have watched videos for beginners :) People who learn something new don't need false praises. I don't need them either. I need help. You said my comment is full of grammatical errors, but you didn't state more details. And so I find your comment useless and rude.
@@peaceprosperity3951 she said B1 you melt. Where did she say she was even near C1? she can’t have a goal without being deluded? leave🤣
I have my C1 at home just hanging in my bedroom wall, I'm so proud of it!. Now I want to go even further and I'm studying for the new level D1, which is the same as the C1 but with especial emphasis on gender and pronouns, I've almost memorized 300 genders and 2 dozens of pronouns, if everything goes as I plan I will pass my D1 test next year during the pride month!. Wish me/him/this/huh luck!!!
Pls can you tell me how can I remember vocabulary I used to forget it rapidly
@@hannyyousuf597 read more.
I have C1 in English and B2 in French and it's enough for me. As a medical student C1 was extremely important. In my university having an ability to write more complex academic articles in English is required. My first language is Polish so I had to learn that. But learning French just for myself actually taught me that B2 in this area is more than enough for communicate with people and being happy about my level of understanding
I am 15 years old and I did KET a few years ago and got B1 with it for having a very high score (145/150). Looking at the descriptions I could probably get B2 or maybe even C1 right now, but I don’t need them for now and they also expire after a few years so they wouldn’t be useful in the future. Also usually PET is recommended at my age here but I already have B1. I think in English and I consider myself very fluent except maybe in pronunciation a little bit cause I rarely speak.
Took the Pearson PTE exam, got 90 overall, 90 for both speaking and listening, 83 for both reading and writing, which puts me in C2 ✌️
My level is B2 (upper-intermediate), I hope to move towards an advance level and I am working on it progressively. Thank you Lucy. ☺️
I am a non-native speaker, but I've made a change of heart about studying English after watching and taking notes on Lucy's academic videos, such as advanced verbs and adjectives. After three months of hard work, my English level has ameliorated from B1 to C2. You shall pay more attention to grammar and vocabulary, and I guarantee your level will be C1+. Warmest regards!
@@ill2667 "Non-English speaker means a person who cannot speak or understand, or has difficulty in speaking or understanding, the English language." By the way, you're not C2. Maybe you know some advanced vocabulary, however, that doesn't mean you know how to use it.
No one with a B2 level would say "pursuing to move towards." You're probably a B1.
@@Neo-Reloaded You would rather not give views haphazardly depending on no clues.
@@ill2667 you're not a C2. I'm sorry to burst your bubble, though.
I took my FCE over 10 yrs ago. A couple years later I started my undergraduate study in the UK and graduated with distinction. Since FCE I've never really had a need for taking further English exams. Eventhough I'm pretty sure I'm somewhere around C1. Not to mention, doing a research and writing academic essays is much easier than C1/C2 exam :)
I have started learning english in school (4th grade) and in the end of my school time, it got up to B2. In the last years I've improved my english a lot and based on your description I should now be at C1 maybe even C2, but I don't know if I could do a C2 test.
Thing is if you can have a conversation on any subject without struggling , you’re fine. If not, you need more practice.
I didn't know what this whole level-thing was about for a long time and I'm pretty proud of myself right now. I am currently fifteen years old and will be sixteen soon, and I took the Cambridge (PET) test in February of this year. With 169 out of 170 points, I was one of the best students in my region. I was really surprised because the test was astoundingly easy for me. I wasn't nervous at all when I started it and I'm starting to think I've moved past a point where you don't worry about English anymore. I have English friends with whom I have normal conversations, as I would have in my native language. From time to time I think in English and I also read my books in English, which is partly due to the fact that books in their constitutional language usually hit you even harder. (And I like the challenge of reading a book in a language I'm learning all by myself) I'm a big fan of politics, economics and Natural-Sciences and I really enjoy reading books in English about Climate Change, for example, and I'm glad that I have a sufficient level of English. Of course there will be words I don't know, but it doesn't matter to me in that point. I'm really proud of myself for being able to speak English so well at such a young age.
You should be proud :)
you sound really fluent even just in your comment
Good job lol
@@pamjam764 thank you very much :))
@@virelaileigh6457 thankss :))
Thank you for the detailed explanation Lucy!
i've been learning english ever since i got my tablet at age 6 on my own
now im somewhere between b1 and c1
i still struggle with formulating longer texts, but becoming pretty much fluent in english on my own is one of the only good things i've done in my life
Hi Lucy,
I'm from Sri Lanka.Last year I took the CAE exam and passed it with a grade C. I'm still 16. So, I think it's better to give it another try and see whether I could achieve more this time. Do you think it's worthwhile?
I'm at C1 level and I hope I could shift to the C2 level soon , I've been trying to think,read and search in English since last year and I think it was so important for pushing me to advanced level ✌
same here
Sorry to disappoint you but I have been studying accounting in English, writing academic papers in English, listening to the BBC and reading books in English, I am dating an English speaker, yet I still don't think I am C2 😂 I don't think one can ever be fully satisfied with their own level. You always want more.
I Received my IELTS results today and secured C1 in the test. Thanks for your incredible videos..It helped a lot ❤
I am at a C2 being an Australian has really taught me all aspects of English!
Thanks Lucy for making a great video for that subject. I really want to achieve level like C1 or C2 one day.
3+ years
but it's deserves
Thanks, very helpful! I'm English so probably over c1 but in Russian definitely between A1 and b1. Was not certain what they mean so thanks for clarifying.👍😎
Удачи, если не забросил обучение.
@@RanmaruRei я все еще учусь, но это сложно😄
My level in English is B2. I can easily understand native speakers, watch TV programmes or films in English and read English book, especially British classics. I can speak English fluently and express my thoughts pretty easily. I'm a tutor in my country. Still there is a lot to experience and study in English.
I understood everything you said ! Greetings from Ecuador. I am currently an IELTS student.
I started to learn English language about 3-4 ago and now I have A2 level. Maybe in someone day I will have B1!
3-4 ago what does that mean
@@thomasshelby8195 bro they just said they’re only A1 level calm down 😭
good luck
@@victoria-pappa the worst thing is that we, non native speakers, understood what OP wanted to say.
I am a proud C1 level learner who, in just around one year, traveled from B1 to that level. My journey in learning English is one I am really proud of. It all started when I joined a program that would grant me a scholarship only if I passed a preparatory year, which required 6.5 in IELTS. It happened within 2020-21 that my level increased from 5.5 to 6.5. It was tough, frustrating, but it was by all means interesting. I felt empowered by every new word I learnt. That also got me into reading books, and though my native language is Arabic, which I’m extremely proud of, I found my passion in English books, and so I started reading like it was the only thing I wanted to ever do. Now I have 7.5 IELTS, in my second year at University College London, and am appreciating how far I’ve come❤
New channel to practice listening CPE - C2 and CAE - C1
ruclips.net/video/pzZEIc3SF4k/видео.html
6.5 is b2
I had learned English until B1/B2 at school, then I haven't cared that much about learning English, then I did the placement test for Cambridge exams which told me I should go for the Advanced certificate of English, which I passed recently with grade C.
Hello, I am high school student in Japan .
I commented in English first time.
I think I want to talk with English users.
Now, I can’t use English well but I effort!!
Randomly got this recommended to me and I’m a native English speaker lol
randomly got recommended to me too.
@@U20E0 same
My class was offered a B2-exam (English) while attending something of a vocational school (2 year training for a job in media, office management & administration).
I missed my train that day and had to skip the listening comprehension part. But I did pass it anyway.
Sometimes I wonder how far I could take it, but in all honesty, I just enjoy being fluent without having to know all the grammar rules and cases.
Fluency should be judged by the degree of mutual understanding, broadness and depth of topics discussed - not by theoretic knowledge of the language itself.
I reached C1 at school and after a year in the US and (British) English lessons during my apprenticeship I got a C1.2 certificate. I use English for communicating with my mostly English customers at work daily.
Maybe that's why I have to watch your videos in 1.25 because I always think they're slowed down
Had always thought of myself as a C1 until I took my ielts two weeks ago and was given B2😢 Actually it was my fault for not completing my writing task 2 because I used 5 minutes to use the bathroom. So please, always keep a tight bladder on the test day😢 The cold weather wasn’t helping at all, and this made me want to ease myself at the end of my reading test.. I intend to do the test again after a week of good bladder training. Have a great day !
My IELTS is 8 and it's C1 on TRF. According to this video that should be C2. Could you tell me what's the cause of difference?
Thanks for that. I am English, but doing a French B2 course at the moment. Its great to know what the various levels of the European Framework indicate. Thanks again. Charles
French is so difficult to understand by hearing.... I am not sure if I would ever be able to do that.
I got my FCE certificate 17 years ago. That was before I was able to watch movies or read books in English. Couple of years ago I even started dreaming in English and I often think in English too. I wonder what my level would be today, but I’m definitely not planning to do any more certificates only to find out :) Instead I focus on learning Spanish where I think I’m A1 after 70 lessons with Duolingo. That’s not much, but well, it’s a start :D
It would've been really interesting if you had explained WHY most native english speakers couldn't achieve C2 level :(
Maybe because English is said to be the reachest in vocabulary language in the world. It's nothing unusual not to know many words in your native language. However, this is just my guess
It's because of lack of trying. If you're a native speaker that is not interested in any kind of academics you wouldn't learn to write essays for example and your writing might be more like spoken english.
@@GoldenMechaTiger oh well that makes sense. It made me curious for the tone she used to say it lol I guess its just normal.
Hello Lucy..and thanks so much for the detailed explanation for these CEFR Levels...my level in English is B2-C1 but right now I'm working hard to pass my IELTS test with a minimum score of 7.5/9
It's really a nice goal
My level is c2 but there is still a lot to learn and improve. I could definitely improve my fluency, my speaking skills as I hardly ever talk to anyone in English. I know there was a website where you could book a lesson with an English teacher but I don't remember the name of the website. Also when I read a novel it can be quite challenging because I don't know all of words. For the understanding of the story it's not necessary to understand every single word but I still look up most of them to expand my vocabulary. Even if you have c2 it's still a journey, I guess it's a life long journey you just never stop learning and improving. I've had the c2 level for many years now.
I'm a C1 (or at least this is what my english textbook says...) I was able to get to this point thanks to youtube and school lessons (simple language from youtube and more advanced terms and expressions from school) and I'm pretty satisfied with that level as english is my 3rd language after 2 very difficult languages : arabic and french but I also think that knowing french originally made it way easier for me to understand english words and expressions that i had never encountered before
I have been looking for long time and you shared with us incredible points that concer english levels 👏
Thank you very much, Lucy. That's really helpful! :)
The way of which you speak about C2 level gave me a nice boost to my ever inflating ego
inflating yourself is not recommended
I passed Michigan's C2 exam (called the ECPE) with relative ease, and I've reached the point where I correct native speakers' grammar.