What does it really mean to have good English? How do we assess someone's English level? And why is all of this important anyway? Admittedly, that was four questions rather than just one. So here's an episode which I hope will be really useful as a way of helping you to understand what it really means to be good at English. We're going to consider some things about how English is assessed. The different skills which are involved in using English and what aspects of English are the most important.
How do we know when someone's English is good? Is it just about having a "British accent", knowing lots of big words, or speaking with no errors? In fact, there is a lot more to it than that. IELTS can show us how someone's level of English is assessed by looking at a wide range of skills and sub-skills and there is a lot more to it than making no errors while speaking with a "British accent". This episode should help you consider your own level of English level, get some perspective on what language competence really means, and hopefully cause people to think twice when making snap judgements about other people's English.
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