What Makes Someone Good at English?

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Despite a few mistakes in grammar and clearly has a Spanish accent when he speaks English, despite those things, he is a very successful user of the English language. So how does he manage it then? How does he manage to do it without being perfect? Well, what makes someone good at English then? What else is important? IELTS can help you get out of a negative frame of mind when learning English. Also, if you're a teacher of English like me, thinking about this can help us to guide our students.

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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