really faced with the necessity of intensive English communication accounts for a very small number of people.For professional development is enough reading and hearing.These skills being developed independently, without a tutor, success will depend on the time and effort.But what should be the minimum necessary for the professional development level?Answer - Upper-Intermediate.This so-called middle advanced.Insufficient to Advanced, but much higher than the simple average.
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If a person does not rotate in the English-speaking environment, even just to maintain the level he needed constant interaction with native speakers and language patterns.So while you're in a non-English speaking country, it is advisable to engage in foreign Yet - in the right amount for you.There is even such a thing as Lifestyle English - people just consider it interesting topics with the teacher and so the level of support, although not particularly growing.
about the same knowledge
introduction of international standards was caused by the need to compare the quality of knowledge and skills in different languages and standardize the classification of the degree of ownership.The problem was that some schools may have dozens of levels simply to pump money out of his listeners, and training itself turned into a form of entertainment.
Of course, it was not just the arbitrariness of schools, but also of the need for people to understand that if you put two of "diagnosis» Upper-Intermediate - it means that the two have roughly the same knowledge.
profession enough to
Since this level is considered by the majority of employers sufficient for admission to the state nonlinguist, describe it in detail.Upper-intermediate skills in listening and speaking - this is an opportunity to discuss their personal and professional experience, as well as news that a person heard or read in the newspaper.
general sense in his speech that the level (international name it - B2) is still limited to familiar themes.Such a person is not sufficient vocabulary to work with unfamiliar material.
all know how to read?
Another important skill that is considered the most easy - reading.However, the ability to get right - also the result of regular replenishment of passive vocabulary.How good level B2 understand texts in English?Upper-Intermediate - is the ability to understand what is carefully explained (eg advertising), as well as the ability to decrypt the most used acronyms to understand cooking terms on the menu, and so on. N. That is the understanding of the words of common areas, as well as textsintended for non-native speakers.
academic needs
foreign universities accept students with a level of B2 on some specialties not place high demands on language proficiency (usually technical).
This happens because at this level, people are already able to lead a fairly detailed synopsis, and can write official letters, using their skills in non-standard situations.Figuratively speaking, a student "will not disappear" due to lack of language skills.Is there a special test to determine the exact level?Yes, test Upper-Intermediate.It is not that other, as known to many FCE.Also at this stage receive 87-109 points on the TOEFL exam or the exam 5-6 IELTS.Upper-Intermediate - it's pretty high bar and an elusive goal.
Which test you choose?
If you want to enroll in a foreign university, take different tests, preferably take the TOEFL.It is the most standardized, and with good skills development actually work with this test you can take it even better than the real level allows.
With IELTS problem is that the open job involve certain correct answers.If you answered true, but the idea is not formulated as required by the drafters, the answer will not be credited.Here is an example.
wall of stone and misunderstanding
there in the English language is such a thing as a stone wall construction.This means that the noun is used near another noun as an adjective (in fact, the name of the structure is an example).This method allows you to save the word.On the right will be considered as IELTS answer the wall made of stone.A design will be counted wrong, although in terms of grammar, it is quite the allowed.Therefore, in the exam TOEFL - a ready answer - less risk.But Canadian and British universities often require only IELTS (or one of the Cambridge exams).If you have a choice, agree to take the TOEFL.
only after school
often do occur Upper-Intermediate?This is a difficult question.Students of excellent command of the language at this level of post-secondary educational institution (if qualitative), but with a decrease in contact with native speakers are degraded, if not purposefully engaged in linguistics.Most of those who believe that knowledge of English, they speak at Intermediate, or B1.
How to distinguish the level of Upper-Intermediate Advanced?There is a way to joke - actually advanced (C1) have more doubts about the meaning of the choice of grammatical constructions.In reality, almost all know only proficient, or speak the language at the level of C2, but to distinguish them from B2 is very simple.Most problems knowing the language on average due to the advanced productive skills - speaking and writing.For the development of the first skills at this level can already look for another carrier.For the second - the rate used to find the right recipe - Upper-Intermediate workbook (this sbonik jobs that are not used to speaking skills and to work with the vocabulary and grammar).Very good course The English File - in terms of methodology it is the most modern and comfortable.
