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What's your level of English?
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Let's find out.
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In today's video, I'm going to ask you a few questions to help you figure out your level of English.
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Are you a beginner, an intermediate, or an advanced student?
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Here are the rules.
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No pausing the video, no translating, and you have to answer every question in your head.
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I'm going to ask you a few questions.
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Each question will test a different skill.
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For example, your grammar, your vocabulary, your listening, and how naturally you can use English.
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For every correct answer, you get one point.
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And at the end of the video, I'm going to reveal your final level.
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Before we begin, this is just a short quiz, which will give you a general idea of your level.
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If you want a longer test, you can find plenty of those on the internet, but they will take 30 to 60 minutes.
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In the next few minutes, we're going to go through this quickly and I'm going to give you a general idea of your English level.
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Ready?
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Here we go.
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Question one.
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If I blank more time, I would learn English faster.
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Which is correct?
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If I had more time or if I will have more time.
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I'll give you three seconds to figure this out.
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The correct answer is if I had more time.
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If I had more time, I would learn English faster.
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This is an example of a conditional sentence.
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Conditional sentences normally begin with the word if.
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Let's go on to question number two.
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Which sentence sounds natural?
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I am waiting you or I am waiting for you.
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The correct answer is B.
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I am waiting for you.
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After the verb to wait, we always need to use the preposition for.
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I am waiting for something.
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For you, for the train, for the bus, for something.
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If you don't use the word for, people will still understand you but you won't sound natural.
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So don't forget, you wait for something.
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Question number three.
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Choose the best word.
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The meeting was blank because nobody prepared.
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A. The meeting was boring.
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B. The meeting was bored.
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C. The meeting was boringly.
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The correct answer is A.
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The meeting was boring.
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When something is boring, it makes you bored.
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When something is tiring, it makes you tired.
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When something is interesting, it makes you interested.
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This is a very common mistake.
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Before we continue the quiz, don't forget to subscribe to English at the Ready here on YouTube.
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And of course, leave a like.
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It really helps me out and I really appreciate your support.
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If you want to study English with me, click the link in the description below to apply for our online programs.
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Now let's move on to question number four.
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I'm going to say a sentence out loud, but I'm not going to show it on the screen because I want to test your listening skills.
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Oh, and I'm also going to speak quickly.
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Are you ready?
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Listen carefully.
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I don't know what you did last night.
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Could you understand what I said?
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I said, I don't know what you did last night.
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I don't know becomes I don't know.
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What you becomes what you.
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I don't know what you did last night.
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We also drop the T sound in last.
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So we don't say last night.
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We say last night, last night.
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I don't know what you did last night.
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I don't know what you did last night.
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This is an example of connected speech.
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And this is how native speakers talk in daily conversation.
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Now, on to question number five.
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What would a native speaker say?
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A. I go to work every day at eight.
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B. Every day at eight, I go to work.
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C. Both are correct.
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The correct answer is C.
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Every day I go to work at 8 and I go to work every day at 8 are correct.
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However, the meaning is slightly different.
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When you put every day first, you emphasize the fact that this action happens every single day.
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Every day I go to work at 8.
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Not every week, not every month, but every day.
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Otherwise, you could start with I go.
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That would probably be the most normal way of saying this, because you're emphasizing the fact that you are doing the action,
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not your friend, not your brother, not your sister, you.
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I go to work every day at eight.
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English is interesting in that way because you can often change the order of a sentence to emphasize different things.
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You can also add more emphasis on your pronunciation, which has the same effect.
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For example, if you say, I like dogs, you're emphasizing the fact that you like dogs and not cats.
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But if you say, I like dogs, you're emphasizing the fact that you are the one who likes dogs.
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All right, that brings us to the end of today's quiz.
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Again, the point of this quiz was just to give you a quick overview of where you're at with your English.
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It was not a comprehensive test.
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If you want to find those, you can find those on the internet.
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There are many different resources available, but those will take more time.
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How many did you get right?
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If you got zero or one correct, you're probably somewhere closer to the A1 level, which is totally fine, but it's a more beginner level.
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If you got 2 to 3 correct, you're probably closer to the B1 level, which is an intermediate level.
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And if you got 4 to 5 correct, you're probably closer to the advanced level or the C1 level.
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Again, this result isn't totally precise, but it should give you a good overview of your current level.
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Let me know in the comments, how many questions did you get right?
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Which questions did you find easy and which questions did you find difficult?
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If you enjoyed the video, make sure to subscribe to English at the Ready here on YouTube and to leave a like.
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Your support really helps the channel out.
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And if you'd like to study with me and my team of expert teachers, click the link in the description below to submit an application.
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We have group classes, private classes, recorded classes, and so much more.
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I'll see you in the next video.
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Vocabolario e note di pronuncia per questa lezione
Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “How Good Is Your English? Take This 7-Minute Test!”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: correct, English, answer, sentence, meeting. Questo video contiene 105 frasi e 1059 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 6:54. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 154 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Il 89% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è facile da seguire.
Vocaboli chiave di questo video
Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:
| Parola | Pronuncia | Significato |
|---|---|---|
| emphasize verbo | /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/ | enfatizzare, sottolineare |
| bore verbo | /boɹ/ | annoiare, tediare |
| quiz sostantivo | /kwɪz/ | quiz |
| beginner sostantivo | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | principiante, debuttante |
| conditional sostantivo | /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/ | condizionale |
| subscribe verbo | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | abbonarsi |
| intermediate aggettivo | /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/ | intermedio |
| overview sostantivo | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌvjuː/ | visione d'insieme, resoconto |
| preposition sostantivo | /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/ | preposizione |
| pronunciation sostantivo | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | pronuncia, pronunzia |
| verb sostantivo | /vɝb/ | verbo |
| vocabulary sostantivo | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | vocabolario |
| translate verbo | /tɹænzˈleɪt/ | tradurre |
| pause sostantivo | /pɔːz/ | pausa |
| tire verbo | /ˈtaɪ̯ɚ/ | affaticarsi |
I phrasal verb che sentirai
| Parola | Significato |
|---|---|
| figure out verbo | scoprire, rendersi conto |
| find out verbo | scoprire |
| go through verbo | attraversare |
Frasi da ripetere
Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:
- Are you a beginner, an intermediate, or an advanced student?
- I'm going to ask you a few questions.
- I'll give you three seconds to figure this out.
- Could you understand what I said?
- How many did you get right?
La grammatica di questo video
Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:
| Struttura | Nel video |
|---|---|
| Frasi condizionali if + frase, will/would + verbo — una condizione e il suo risultato | If I blank more time, I would learn · If I had more time, I would learn |
| Frasi relative who / which + frase — un’informazione in più su una persona o una cosa | quiz, which will · pronunciation, which has · one who likes |
| Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppo | the best · the most normal |
| Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsione | will test · will give · will take |
Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione
Chi parla usa 31 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come don't, I'm, you're. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.
- I suoni “sh” e “zh”: conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: conditional /kənˈdɪʃ.ə.nəl/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, preposition /ˌpɹɛpəˈzɪʃən/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/
I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:
- Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: emphasize /ˈɛm.fə.saɪz/, quiz /kwɪz/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, blank /ˈblæŋk/
- /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: blank /ˈblæŋk/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, translate /tɹænzˈleɪt/, grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/
Come esercitarsi con questo video
- Ascolta tutto il video una volta senza parlare e annota le parole che non conosci.
- Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
- Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come emphasize, bore, quiz.
Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?
Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.