FLUENT TEST
you're fluent
Inadequate fluency ‼
Insufficient practice ❌
When we know someone is fluent ❓
Worry about not being able to understand ❌
They do not understand us ❌
Not feeling comfortable with ourselves ❌
Know the subtle differences ✅
They know what they mean without saying it ✅
Doesn't use direct or literal translations ❎
Doesn't translate word-for-word ❎
They express the ideas ✅
Pronunciation and accent don't impede communication ❎
Things that do NOT make you fluent: ❌ :
Studying English in institutes ⛔
Having private teachers ⛔
Listening to English every day ⛔
Having a degree in higher education ⛔
People have done all of these
It
Understand at least one dialect of English perfectly ✅
make very few mistakes and realize them yourself. ✅
Speaking fluently does not mean ❌
you have to
understand all native speakers
is not realistic. ❌
Does not happen overnight
is a journey
is a process
happens slowly over time
still can't speak English fluently.
DON'T fluent
have to search words
can not talk without technicals words that uses in you job
can not use normal vocabulary
Talk easily about casual conversation
grammar tenses naturally and easy
You don't do a translation
You internalized the language
Native and non-native English speakers are impressed with you English
do's and don'ts
You're good when
you're not ready yet when
direct translations just don't work
pronunciation and accent do not
don't get stuck in phrases
you are not afraid to speak with native speakers
understanding language and grammar
makes sentences shorter and pauses longer
understand jokes and understand humor
feels comfortable talking to strangers
Your pronunciation is natural
you feel like you're being fake
You can't relax me.
you repeat the same prayers
Not able to hold conversations easily
comfortably hold a conversation
you're able to have a conversation
exchange of ideas on new topics
interfere with your communication
and there's no awkward silences like that