IWTYAL 104: How to reach C2 level in English

Sabina asks: “I'm trying to reach C2 level English, what should I do?”

In this episode:

• Many native speakers are not C2 level
• It's not easy to reach and involves complex skills
• Knowing the C2 level descriptions doesn't necessarily help you know how to reach it
• Focus on your subject area, and become an expert in that area
• The language skills will follow quickly

C2 CEFR Descriptors:

• Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
• Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
• Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations

Resources mentioned in today's episode:

• Khan Academy
• MOOCs
• IELTS Writing
• CEFR

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

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When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.