How I reached C1 level in English? 5 tips to become ADVANCED
Summary
TLDRIn this video, Karina, an English teacher and Instagram blogger, shares her journey to achieving a C1 level in English. Bilingual from childhood, she emphasizes the importance of a positive attitude towards language learning. Karina credits a supportive teacher for her early success and later, her modeling career for practical language experience. She advises making English a part of daily life, practicing consistently, and seeking feedback to improve. Karina encourages viewers to stay persistent, highlighting the ups and downs of the learning process.
Takeaways
- 😀 Karina is an English teacher and has a blog on Instagram, and this is her first YouTube video.
- 🌐 English is Karina's third language, after Russian and Romanian, which helped her have a positive attitude towards learning languages.
- 💡 The right attitude is crucial when learning a new language; if you think it's difficult, it will be.
- 👶 Learning a second language is easier than the first because you already have the experience of language acquisition.
- 👩🏫 Karina attributes her success in English to having a great teacher, emphasizing the importance of a supportive educator.
- 📚 Even without a teacher, one can be self-taught, as Karina did after school, reaching A2 to B1 level.
- 🌍 Karina's modeling career took her to different countries, providing her with the opportunity to practice English with various accents.
- 🗣️ It took Karina around three weeks to start speaking English fluently, illustrating the challenge of transitioning from knowledge to practice.
- 👨🏫 Karina began teaching English during the COVID-19 quarantine, which helped her improve her own English significantly.
- 🔁 The process of learning English involves a cycle of learning and forgetting, but persistence leads to progress.
- 🔄 Feedback is essential for improvement; having someone to correct mistakes and provide guidance accelerates language learning.
- 🎯 To improve English, make it a part of daily life through movies, books, conversations, and seeking out opportunities to practice and receive feedback.
Q & A
What is Karina's profession and what additional platforms does she use to share her knowledge?
-Karina is an English teacher and she also has a blog on Instagram where she shares her knowledge and experiences.
Why does Karina believe that her multilingual background helped her in learning English?
-Karina believes her multilingual background helped because she already spoke Russian and Romanian, which made learning English as a third language seem less daunting.
What is the first key attitude Karina suggests for learning a new language?
-The first key attitude is to view learning a new language as a manageable step rather than a huge, difficult task.
How did Karina start learning English and at what age?
-Karina started learning English in her second grade, when she was about seven years old.
What role does Karina believe a good teacher plays in language learning success?
-Karina believes a good teacher is key to success in language learning, as they can support and help students effectively.
How did Karina's experience as a model contribute to her English language skills?
-Karina's modeling career allowed her to practice English with people from different countries and accents, which helped her to improve her speaking skills.
What level of English proficiency did Karina reach before she started teaching English?
-Karina reached a B2 level of English proficiency before she started teaching English.
What does Karina suggest as a method to improve understanding of the English language system?
-Karina suggests going deep into studies, understanding grammar, sentence construction, and practicing regularly.
How does Karina define the importance of practice in learning English?
-Karina emphasizes that practice is crucial, and the more one practices, the better they get at English.
What is the role of feedback in language learning according to Karina?
-Feedback is important as it helps learners understand their mistakes and correct them, thus improving their language skills.
What is Karina's advice for those who feel they are not making progress in learning English?
-Karina advises to remain patient and persistent, as progress in language learning is often non-linear and requires continuous effort.
Outlines
🌟 Embracing Language Learning with the Right Mindset
Karina, an English teacher and Instagram blogger, introduces herself and shares her journey to achieving a C1 level in English. She emphasizes that English is her third language, following Russian and Romanian, and credits her bilingual upbringing for her positive attitude towards learning languages. Karina suggests that the mindset one has towards learning a new language is crucial, as it can determine whether one views it as an insurmountable challenge or a manageable step. She encourages learners to see language acquisition as a gradual process, starting from scratch, and to believe in their ability to learn English as others have done before them. Karina also highlights the importance of having a supportive teacher, sharing her own experience with a great teacher who played a key role in her success.
📚 From Classroom to Real World: Enhancing English Proficiency
In the second paragraph, Karina discusses her personal experience with learning English beyond the classroom. She admits to having a decent grasp of English grammar and vocabulary after school but struggled with speaking fluently. Her career as a model took her to various countries, providing a real-world environment to practice English. Initially, she faced difficulties in forming sentences and speaking, but persistence paid off, and within three weeks, she began to communicate effectively. Karina also touches on the importance of practice and feedback in language learning, suggesting that while practice is essential, receiving constructive feedback can significantly enhance one's language skills. She concludes by advising learners to be patient with their progress, as language acquisition is a cyclical process of learning and forgetting, ultimately leading to mastery.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡C1 level
💡Bilingual
💡Attitude
💡Language barrier
💡Modeling
💡Practice
💡Feedback
💡Teaching
💡Grammar
💡Progress
💡English as a Third Language (ESL)
Highlights
Karina, an English teacher and Instagram blogger, shares her journey to C1 English proficiency.
English is Karina's third language, following Russian and Romanian, which influenced her positive attitude towards language learning.
Bilingualism from childhood helped Karina view learning English as an additional, not daunting, task.
The importance of mindset when starting to learn a language, viewing it as achievable rather than difficult.
Karina emphasizes the significance of a good teacher in her English learning success.
Becoming one's own teacher is possible and encouraged if a supportive teacher is not available.
Learning English began in the second grade for Karina, at the age of seven, with a great teacher.
Karina's modeling career at 18 provided real-world practice and improved her English speaking skills.
The challenge of speaking English fluently despite knowing the rules and phrases.
Practicing with people of different nationalities and accents helped Karina overcome language barriers.
By 20, Karina had reached B2 level in English and decided to switch career fields.
Teaching English during the COVID-19 quarantine significantly improved Karina's language skills.
Teaching requires deep understanding and practice of English grammar and sentence structure.
The necessity of making English a part of daily life for effective learning.
The value of feedback in language learning to correct mistakes and improve.
Karina's experience of teaching English for three years and the progress she observed.
Encouragement for learners to be patient with their progress and not to give up.
Key takeaways for improving English: positive attitude, self-teaching, practice, and feedback.
Transcripts
hi guys welcome to my channel my name is
Karina I'm an English teacher and I also
have a Blog on Instagram so this is my
first video on YouTube channel and I
would love to talk to you about how I
reached C1 level in English
well first of all I have to say that
English is not my second language it's
my third language I'm bilingual and I
speak two more languages since I was a
child it's Russian and Romanian and this
is exactly what helped me to have the
right attitude toward languages when you
speak two languages when you're like six
years old you don't look at English as a
huge big task which is really difficult
to do because it's your third language
and when you speak two languages it's
like one more not a big deal so this is
what you have to pay attention on first
when you start learning a language what
do you think about it if you think that
it's difficult or you're not so good at
languages and it's just impossible task
for you well guess what it will be an
impossible task for you so first look at
this as just
and you step it's not difficult all the
other people who speak language
languages other languages and especially
English they also started from scratch
they didn't know English and now they
know so it means they did it and it
means that you will be able to do it too
as I said before I'm an English teacher
and I also like to say to my students to
those who think that English is
difficult I like to say then that man
you learned Russian this is one of the
most difficult languages ever and even
it's not even your native language it's
not Russian but any other languages pay
attention that you were a child and you
didn't speak any other languages and you
learned your first language from scratch
like by gestures and mime and all the
stuff so to learn the second language
it's much easier than the first language
keep that in mind and it will help you
to go forward and in learning your
language so I started learning English
in my second grade when I was a child I
was about like seven years old and I had
a great teacher I think this is actually
the key of My Success in English that I
had a really nice teacher and I can
definitely say that a lot of things
depend on what kind of teacher you have
if this teacher supports you helps you
and it's really important for him and
her to help you in your way then yeah
good for you congratulations uh it will
help you a lot
and if you didn't have such a teacher
that's well that's fine don't worry
about it because you can actually be
your own teacher and this is exactly
what is my video about that I learned
English by myself of course I started
doing that it's cool and then when I
finished school I had around let's say
A2 level or B1 I knew all the rules
pretty well but I couldn't speak this is
I think a pretty common problem for a
lot of people so how I deal with this
problem when I was 18 years old I
started modeling and I was sent to some
different countries to work as a model
there and this is where I started
practicing English because when you know
some rules some phrases is one thing but
when you start speaking that oh man that
was really difficult to speak and I
think it took me around
three weeks to start actually speaking
and making sentences because it's like
when you're trying to say something and
your brain doesn't listen to you your
tongue doesn't listen to you and it's
just a mess in your mouth so yeah that's
totally fine too you just have to go
through that in order to achieve your
goal so don't worry about it if you have
this language barrier it's totally fine
you just have to keep going and talk the
more you talk the better it gets so I
was working as a model for two years and
all this time I was practicing with
different boys and girls of different
countries with different accents as well
and of course not all the time I could
understand them because they were
speaking too fast or too
like I could understand them actually I
have to admit that so at the end of my
modeling career I was about 20 years old
and I decided to change my field but
this is a topic for a different video so
ah by then I had a B2 level and I spoke
quite well and when the quarantine
started covid-19 I decided that well
actually I can teach English for those
especially for beginners because I could
speak I could understand and I'm pretty
good explaining so I started doing that
and you know this is exactly which
actually helped me a lot to improve my
English because uh
first of all I started doing it
constantly
I had lessons every day almost every day
of course I had some weekends but I had
lessons almost every day a few lessons
each day and of course I do want to say
that to improve your English you have to
become a teacher no no
but you have just to understand the main
principle what is behind that job what I
did so when you start actually going
deep into these studies like
understanding better how grammar Works
how to make sentences how to learn this
system like 10 Spacey voice reported
speech all the topic more let's say deep
not just some phrases but to understand
how it really works and then practicing
it the main thing is actually practice
if you don't practice come on don't wait
that you have a really great result yeah
it's all comes to practice and the more
you practice the better you get so I
started teaching English I had as I said
before like a few lessons each day and
in total I would say that I had let's
say an average around
four or five hours of English per day
and you know when you do it so so much
English every day you will eventually
become better at it so the main thought
I want to say is that you have to make
English a part of your life of course
it's not necessary and it's not the only
way like to become a teacher or to teach
someone else but you just have to
surround you with English watch some
movies or some serious read some books
find some friends to whom you can
communicate and talk and learn some
phrases and besides that there is really
one more important thing is when you
speak to other people
the most valuable thing is actually not
just practice your practice as I said
before is really important but also
feedback because when you just practice
you can talk talk talk and you will not
understand where you had a mistake yeah
of course some people especially some of
your friends they will feel really shy
to interrupt you and just say hey you
made a mistake it's not he don't but he
doesn't
of course they won't do it so you have
to find a person maybe a teacher who
will give you feedback will correct your
mistakes who will explain you where you
have your mistakes because in this case
you will analyze uh what you say
and how you actually had to say that to
sound correctly of course when I was
teaching English no one could give me
feedback but because I was practicing
for a long long long long long time
because I've been teaching English for
three years and we don't want to spend a
lot of time and a lot of effort for
something you will eventually get the
result so if you're learning English and
you don't see your progress just relax
and keep going it's totally fine if
you're learning it for some time and you
don't see the progress because well yeah
it's fine it doesn't go like that
actually it doesn't go like that it goes
like this
so you will learn you will forget you
will learn again you will forget and it
will go like this like curse you know so
don't worry about it if you don't see
the progress just keep going don't give
up and eventually you'll have perfect
English as you want to have it for
example as I do so let me stop the video
the first important thing is your
attitude if you think that English is
difficult for you then yeah for sure
it's going to be difficult for you
second if you have a teacher that's
great if you don't have it you choose
that's what they find don't worry about
it you can do it by yourself for sure
third you have to create a system and
make English a part of your life
fourth you have to practice a lot and
the more you practice the better you get
keep that in mind and the last thing is
feedback you have this opportunity to
get feedback from someone do it please
the more feedback you get the better
your English will be so that's it for
today I hope you liked the video let me
know in the comments probably some of
your tips which you use to improve your
English and subscribe to my channel you
will see a lot of interesting videos
here see you bye bye
Weitere ähnliche Videos ansehen
How I learned English at home by myself *for free* | No boring language learning tips
How I learned English by myself for free without studying
How to Learn ANY Language Without Studying
A1 English Listening Practice - Language Learning
"Words don't come to mind while speaking English, I go blank" - my tips to solve this problem
Review PREP - Khoá Học IELTS Online Được Marketing Đình Đám Nhất Hiện Tại
5.0 / 5 (0 votes)