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A while back I did a poll on how well EOS members spoke Spanish and I was quite surprised how many actually said they were proficient in the language and could hold a good conversation. The other day I came across this Spanish test to test your level of ability and I thought it would be fun to share it so those who are in doubt can get an idea of how good they really are...
Give it a go and see if you really do control your Spanish, after you've done it please come back and let me know how you did!! Good Luck
www.spanish-test.net/index.htm
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That is a challenging test mac75 - I really enjoyed doing it and clearly need to brush up on verb tenses a bit. I did get to B2 but only just, and since my diploma tells me I am C2 standard - that was not that impressive!!! Back to the subjunctives.
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A2-my verb tenses let me down!
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A1. Not bad considering I never learned the tu form, it was all Usted in my day.
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I enjoyed doing it too, specially as I had never done a Spanish assessment test before. B2 would be the equivalent of a Cambridge First Certificate for English which is an intermediate level. Roly if you got a C2 you must have a good level of Spanish, that is a tough exam.
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I did C1 diploma with the Open University (advantage of being able to do it anywhere you are) and then went onto Cervantes.
Yes, tough - I did not find I absorbed the language - it was a hard slog but worth it.
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Good on you! I know the amount of work you had to go through to get the C2, even though I haven't done it.
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Ooh this looks fun! Daren't do it on the iPad though as it's too easy to make a mistake .... oh well I suppose it's time to get up and get some breakfast anyway :-)
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Well I'm the rubbish one here, I'm afraid :-( I aced the B1 but flunked B2. Actually that's how it should be, as that's the level I thought I was. But I'm seriously impressed by everyone else's high scores!
..... though perhaps the ones with less Spanish aren't doing the test???
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Come on johnx-what was your score, don't be modest!
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I didn't quite make it through B-2. Given that I've lived here for nearly seven years, that's not very good.
It didn't come as a surprise though as I know my Spanish isn't as good as it should be. Even my English isn't as good as it should be!
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Just as many English people have a poor knowledge of grammar in their own language, so some Spanish people might have had a problem with this test, so I'm, not too downhearted. I bet many ex pats failed to get beyond A1.
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I agree camposol. The test needs a good knowledge of verb tenses and forms. We are not that good at this in our own language!!
A lot of people will be able to hold a conversation but do badly on the test. Great fun though!!
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Well we tend to only learn the words for things like the subjunctive, when we learn a second or third language. I must say I don't remember learning things like that at school in French lessons, though I may have just forgotten it! I reckon it's quite an accurate test. I fizzled out at roughly the same point that I did on the Cervantes Institute online test, and also on the one provided by my local language school www.axalingua.com which is one minute's walk from my house! My teacher there (I just started private lessons last week) says I am B1 though conversing at a B2 level (ie with mistakes!). The text book I have been given is the upper-B1 book, so I'd say all the tests have come out giving me the same level, which says something about the test probably being right :-)
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The problem is the Spanish use the subjunctive a lot - whereas in French you can get away without using it. In English we don't use it at all (well - if I were a rich man - is the usual example). You cannot really become fluent in Spanish without using it, but I do think you can converse reasonably well without it.
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Yes and I think most of us are seeking fluidity rather than perfect fluency. I think the word IF is a good sign that there's a subjunctive coming up - si tenga el dinero ..... si quieras, pues si! .... Etc
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Very good. Pity it doesn't highlight your mistakes at the end, only gives % so no way of knowing where you went wrong.
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I have used Rosetta stone and this has helped me no end.
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Bit of a glaring omission, not showing your errors. How is one supposed to learn , if not shown the error and the correction? I suppose this is not a teaching tool, merely a gauge.
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This was good! Got good scores on A1 & A2, but just failed B1 getting 67% :( I have been studying at this level for the last 2 years so slightly disappointed!! Think it may have been the subjunctive - bane of my life!! Oh well, back to class!
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