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What is your English level? Beginner, intermediate or advanced? Get ready because I am going to test your English level. Hello my name is Matti from POC English and in this lesson we are going to have an English level test to understand your level of English. Before we start let me explain what we are going to do. There are 30 questions divided in three different levels. Beginner, intermediate and advanced. I will show you the question then you will have five seconds to come up with the answer. Remember if you need more time you can pause the video, think about the question and your answer and play it again. That's okay. Don't forget to keep count of the number of correct answers you have because we are going to need it. In addition I will explain the grammar and vocabulary behind each question so that you know why your answer was wrong, if it was wrong. So it's not just a test but we are going to learn a lot of things together. Now let's get into it. Let's start the test and we will start with the beginner level. Are you ready? The first 10 questions are for the beginner level. The first five questions are for A1 level. Let's start. Which sentence is correct? He live on London, he live in London or he lives in London. He lives in London. But why? Because this is present simple. In present simple we have subject plus verb. When the subject is third person singular, which is he, she or it, the verb takes an s. So I live, you live, he lives. In addition we never say on London. We say in London. In plus city not on. Question two. Which sentence is correct? I don't like coffee, I doesn't like coffee, I does like coffee. The answer is I don't like coffee. But why? Again this is simple present but negative. To make a simple present sentence negative we use don't for I, you, we and they and doesn't for he, she and it. So I don't, you don't, he doesn't, she doesn't, it doesn't, you don't, they don't and we don't. Question three. Which sentence is correct? He goes to work in bus, he goes to work by bus, he goes to work by the bus. He goes to work by bus. But why? When we are talking about the means of transport, bus, car, taxi, we use by. By bus, by train, by taxi, by plane. Another important point. We never use the article the before means of transport. So we never say I went by the bus, by the train, by the plane. Okay? Unless we know which plane or which train or which means of transport we are talking about. But in general we don't. Next question. Which one is correct? George has a very big car. George a very big car has. George has a very big car. George has a very big car. But why? In present simple we should use this structure. Subject plus verb plus the rest of the sentence. So the correct answer would be So B is not correct. But what about A and C? In English for singular nouns we need to use an article. A, an, or the. In this case our noun is car so we must say a car. Not just car. Therefore C is correct. Let's get to the next question. Which one is correct? Look at this house over there. Look at that house over here. Look at that house over there. Look at that house over there. But why? In English for something which is close to us we use this. For example this microphone, this laptop, this mouse, this book because it's close to me. But for something which is far away from you we use that. For example that camera, that building, that mirror. And there are two words here which is around you close to you and there which is far from you. There, here, this, that. So I should say this, here, that, there. Look at that house over there. Let's get to the next question. Which one is correct? How he does go to school? Does he go to school how? How does he go to school? The answer is how does he go to school? But why? Question form in English is always like this. We have a WH question word, auxiliary verb, subject, and the main verb. In this case our WH question word is how. Our auxiliary verb is does. Subject is he and the verb is go. So how does he go? Let's get to the next question. Are you ready? Which sentence is correct? Are you going party on Friday? Are you going partying on Friday? Are you going to party on Friday? Are you going to party on Friday? But why? We are talking about Friday and we are asking about future plans. When we are talking about future plans in English we use be going to and be stands for am, is, are, was, where. So our verb is to party and the time is Friday which is in the future. This is future plan and we should say I am going to party on Friday. Now how do you make this a question? Just change the place of the to be verb and the subject. Are you going to party on Friday? Next question. Which sentence is correct? I really should to talk to her. I really need to talk to her. I really must to talk to her. I really need to talk to her. But why? There is a group of verbs in English which is called modal verbs. Now modal verbs are can, could, may, might, should, will, would, must. Now here's the important point. After modal verbs we never use to and we never use ing. So I cannot say must to or should to. No, no, no, no, no. But option B is correct because need is not a modal verb. Need to is okay. And now let's get to the next question. Which one is correct? Did you rather go to a different movie? Would you rather go to a different movie? Would you rather to go to a And the answer is would you rather go to a different movie? But why? When we are asking about preference, what you or what someone else prefers to do, we either use would prefer or would rather. Now here's the important point. After would prefer we use infinitive with to. I would prefer to watch a movie. But after would rather we use bare infinitive which means infinitive with no to. I would rather watch a movie. In this case the first sentence starts with did. That is wrong. We should start with would. Option B and C start with would but option C has would rather plus to which is wrong. And now the last question of the beginner level. Let's get into it. Which sentence is correct? I was born before 30 years, 30 years ago, the last 30 years. I was born 30 years ago. When we are talking about a certain amount of time in the past and we want to refer to the beginning point of it, we use ago. For example, I watched a movie five hours ago. I went to the school three days ago. I saw Jack a few days ago. Five years ago, I started learning English. Alright guys, great job. So far we have done 10 questions of the beginner level. How many correct answers do you have so far? If you have eight or more correct answers, then your level is not beginner. You should continue the test to see what your level is. But if you have less than eight correct answers, your level is beginner. In that case, you can join my beginner English course by clicking on the link above my head. By joining this course, you will have the chance to go from beginner to intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced level in English. In addition, as my YouTube subscriber, I'm going to give you a $20 discount code. All the information is written in the description of the video. You can use the discount code to register in the course with $20 discount. And now we're going to get to the intermediate level, B1, B2. Are you ready? Let's start. Which one is correct? Where did you have dinner last night? Where have you had dinner last night? Where do you have dinner last night? There are two tenses that students often confuse. Simple past or present perfect. Now, both of them are used to talk about something that happened in the past. However, if we know exactly when something happened, we use simple past and not present perfect. In this case, we know exactly when this happened, right? Last night. So we should use simple past, not present perfect. Therefore, where did you have dinner last night is correct. Next question. Which one is correct? Did you finish your project? Have you finished your project? Or have you got finished your project? Again, it is a question of simple past or present perfect. In this case, do we know the exact time? No, we are not sure when the person finished his or her project. So we use present perfect. Have you finished your project? Notice that the last option is not correct because there is a gut. We use got finished when the sentence is passive. This is not passive. So that is wrong. And next question. Which sentence is correct? He has never been to New York. He's never gone to New York. He's gone often to New York. He's never been to New York. But what's the difference between been and gone? The difference is been means you went there in the past and then you came back. Now you have the memory and you have the experience. But gone means you went there and you are still there. So if I say my father has been to New York, it means my father went to New York a couple of years ago and now he's back with us. But if I say my father has gone to New York, it means my father went to New York and he still hasn't returned. In this case, because we are talking about never, so he has never been there. He has never gone to come back, right? So we say been. Next question. She asked the shop assistant to have a refund. She asked the shop assistant to give a refund. She asked the shop assistant for a refund. She asked the shop assistant for a refund. But why? This is about collocations. Collocations are a group of words that often go together. In this case, the collocation of refund is to ask for a refund. So she asked the shop assistant for a refund. Next question. I'm sorry what I said earlier. She's not married a doctor. I'm sorry about. She's not married to. This question is about prepositions. I'm sorry about what I did or I'm sorry about what I said. And the preposition of marry is to. He's married to a doctor. She's married to a millionaire. Now, next question. If you wouldn't tell me, I will scream. If you don't tell me, I will scream. If you didn't tell me, I will scream. This question is about the conditional sentences. In this case, first conditional. In the first conditional sentences, the first clause is present and the second clause is future with will. So if you don't tell me, I will scream. Next question. I didn't do that if I were you. I wouldn't do that if I were you. I won't do that if I was you. Again, this question is about conditional sentences. In this case, second conditional, which is about an imaginary situation, unreal situation. In second conditional sentences, the first clause is past and the second clause is with would. So if I were you, I wouldn't do that. This is the correct sentence. Now we can use the main clause and put it before the if clause and say, I wouldn't do that if I were you. Next question. I am not used to early in the morning. There are three very similar and very confusing structures in English about used to. We have the normal used to, which we use when we want to talk about something we did in the past, but we don't do anymore. I used to smoke. Do I smoke now? No. There is another used to, which is be used to. Am, is, are, was, were used to. In this case, we're talking about habits. For example, I am used to waking up early in the morning, which means it is my habit. Now pay attention. For be used to, we use the verb with ing. I am used to waking up early in the morning. We also have get used to, which means to make something a habit of yours. And again, after get used to, we use a verb with ing, which is gerund. Now in this case, the sentence is, I am not used to. So it's be used to. So we need a verb with ing. I am not used to getting up early in the morning. Next question. He was tired because he had been traveling all day. But why? The first part of the sentence is simple past. He was tired, but why? The reason why he was tired was what he was doing before, right? When we were talking about something which happened before another action in the past, we use past perfect, which is subject plus had plus past participle. Now, if that action was continuous, we use past perfect continuous, which is subject, had, been, and verb in the ing form. In this case, he was tired because he had been traveling all day. It's a continuous action. So we use past perfect continuous. And now next question. You are wasted. You, a lot. You must have drunk a lot. But why? These are called models of speculation. What does it mean? It means we try to speculate. We use models of speculation to try to speculate, to try to guess why something happened. In this case, you see your friend and your friend is wasted. Why? I'm guessing he must have drunk a lot. Now, for models of speculation, we use this structure. Model plus have plus past participle of the verb must have drunk. And that is the end of the intermediate section. Now, out of the 10 questions of the intermediate part, how many correct answers do you have? If you have eight or more than eight correct answers, then your level is more than intermediate. So continue with the rest of the video. But if you have less than eight correct answers, your level is intermediate. In that case, you can join my intermediate English course by clicking on the link above my head. Again, don't forget about the $20 discount code in the description of this video. You can use it to register. And now it is time to proceed to the advanced section. In this section, I'm going to give you 10 questions and I am really going to challenge you. So get ready. Let's start with the first question. Richard, I understood he had made his decision having spoken to Richard. But why? Whenever a sentence begins with a verb, we need to use a gerund form of the verb, right? So verb with ing. For example, cycling is good for your health. However, if the action has happened in the past, that is called a perfect gerund. So you start with having and the past participle of the verb in this case, because she spoke to Richard in the past. So we say having spoken to Richard. Next question. It's a very dangerous task. We must precautions. We must take precautions. Why? This is a collocation. We always use the verb take with the noun precaution. Now, next question. The restaurant begins to the tables for dinner at around 730 p.m. The restaurant begins to lay the tables at around 730 p.m. But what does it mean? To lay something means to put something somewhere, to put something down. For example, here's a mouse laid on the desk. It is also a collocation. Lay the table. To lay the table means to prepare the table, right? To set the tables. So you have a tablecloth. You have the plates. You have knives and forks and spoons that is laying the table. Next question. He was ignorantly blind that I had never seen an opinionated person before. He was so ignorantly blind that I had never seen such an opinionated person before. But why? We use so before an adverb or an adjective. We use such before a noun. In this case, the first part of the sentence has an adjective and an adverb. So we say so. So ignorantly blind. The second part has a noun which is person. So we say such an opinionated person. Let's move on to the next question. I would have been a doctor by now had I studied harder. But why? The first part of a sentence shows that this is a third conditional. Why? Because it starts with I would have been and we only have would have past participle in the third conditional sentences. So the if clause should be past perfect and the main clause would be would have past participle, right? I would have been a doctor by now if I had studied harder. But do you see this in the options? No, because this is an inverted third conditional. Inversion is an advanced aspect of English grammar. In this case, we have an inverted third conditional. So instead of if I had studied harder, you invert it and you have had I studied harder. In this case, the sentence is very formal. Now we're getting to the last part of the advanced test C2 level and I really want to challenge your knowledge by a test of use of English. I'm going to give you five incomplete sentences. You have to complete the gap with the correct form of the word in brackets. How? Let me show you an example. People have always enjoyed the effects of sea air and as you can see in the brackets we have benefit. Benefit is a noun. In this sentence, we need an adjective. What is the adjective of benefit? Beneficial. People have always enjoyed the beneficial effects of sea air. Clear? Now let's get into the first question. There are a number of activities now being offered at the school and the word is curriculum. Extracurricular. But why? What part of speech do you need to complete this gap? You need an adjective. Why? Because we have a noun activities and before the noun we need an adjective. What is the adjective of curriculum? It's curricular. However, pay attention to the meaning of the sentence. Curricular activities already happen in schools, right? So what this sentence is trying to say is that there are some activities apart from the curricular activities of the school. These are called extracurricular activities. Challenging, right? Let's move on. Seems to suit her. She's really happy with her home life and the word is domestic. The answer is domesticity. Domestic is an adjective. In this case, we need a noun and the noun of domestic is domesticity. What does it mean? It means living at home and taking care of your house and your family. Let's continue to the next question. The side wall of the house had to be and the word is strong. What do you do to the wall? You should make it strong, right? In this case, we need a verb. Strong is an adjective. What is the verb of strong? Strengthen. So the side wall of the house had to be strengthened. Next question. The broken vase turned out to be of great value and totally. The word is replace. The answer is irreplaceable. But why? We need an adjective to complete this sentence. Replace is a verb. What is the adjective of replace? Replaceable. But based on the meaning of the sentence, the vase was very valuable. So it was not something you could replace. It wasn't replaceable. What is the opposite of replaceable? Irreplaceable. And now let's get to the last question of the C2 level. I'm sweating. I believe she had the of being constantly ill as a child. And the word is fortunate. The answer is misfortune. But why? Before the gap, we have the, which means we need a noun. Fortunate is an adjective. What is the noun of fortunate? Fortune. But based on the meaning of the sentence, she was always sick. So this is not fortune. This is the opposite of fortune, which is misfortune. And that's it guys. So out of the 10 questions of the advanced level, how many correct answers do you have? If you have eight or more correct answers, then bravo, your level is very advanced. But if you have less than eight correct answers, your level is lower advanced. And you can join my advanced English course by clicking on the link above my head. And don't forget you can use your $20 discount code, which is in the description of this video. That's it guys. I hope you've enjoyed this lesson. Make sure you check the description of the video because I have left all the information you need, all the links and the discount code that you need in order to register in the courses. So make sure you read the description of the video too. Plus don't forget to let me know your level and how many correct answers you've had in the comments below. See ya!