English levels
C1 – Advanced
At C1 you can use English easily at work and at university. You understand long, difficult texts, and you can speak and write clearly about complex topics.
What you can do at C1
- Understand long texts and talks, even when the meaning is not said directly.
- Speak easily, without looking for words.
- Write well-organized texts about difficult topics.
- Change your style: formal for a report, relaxed with friends.
Although the new design looks simpler, it might cause problems when we have more users.
Grammar at C1
- Future perfect: By next year, I will have finished the app.
- Perfect continuous tenses: I have been coding for three hours.
- Formal linking words: however, nevertheless, therefore, despite.
- Mixed if sentences: If I had studied harder, I would be at C1 now.
C1 words
Many C1 words are formal. You see them in reports, documentation and news.
Feasible
Possible to do, and likely to work.
Is it feasible to finish this feature by Friday?
Robust
Strong, and not easy to break.
We need robust error handling, so the app doesn't crash.
Straightforward
Easy to understand or easy to do.
Installing Django is straightforward. It takes only one command.
Ambiguous
Having more than one possible meaning, so it is not clear.
The task description is ambiguous. Can you explain what you need?
Inevitable
Sure to happen. You can't stop it.
Bugs are inevitable, so we write tests.
Prone to
Likely to have a problem or do something bad.
Old code is often prone to bugs.
Learn C1 words by reading
You don't need to memorize long lists of C1 words. Read documentation, tech blogs and news in English. When you see the same word three or four times, then make a card for it.
Next level: C2 – Mastery