Slawek076: What a bull shi.? If you have made Cambrige or Oxford regulated certificates you will be able to speak, read and even better than some of you write even if you made this certificate on planet x. Does it mean you don't accept your own most known English certificates? By the way, the xxx named colleges can't issue Cambrige or Oxford certificates without those bodies agreement for that. Without this it's illegal to issue your certificated because it's just breaking the law. This fact means that these colleges have to face the highest teaching standards which are provided by most known bodies. Example: I'm at the airport, the border immigration offices gives me some application pack for your Cambridge Univ. regulated test, I explain to this guy in English that I can speak well plus I've got your certificate you ask me in this situation to pay twice. I showed that guy my Cambridge certificate and I talk talk in your language explaining to him why....Does it make any sense in this situation to even ask me to do next copy of the paper I've actually got? Isn't it ripping people for next 20 pounds and isn't it ignorance to that what your bodies issued to me even if it's issued outside your island? Isn't it a crazy sound? Yawn...There are plenty out there who have a piece of paper who cant communicate on a basic level.
There are those out there who had private lessons in Poland and speak, read and write English well.
nincompoop_not: I have NO certificates in English - Cambridge or otherwise; I haven't attended ANY English language school in the UK nor Poland I arrest my case.
I could mention the the point that my friend took the necessary steps to learn to speak, read and write English before he came to England, his friend has been here for 5 years, has just finished an English "course" and could hardly read the certificate he was given!
Slawek076: Go to the school to learn English and after we can talk I hate to tell you this Slawek, but I thought that Ms N-N was a native speaker and not Polish...So I'd personally say her English is near to perfect and "flows" better than yours.
frd: Test before work? Rubbish. When you're looking for an employer it is his god given right to test you, and it is in his best interest to do that ( wait actually the mechanism you mentioned already exists it's called job interview ). As for self-employed - these people are usually building up their own image as workers, so if they are dodgy, or you've heard bad things about them you don't have to employ them - that's an international truth not some "watch for false polish electricians" stuff. If you were a patriot you would have employed british electricians, but noo, you go for a bargain and that's what you get. Im not completely sure about the building trade but Im almost sure they dont really "interview" electricians, they take them at their word (stupid I know!)...Only through their work they can tell if they're good or not. As to going for a bargain, this is true, but as we ways "all that glitters isnt necessarily gold" ...As for reputation, how is a person to know what a person reputation is if they not a "local" tradesman?
nincompoop_not: yes, I know what 'wa/o/nna/gonna' means...I don't speak American English. Sorry Im not quite sure Id say its "American" English, its just very common and not particularly good English, lazy in fact.
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