FlexiLingo
10 years in Canada and still stuck at CLB 8
This week I'm responding to another question from Reddit from someone who has been living in Canada for 10 years and is still stuck at a CLB 8 on their CELPIP exam — they need a CLB 10. In this episode, I break down why simply "studying harder" isn't the answer and share what's likely really holding them back. Key Topics: The "first-language bubble" problem — How living in a country for years without truly immersing yourself in the language creates an invisible barrier to building your language skills. I share my own experience of building an English bubble while living in M...
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Hello and welcome to the Self-Lift Success Podcast, the most introvert friendly podcast on the planet dedicated to helping you confidently prepare for and conquer the self-lift exam. If you're tired of feeling nervous, stressed, and stuck in getting ready for your exam, then my friend, this is the podcast for you.
Who am I? My name is Aaron and I've been an English teacher for over 17 years and I'm a certified self-help trainer and I can't wait to help you get ready for your self-help exam. So today over on reddit I came across this question and I wanted to give my response
to it because I think that it happens far more commonly than what people would like to admit unfortunately because it's tough and well here's the question. I am currently struggling with my self-expores and I seriously need help from y'all. How did you bump it up to score 10 for each component?
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