Will My Broken English Kill My IB London Chances?

Non-native speaker here. Strong resume, target school, decent technicals — but I am not super fluent and pause sometimes when I speak / use poor vocab / make some errors. Difficulty appears particularly in casual chats, and I find it tough to speak fluently e.g. about movies. 

London IB is international, sure, but does this actually fly in final rounds? Or am I toast next to fluent candidates?

Anyone been in the same boat and made it?

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I do speak other European language. I have no trouble asking questions, but I find it harder to express my own thoughts in more depth. For example, instead of elaborating on why a movie was engaging: what happened, what I liked most, or which scene stood out to me, I might just say, “It was nice, I really liked it.”

 

And the issue lies solely in casual chats / small talk, while work-related topics seem straightforward

 

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