Standard Greek practice nowadays is to run kids through an upper-intermediate coursebook before tackling FCE. Some schools, generally speaking the daring, intrepid ones, don't bother. Your source is most likely ill-informed. However, even OUP

The sad fact is, Einde gave you an exactly right answer. I have read that answer just TWICE in the last five years of preparing students for Cambridge ESOL examinations, and I have asked dozens of people in that time. Cambridge doesn't much

Very, very useful... A doubt concerning CPE, how does Cambridge make up our score? It's not clear to me how they evaluate our knowledge, I don't know exactly when I get one or more than mark. I understand the final grades are worked out

Very, very useful... A doubt concerning CPE, how does Cambridge make up our score? It's not clear to me how they evaluate our knowledge, I don't know exactly when I get one or more than mark. I think you should wright a book... It'd

ok, thanks. I'm looking forward to it. All right, Raf, here we go. Key Word Transformations (those seven question on the U of E portion of the test that you're worried about here, which I will hereafter refer to as KWTs) are one of the

other part that I find rather difficult that one which we have to rewrite a sentence using the word given, and we're supposed to write among 3 and 8 words... Concerning other examinations, I hold the FCE and I'll probably apply to CPE next

Like I said...what do you need to know about? I've spent the last five years exclusively preparing students in something of your situations for the CPE and other examinations.

I'm curious about another point that you raised. Here in Greece, candidates have the (titular) right to choose to be ... the day the other four papers are administered, this is never a problem. Does the same situation exist in Britain? I

You will be able to do the Reading, Writing, and English in Use papers. The online Handbook does not, when ... will, of course, not be able to do the Speaking test without a partner and at least a single examiner. As an oral examiner for the

As promised, let's move on to the next part mentioned. Use of English, Part 3, is a new concept in language testing. There are only 6 items, so it is just 12 marks out of the 75 available. DO NOT LET THIS PART OVERWHELM YOU. There's a bit