I think CPE generally offers a well-tried method for testing your command of English, but it's still only a random indication of your skills. I've become quite aware of that. The number of mistakes I usually make in the listening part

Aaargh, one mistake as well. I didn't know that verb at all. But my English is not this advanced yet, so CPE stuff still sounds very challenging to me.

Hi Doesn't have to do with being qualified or not in my opinion. Your advice can be just as valuable, if not, even more valuable than that of a qualified teacher. I agree with you on part 4 being the more difficult part. I always find it very

So am I the only one who a) noticed that the quiz had a ton of grammatical and spelling mistakes, and b) recognized the irony of that? I'm amazed that everyone seems to have missed these howlers: - "organasing" -

no mistakes! i guess this was luck

I agree with Tanit. The ability to grasp cohesion and coherence is not so easy to be estimated. I'm Russian and if in my language some kind of that exams take place, sometimes it's not possible to distinguish unambigously in words why the

RConard thank you for checking that. It's just a piece from CPE Test, that's why I'm concerning about words nearby slashes and the choice I have made about them which contradicts with their answers. Thank you anyway. You have a few

Thanks a million!! I'm looking forward to seeing the next part of your teaching... Gapped Text, Part 2 - HOW TO DO IT! So now that we know what to look for to link paragraphs together, we have our strategy for gapped text. Before we get into