Hi there. There is a part from CPE handbook, Sample Papers presenting some examples for ESOL Certificate in Proficiency English (CPE) (Cambridge University) , Paper 1: Reading. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C,or D) best fits

Hi there. There is a part from CPE handbook, Sample Papers presenting some examples for ESOL Certificate in Proficiency English (CPE) (Cambridge University) , Paper 1: Reading. Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C,or D) best fits

This quiz is given by the University of Cambridge as a free sample of Paper 3 (Use of English), Part 1 (Selective cloze) of the ESOL Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) . The format of this exam is currently undergoing major changes,

slang, vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage. It is notable for its liveliness, humor, emphasis, brevity, novelty, and exaggeration. Most slang is faddish and ephemeral, but some words are retained for long periods and

Hi, I hesitate to discuss the uses of nouns in such a very theoretical way. I'd just prefer to say that English vocabulary seems to me to be very flexible, and that a very great deal depends on the context. So, are you saying virtually any

Englishuser wrote: How do you explain that most learners of English - including those whose English proficiency is very limited - can understand The Queen? I'd be interested to know where the Queen's Granddaughter's English fits in.

Just out of curiosity, Mr. P, how do you distinguish a native speaker who's learned a non-standard form of English from a decent non-native speaker? (e.g. How can you tell if a speaker born in India, Singapore or other Asian countries is native?)

Hello EU Here are some things that occur to me: 1. Discrepancies of register. A non-native speaker's English may be impeccable, for the most part; but slight failures of tone or register are most noticeable, in impeccable English. For

As Nona points out, it is not the "standard" form. There is a generational component - some of us older folks use it more than the younger ones! The LOB corpus (Lancaster-Oslo-Bergen) from the 70's has "while" appearing 590 times in the