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Additional support and practice for the CPE skills and language you've already learned. Nothing here is required — your course progress is unaffected.
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Reading & Use of English
Additional Parts 1–4 task practice
R&UoE P1 · Multiple Choice Cloze
Part 1 · Multiple-choice cloze
Collocation, fixed phrases and shades of meaning
10 min8 itemsPractise
R&UoE P2 · Open Cloze
Part 2 · Open cloze
Grammatical precision: linkers, dependent prepositions, fixed structures
10 min8 itemsPractise
R&UoE P3 · Word Formation
Part 3 · Word formation
Multi-step derivations, negative prefixes, noun/adjective shifts
10 min10 itemsPractise
R&UoE P4 · Key Word Transformations
Part 4 · Key word transformations
Three to eight words, keyword unchanged
12 min8 itemsPractise
Reading
Additional Parts 5–8 exam questions
Reading P5 · Multiple Choice
Part 5 · Multiple choice on a short text
Attitude, implication and reference — beyond literal meaning
12 min4 itemsPractise
Reading P7 · Gapped Text
Part 7 · Gapped text logic
Cohesion signals: reference words, substitution, contrast markers
10 min4 itemsPractise
Reading P8 · Multiple Matching
Part 8 · Multiple matching under time pressure
Scanning for paraphrase, not for keywords
8 min4 itemsPractise
Listening
Additional targeted listening practice
Writing
Additional language, planning and task practice
Writing P1 · Essay
Part 1 · Essay language & planning
Summarising two texts, evaluating, and building a controlled argument (240–280 words)
20 min4 itemsPractise
Writing P2 · Proposal / Report / Review
Part 2 · Register, organisation & task fit
Choosing register and shaping the answer to the reader (280–320 words)
20 min4 itemsPractise
Speaking
Additional prompts and fluency practice
Speaking P2 · Collaborative Task
Part 2 · Collaborative task prompts
Discussion stage then decision stage — negotiating, not taking turns
12 min4 itemsPractise
Speaking P3 · Long Turn
Part 3 · Long turn & discussion
Two minutes of structured, abstract speech, then a developed discussion
12 min4 itemsPractise
Vocabulary & Collocation
Additional collocation and precision practice
Common Errors
Targeted drills on the mistakes C2 candidates repeat
Exam Strategy
Additional practice applying exam techniques