C1-C2 – 10 confusing words in English. Careful!!!

confusing words in English

We have chosen just 10 confusing words in English to take your English to the next level. When it comes to speaking and writing, sometimes just one letter in a word could change the meaning of your sentence. In reality, there are so many words in English to choose from with hardly any difference. This […]

B2-C1 Modal verbs | Quick Explanation + Worksheet

Modal verbs

Modal verbs help us describe and talk about the attitude of the speaker of the world that surrounds them. This is the reason the speaker can talk about certainty, possibility, obligation, necessity and ability by using modal expressions. The use of modals help the speaker sound more accurate or vague in their opinions and statements. […]

C1-C2 – Fixed phrases Vocabulary – Worksheet

fixed phrases

Fixed phrases are phrases that are set so that you cannot change the wording even if the literal meaning would stay the same. This is because a fixed phrase is culturally accepted. So, it might only make sense to speakers from a certain area. A fixed phrase does not necessarily have any literal meaning on its own. […]

C1-C2 Grammar Inversion – Worksheet and Video

Grammar Inversion

There’s not much to say about inversion, but these are useful and super easy to use. We’ll show you how. What we need to understand is that we use inversion when we begin a sentence with a negative adverb or adverbial phrase, we sometimes have to change the usual word order of subject and verb […]

C1 – C2 Use of English – Part 1 – Multiple Choice

C2 Use of English Part 1

QUICK INFO ABOUT C2 USE OF ENGLISH PART 1: MULTIPLE CHOICE Estimated time to finish this part: 10 minutes max Number of exercises: 8 Marks: 8 Task: Choose the correct answer to complete the text given choosing from 4 possible options per blank Many of our students tell us that one of the hardest things […]

C1-C2 Speaking Paper – Part 1 – The interview

C2 Speaking Paper Part 1

The day has come and you will have to face your speaking exam. Keep reading and we will share some of the things you will need to prepare for the C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency Speaking Paper Part 1 . If you need more information about all the other parts, don’t miss our post on […]

Produce perfect writing tasks for C2 with our checklist

Writing tasks for C2

Completing any of the tasks in a Cambridge exam can sometimes be daunting. So, when completing the writing tasks for C2 or in any of the Cambridge exams, or any text you ever produce, it is useful to have a checklist to refer to. Having a checklist handy will be useful to improve your written […]

Why students fail the C2 Cambridge Speaking Part

C2 Speaking part

There are stories of people who have a really high level of English and then not performing very well in the C2 Cambridge Speaking Part. Many of our C2 Proficiency students are surprised by this fact. However, there is no surprise when you haven’t thoroughly prepared the Speaking Part. Candidates who have a good level […]

5 really useful news websites to practise your English

practise English

One of the most amusing ways to practise your English is by reading the news. However, reading the news can be a difficult task if you are just starting out. So, we decided to make a list of the best websites to read the news and practise English according to your level. But before we […]

C1-C2 useful words for the CAE and the CPE – Worksheet

useful words for the CAE and for the CPE

The more words you know, the more likely it is that you won’t need to leave any blanks empty in your Cambridge exam. In this post we would like to show you how you can learn some of the most useful words for the CAE and the CPE exams. We had a lot of words […]