The only thing I'd add is to pay attention to the spelling, especially in part 3. I, personally, am lucky, since learning dead languages can really help you with etymology which kind of explains you how a word came to be written in such a complicated manner. But, for most people, words need to be memorised. "Occurrence", with a double "c" and "r", "embarrassed", with a double "r" and "s", "responsibility", with an "i" and not an "a", and so on and so forth. Great video! I watch them every week to refresh the structure of the exams in my head.
i im bilingual but have specific problem, in my mother language some words (especially of latin origin) are similar to english in spelling but one letter off, for example "definition" and "definice", i know the etymology but it doesnt help much because i still end up misspelling half the time, it just looks right to me hah:(
I think that it is also something important and it is the strategy. Basically go straight to your strenghts and leave to the end your weaknesses. If you are good in the part 3, so-so in 4 and bad in 2. It is good idea to do 3-4-2. In this way you will build up your trust and avoid waste time in something that it is very likely you will not do well. If you do 2-4-3. You will start unsecure and wasting time
for the first part i'll suggest looking for prepositions, most of the times you'll be able to eliminate options by realizing that the preposition needed is not there.
*Note: Part 1 is officially marked as "reading" but, for study purposes, I recommend you treat it as Use of English Here's the link to my online C1 Advanced (CAE) preparation course. ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/courses/complete-c1-advanced-cambridge-exam-preparation-course
I am here to thank Ben for every information he has provided me about CAE exam. i swear, i would not have been able to do this exam without him. I scored 189 out of 210 and passed C1. i kinda wish i would have scored 3 more marks to have grade B but its alright.
Excellent video! Your channel has been my main resource for tips and pieces of advice for the exam so far. I am truly thankful for having access to such an enriching material in this platform. If I get a good grade I will let you know!
I have my exam next month, I’m so scared... I suck at use of English, especially at part 4, I don’t know what to do... I think I should study more vocabulary, but I’m not sure how to do it EDITED: I passed my C1 English exam, thank you for making these videos, you helped me a lot
I took the CPE today and man, thank you so much!! Your videos have been of great help to me, especially this tip to start with the reading part. I'm grateful that you decided to post all of these videos for free, this way anyone can prepare for the exam with you. Thanks again!!!
just made me laughed at the moment you pointed out I have to rely on my intuition but if doesn't work i have to guess ... not feeling alone now ... I know people out there do the same...
Hi Ben ! Always me ! You may find my consistency in watching your videos odd, but trust me I'am getting a tremendous amount of meaningful information and encouragement from doing so. Not only from the tips and advice you provide in them, which are really important to me, but also simply because I listen to you. I find your English perfect and, therefore, a good way to learn English to become more effective, confident and proactive. Simply put, every time I listen to your videos, I become an absorbent sponge of anything and everything comes out of your mouth. I feel so lucky to have found your channel. Thank you very much !
Hi and thanks for your video! I will be doing my CAE tomorrow and one thing that really makes me nervous is the Key word transformation. Make sure that you follow the word count, f.e. in FCE there are less words you can put in the box than in CAE.
Thank you Ben, this is such a piece of advice! I will share this to the students that are struggling to get a good score on these tests. And please if you happen to get some information about TESOL, that could also be useful.
Thanks for your extremely useful tips, Ben. Your advice has really helped me relax, since as you said, this kind of exams are really intimidating sometimes.
hello, sir. i just wanted to thank you for your videos. im going to take the CAE exam this weekend and im rather nervous, specially considering i couldn't start studying a few weeks ago because of my middle school's finals. thank you for all the advice!
Great advice again Ben! Might I add.. students, when Ben says guess the answer, you should do so in the knowledge that there is no negative marking! My students (Spanish) are familiar with the concept of multi-choice exams, but in order to minimise the risk of students simply guessing, marks are deducted for wrong answers! This is NOT the case with the Cambridge exams!...So guess, you could gain, but you cannot lose!
I taking the CPE exams in about 10 days. I'm pretty anxious because my scores are preety low. I mean,the highest I reach in the Use of English section is 35. I hope I'm lucky. I'm extraordinarily good in the speaking part as well as in the writing...but use of english and sometimes listening get me confused.
Thank you a lot! I'm watching your videos and you have really helped me.😊 I want to say about the time someone should spend, I usually spend around 5 seconds to each of the 4 parts so that I can save more time for the 3 parts of the reading which are and the most difficult in my opinion.
Thank you so much for this Ben! I've been preparing for months now but I still get bad results. I often get 182 or 184 and I rarely get 191-2. This is making me extremely nervous for my exam which is next week. I don't think I'll pass but regardless your videos are incredible!
Thanks, great stuff. I only hope that we won't have such ambiguous sentences as _______ didn't rain 😃, bc how to get it's not about having a party, but about a drought
It won't be ambiguous in the exam because the context will tell you whether it's negative or positive. That's why it's important to read and understand the whole article, not just the sentence with the gap.
¿ First of all, I am grateful with all the advice that you have shared with us. Secondly, I wonder If I am bein preparing for FCE for several months is better to take FCE o C1 ?
for part 4, do you have to get the sentences correct word for word to get full 2 points? if you have one small mistake, perhaps a wrong article or preposition, does that leave you with only 1 point? I'm taking the CPE in May
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Please can you send me PET B1 reading writing or listening tests? Last mesagge l wrote wrong .l must wrote PET. MY EXAM IS PET B1
This video is only 4 months old so it's pretty up to date. Check out my other videos for more tips. You can also join my Telegram group where there are lots other students sharing tips and advice. t.me/BenGillTTP Send me a message and I'll add you to the group, if you like.
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just a tip from someone who started the night before the exam.
Two days before in my case. Wish my good luck bro!
half an hour for me :)
literally me right now
Procrastinators united
same bro same
The only thing I'd add is to pay attention to the spelling, especially in part 3. I, personally, am lucky, since learning dead languages can really help you with etymology which kind of explains you how a word came to be written in such a complicated manner. But, for most people, words need to be memorised. "Occurrence", with a double "c" and "r", "embarrassed", with a double "r" and "s", "responsibility", with an "i" and not an "a", and so on and so forth. Great video! I watch them every week to refresh the structure of the exams in my head.
Great, thanks Wao
i im bilingual but have specific problem, in my mother language some words (especially of latin origin) are similar to english in spelling but one letter off, for example "definition" and "definice", i know the etymology but it doesnt help much because i still end up misspelling half the time, it just looks right to me hah:(
Not me watching this 10 days before my CAE test😭 Wish me luck!🤞🏼
Not me watching it one day before the CAE test
@@averyy276 bestie i have it tomorrow morning im pertified
@@ivanazivanac5748 bestiee ahhhh we had it the same day how was it? Where did u do it?
@@averyy276 This is me right now! I hope you did well, mine is on July 10th
@@carlossepulveda1236 good luck, mine too
I think that it is also something important and it is the strategy.
Basically go straight to your strenghts and leave to the end your weaknesses. If you are good in the part 3, so-so in 4 and bad in 2. It is good idea to do 3-4-2.
In this way you will build up your trust and avoid waste time in something that it is very likely you will not do well. If you do 2-4-3. You will start unsecure and wasting time
for the first part i'll suggest looking for prepositions, most of the times you'll be able to eliminate options by realizing that the preposition needed is not there.
*Note: Part 1 is officially marked as "reading" but, for study purposes, I recommend you treat it as Use of English
Here's the link to my online C1 Advanced (CAE) preparation course.
ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/courses/complete-c1-advanced-cambridge-exam-preparation-course
Hiii!! Amazing videos!! do you have any material on how I calculate my students' scores on cambridge exams?? Thanks in advance!
Is this what you're looking for?
kseacademy.com/cambridge/how-calculate-score-cambridge-exam/
The candidate is assessed on grammar and vocabulary in part 1 so why is it considered as part of the reading paper?
Is part 1 still considered as reading?
This is really important to me, since it will affect my final Use of English score.
@@biljana_krasic Yes, part 1 is still considered reading
I am here to thank Ben for every information he has provided me about CAE exam. i swear, i would not have been able to do this exam without him. I scored 189 out of 210 and passed C1. i kinda wish i would have scored 3 more marks to have grade B but its alright.
Congratulations! I'm glad my videos helped 🙂
What does having grade b entail and what does it give you outside of the exam the grade b in your personal life?
Excellent video! Your channel has been my main resource for tips and pieces of advice for the exam so far. I am truly thankful for having access to such an enriching material in this platform. If I get a good grade I will let you know!
Yes! Please let me know!
Thanks for your comment
Thx so much for all the amazing tips! I got 193 points in the C1 exam with no preparation whatsoever, just by watching your videos :)
I have my exam next month, I’m so scared... I suck at use of English, especially at part 4, I don’t know what to do... I think I should study more vocabulary, but I’m not sure how to do it
EDITED: I passed my C1 English exam, thank you for making these videos, you helped me a lot
Congratulations! (Sorry for not replying sooner 🙂)
You've saved my life!
Thank you so much for your help!
I'm about to take the exam (on SAT) and thanks to you I feel so much more prepared!
Blessings!
Great! So glad I could help a little 🙂 Good luck! 🍀
You are insanely good at teaching. I wish my kids a teacher like you one day! Thanks for your great tips.
Wow, thank you!
great tips ! I´d add that in the word formation exercise , most of the times appears an adverb and one plural noun.
Great... thanks for the extra tip, Xiliana 🙂
I took the CPE today and man, thank you so much!! Your videos have been of great help to me, especially this tip to start with the reading part. I'm grateful that you decided to post all of these videos for free, this way anyone can prepare for the exam with you. Thanks again!!!
You're welcome! I'm so glad your exam went well and my videos helped a little 🙂
@@tothepointenglishwithben. I PASSED!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
Congratulations! 👏👏👏👏
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you!!😊
just made me laughed at the moment you pointed out I have to rely on my intuition but if doesn't work i have to guess ... not feeling alone now ... I know people out there do the same...
🤣 it's a perfectly good strategy... as a last resort!
🤣🤣🤣 seriously last night I watched the video and felt ready to step up and take the CAE ... I know I can. thank you so much for your tips
Yes! You can! 💪
Hi Ben ! Always me ! You may find my consistency in watching your videos odd, but trust me I'am getting a tremendous amount of meaningful information and encouragement from doing so. Not only from the tips and advice you provide in them, which are really important to me, but also simply because I listen to you. I find your English perfect and, therefore, a good way to learn English to become more effective, confident and proactive. Simply put, every time I listen to your videos, I become an absorbent sponge of anything and everything comes out of your mouth. I feel so lucky to have found your channel. Thank you very much !
That's so nice. Thanks Emilia! 😊
I”m watching this video 2 days before my CAE exam! Please pray for me in order to come back with good news
Took it with 188 points!!!
Congratulations! 🕺
Hi and thanks for your video!
I will be doing my CAE tomorrow and one thing that really makes me nervous is the Key word transformation. Make sure that you follow the word count, f.e. in FCE there are less words you can put in the box than in CAE.
Thank you Ben for all your advice. It helped a lot in the exam.
My pleasure!
Thank you Ben, this is such a piece of advice! I will share this to the students that are struggling to get a good score on these tests. And please if you happen to get some information about TESOL, that could also be useful.
Ok 👍 thanks Katty
Thanks for your extremely useful tips, Ben. Your advice has really helped me relax, since as you said, this kind of exams are really intimidating sometimes.
hello, sir. i just wanted to thank you for your videos. im going to take the CAE exam this weekend and im rather nervous, specially considering i couldn't start studying a few weeks ago because of my middle school's finals. thank you for all the advice!
You're welcome... Good luck!
Great advice again Ben! Might I add.. students, when Ben says guess the answer, you should do so in the knowledge that there is no negative marking! My students (Spanish) are familiar with the concept of multi-choice exams, but in order to minimise the risk of students simply guessing, marks are deducted for wrong answers! This is NOT the case with the Cambridge exams!...So guess, you could gain, but you cannot lose!
Yes! Good point!
With use of English I am amused It is interesting Thanks again for your explanution
You're welcome 🙂
I taking the CPE exams in about 10 days. I'm pretty anxious because my scores are preety low. I mean,the highest I reach in the Use of English section is 35. I hope I'm lucky.
I'm extraordinarily good in the speaking part as well as in the writing...but use of english and sometimes listening get me confused.
And how did you pass? :)
@@zapaleniepecherza4594 I didn't unfortunately
35? Was that a typo for 15? There are 28 possible marks in total. Cheers mate.
Thank you a lot! I'm watching your videos and you have really helped me.😊 I want to say about the time someone should spend, I usually spend around 5 seconds to each of the 4 parts so that I can save more time for the 3 parts of the reading which are and the most difficult in my opinion.
Good advice, thanks for sharing! (Although, I guess you mean 5 minutes... right? 😆)
bro... 5 sec?? you´re lighting fast
Thank you so much for this Ben! I've been preparing for months now but I still get bad results. I often get 182 or 184 and I rarely get 191-2. This is making me extremely nervous for my exam which is next week. I don't think I'll pass but regardless your videos are incredible!
Hi! It's been a month since your comment, how was the exam? Could you manage? :)
Ben I couldn't agree more! Excellent tips
Thank you bro now I feel more confident about the exam, not enough though.
word formation is a walk in the park .
Thanks for the video! I'll take my CAE in May and part 4 of Use of English terrifies me 😀 I hope extra practice will do 🤞
It definitely gets easier with practise
Ben, you've been helping me an awful lot. ❤❤❤❤
I'm happy to help 🙂
In Part 4, contractions are considered as two words? (shouldn't = should + not, so 2 words instead of one word?)
Yes, contractions are counted as two words.
Thanks, great stuff. I only hope that we won't have such ambiguous sentences as _______ didn't rain 😃, bc how to get it's not about having a party, but about a drought
It won't be ambiguous in the exam because the context will tell you whether it's negative or positive. That's why it's important to read and understand the whole article, not just the sentence with the gap.
i have my c1 exam tomorrow. i hope everything goes well 🙏🏻😁
Good luck!!
Im sitting the proficiency exam tomorrow and im very nervous so im looking for all the tips i can get
Thank you once again
You're welcome 🙂
¿
First of all, I am grateful with all the advice that you have shared with us. Secondly, I wonder If I am bein preparing for FCE for several months is better to take FCE o C1 ?
watching this 4 hours before my exam 🌚
Could you tell me please. In computer-based exam how should I write answers in capital letters as in paper-based?
I should have watch you earlier bc i pass with B😭i got 138 that means i was only two mark away😭
one question:if someone gets the c1 title with qualifitation of c2 is it necessary to have the c2 title or only the c2 qualification in the c1?
Que el advice de la part 4 sea que no te asustes, dice mucho de la part 4
Es que la part 4 da mucho miedo! 🙂
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Wow your Spanish is great. Greetings from Mexico
Watching this 15 days before my cae test 😭😭😭
did you passed, it was easy?
hello, so i accidentally wrote everything in cursive in part 4, will it affect my total score?
In exercise 2, you almost never use a noun.
HELLO BEN, TKS FOR THE TIPS. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE A ONLINE COURSE, A NOT-TAPED ONE, I MEAN ''ALIVE'' ...TKS AGAIN
I don't give courses at the moment. Only the online courses.
Thnaks.
for part 4, do you have to get the sentences correct word for word to get full 2 points? if you have one small mistake, perhaps a wrong article or preposition, does that leave you with only 1 point? I'm taking the CPE in May
Yes, you can get one point if you make a mistake but you need to get it 100% right to get the two points
Thanks a lot, i really appreciate it
🙂 You're welcome, Samuel
Ty❤ always useful
Thank You! ❤❤❤
I am 3 days before the exam
Good luck tomorrow! You can do this :)
so, how did it go?
I will give KET cambridge exam what should l do
You need to know the format and structure of the exam very well. Do as many practise tests as possible. When are taking the exam?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Please can you send me PET B1 reading writing or listening tests?
Last mesagge l wrote wrong .l must wrote PET.
MY EXAM IS PET B1
www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/preliminary/preparation/
This website has lots of resources
Hello i just found out your videos! Just need some help for my son’s Cambridge exam for english,if you could help me with some materials? thanks man!
I made a video last week with book recommendations for the CAE. Have you seen it?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. no i just saw your page today, actually my son is preparing for entrance exam for 6grade Cambridge. Thanks for replying !
I have my test. in two weeks. Some updated advice?
This video is only 4 months old so it's pretty up to date. Check out my other videos for more tips.
You can also join my Telegram group where there are lots other students sharing tips and advice. t.me/BenGillTTP Send me a message and I'll add you to the group, if you like.
Hey Ben, out of curiosity... what exam are those examples you are using in the video from?
They're from the C1 Advanced Cambridge exam (CAE). You can find them on the official Cambridge website.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. thanks 😊
Not me watching this 1 hour before my C2 Proficiency Cambridge English exam… 😅
I HAVE THE EXAM TOMORROW h e l p
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I watch your videos with a great pleasure, could you please share the link to join your telegram group, thanks a lot