Full name: Certificate of Proficiency in English
Exam Board: Cambridge ESOL British English
CEF Level: C2
CPE is the highest level of Cambridge ESOL exam. Its high standard recognises an extremely advanced grasp of English.
EXAM STRUCTURE
|
Paper 1 Reading 1hr 30 mins |
Part 1 | 3 short texts with 6 multiple-choice cloze questions on each |
| Part 2 | 4 short texts with 2 multiple-choice questions on each | |
| Part 3 | Gapped text with 7 questions | |
| Part 4 | Long text with 7 multiple-matching questions | |
|
Paper 2 Writing 2 hrs |
Part 1 | One compulsory question |
| Part 2 | One question out of a choice of four (including set text option) | |
| Candidates are expected to write texts such as an article, an essay, an email, a report, a review or a short story. The writing may refer to one of the two set texts. | ||
|
Paper 3 Use of English 1 hr 30 mins |
Part 1 | Modified open cloze with 15 questions |
| Part 2 | One short text with 10 word formation questions | |
| Part 3 | 6 sets of 3 gapped sentences | |
| Part 4 | 8 word key transformations | |
| Part 5 | 2 texts with 4 questions and a summery writing task | |
|
Paper 4 Listening 40 mins |
Part 1 | 4 short extracts with 2 multiple-choice question on each |
| Part 2 | 1 long text with 9 sentence completion questions | |
| Part 3 | 1 long text with 5 multiple-choice questions | |
| Part 4 | 1 long text with 6 matching questions | |
|
Paper 5 Speaking 19 mins per pair of candidates |
3 parts | Interview, collaborative task, individual long turns and follow-up discussion |
Marking
