DO S AND DON T S IN PROFICIENCY

The teachers at the CEI C-65  ALFRED AND PATRICIA  want to SEND YOU SOME ARTICLES ON YOUR FUTURE EXAMS  

What are DOs and DON'Ts  IN CPE ?

The DOs and DON'Ts are advice from the Cambridge ESOL examiners about what you should do (DOs) and what you shouldn't do (DON'Ts) when you are preparing for or taking the exam. Refer to them when you are studying so that you know what to do when you take the exam.

DOs

• Read the sources, titles and subtitles of the texts where given; they are there to help you.
• Read each text carefully before you answer the questions to get an overall impression and understanding of it. This includes part 3, the gapped-text task. (Part 1 & 3)
• Remember, the missing word(s) may be forming part of an idiom, fixed phrase or collocation, so always check the words around the gap carefully. (Part 1)
• Remember, the missing word(s) has got to fit the context of the passage, so always check that the completed sentence makes sense in the passage as a whole. (Part 1)
• Read the questions carefully and check each option against the text before rejecting it. (Part 2)
• Keep an overall idea of the development of the text. You will need to check that the extracts chosen to fit the gaps in the base text fit the progression of the argument or narrative as a whole. (Part 3)
• Read the questions carefully and check each option against the text before rejecting it. (Part 4)

DON'Ts

• Don't try to answer any questions without referring carefully to the text.
• Don't spend too much time on any one part of the paper.
• Don't forget to record your answers on the separate answer sheet.
• Don't assume that if the same word appears in the text as well as in an option, this means you have located the answer. (Part 2 & 4)