Welcome to Term 2

Flo joe
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What is your top tip for studying for a Cambridge Exam

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Odd News

Naturally I recommend bbc.co.uk/news as the best place to catch up on what's going on around the world.

But I found www.bbc.co.uk/oddnews for a different slant on things.

Here's one about Chocolate 'linked to depression'

I also recommend subscribing to an English-speaking newspaper such as NY times, UK times, Guardian or Telegraph.

Don't forget FloJoe
I DO recommend at least signing up for the newsletter, and doing some of the online papers.

Knock yourselves out.

Here's a question - what is your top tip for preparing for the test?

Tips on the SPEAKING TEST - CPE

Some more fabulous tips - read them before the 11th.

Speaking Tips

Past paper Reports

Definitely worth reading one of these.

CPE Exam Report

Collocation of the week

Someone actually DOES this every week!

Collocation of the week

REALLY good stuff to follow.

CPE Language Tips

Actually I found this on another Blogspot:

Phrases for the Writing Test

And this is on 'the English Maze'

Functional Language

NB. Only one or two use 'mind'.
There are some EXCELLENT alternatives. Please learn two of these:-

Giving strong opinions

I firmly believe that…
I am absolutely convinced that…
It’s my belief that…
There’s no doubt in my mind that…
It’s quite clear that..
I’m certain that…
It’s my considered opinion that…

Giving neutral opinions

I think that…
In my opinion…
It’s my opinion that…
As I see it…
As far as I’m concerned…
From my point of view…


Giving tentative opinions

It seems to me that…
I would say that…
I think it would be fair to say that…