10 magic verbs for CAE & CPE exams! 🔮

In today's English Bit we're going to look at 10 advanced verbs that will help you stand out and impress your examiners! ✨
We'll learn the following verbs:
1). to jeopardize/to put in jeopardy: 0:29
2). to skyrocket: 0:13
3). to trigger (C1): 1:48
4). to happen to do sth (C1): 2:19
5). to relish + ing (C2): 2:51
6). to undermine (C2): 3:25
7). to strive (C2): 4:00
8). to crave/to have a craving for sth (C2): 4:42
9). to linger (C2): 5:07
10). to draw the line at sth (C2): 5:36
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[@gumusluk05]

Excellent teacher!

[@joseluisizquierdomanas3040]

Magnificent video, Thank you!! I'll have my speaking exam tomorrow. I'm absolutely positive that these assets will skyrocket my chances of passing.

[@Englishbits]

Thank you, José Luis!! Best of luck tomorrow! Let me know how it goes! 🍀🤞

[@martinjokes1610]

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[@paolapereira3123]

I love your videos! 😊💕

[@Englishbits]

Thank you, Paola! 😁

[@naimamechtaoui1472]

Thank you so much! I am striving to skyrocket my English and the words I learn here linger in my memory !

[@Englishbits]

Your English will definitely skyrocket with daily dedication to it! 🚀

[@cruzcastro1252]

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[@Englishbits]

You're very welcome! Glad you like them! 😁

[@naturalcurliliceous4843]

You're videos are extremely interesting! Thank you

[@Englishbits]

So glad to hear that!! Welcome to English Bits!! 🤗

[@andressoto2249]

Interestin video, learn new verbs are a little dificult for me but i've been study for increase my english skills, thank you so much

[@Englishbits]

Thank you for your nice comment, Andres! 😄

[@tomagera5858]

Thanks Katia for this lesson, it's helped me so much👍👏

[@Englishbits]

Happy to help!! 🤪

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[@Englishbits]

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[@ayhancapan]

Thank you Katia

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[@juanpi8864]

Me encanta tu canal. Hablas con claridad, pones buenos ejemplos para que sea mas comprensible, agrupas adecuadamente los contenidos y todo ello lo haces con una bonita y agradable sonrisa. Gracias por tu trabajo.

[@Englishbits]

Ohhh, thanks so much, Juanpi!! I'm so glad to be able to help and contribute to your English learning!! 😊

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You’re welcome! You may keep helping many people with your English Bits :)

[@josefamarques3001]

Love Your channel. Thank you

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Thank you, Josefa!

[@bolt8987]

Thanks a bunch, that's really helpful, i am going to take my CAE exam.

[@Englishbits]

So glad to read that! 😄

[@DavidGarcia-lg9pu]

Could you please teach us how to use transitions like thereby, thereof and whereby please?

[@inglestaemtudo]

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[@Englishbits]

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[@martinjokes1610]

I am really keen on English

[@petronilalopez1035]

Your lesson is really useful as usual!!! My regards from Lima Peru

[@Englishbits]

Hello Petronila!! Thanks do much for your comment!! It's inspiring!! 😀

[@bitruis]

I relish having a good cup of hot chocolate on my couch while watching your videos! 😊☕

[@Englishbits]

Ohhh, thanks!! I love drinking a cup of cocoa as well or tea and watching series!! 🍵☕

[@ceciliamartinez4103]

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[@Englishbits]

Thank you do much, Cecilia! Your comment is super motivating!! 🤪

[@sonic-fan-play4817]

Your lessons are amazing, you spurred me on to prepare for the Cambridge exams! I have passed CAE at Grade C:)

[@Englishbits]

Congrats!!! 🎉🎊 It's such an honor to have inspired you to have taken the CAE and now I'll do my best to help you get the last certificate. 💪

[@sonic-fan-play4817]

@@Englishbits thank you soooooo much:)

[@annalisabiondo8036]

Dear Katia, you’re such awe inspiring, I’m striving to get a higher level and constantly trying to have enough time to watch your videos, they’re totally hypnotic! Just a question, when you mention C2 verb number 8 (5:00) you write There’re, are we allowed to use this expression? I’ve always known we can’t use contraction for the plural form, while “ there’s” is admitted and absolutely correct. Am I wrong? Thanks a million for the chance you give us to improve our knowledge, all the best from Italy 🇮🇹

[@Englishbits]

Hello Annalisa! Thanks so much for your kind words! You're right, the contraction "there're" is only in spoken English. You never stop learning! Thanks! 😁

[@ceciliaiberra5843]

Gracias por el video. Ya anote todas las palabras

[@Englishbits]

Thank you for watching and taking notes! 👏👏

[@elviraaguirre397]

I've been learning a lot of things with you. Is there anyone interested in stydying with me to sit the CPE test? Let me now, please.

[@mr_ielts_ca]

that's awesome

[@Englishbits]

Thanks! 😁

[@reexjuuz3893]

It s your best lesson

[@Englishbits]

Thanks!

[@emanmahmoud9439]

I relish watching your videos and playing the piano

[@Englishbits]

Thanks!! 😃

[@tamerhoubara948]

Amazing , ايه الحلاوة والشرح الحلو ده

[@Englishbits]

Thanks so much, Tamer! 😁

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English Bits You are welcome. You are always present a classy sophisticated sort of teaching arts.I am so much interested in your ideas.

[@Englishbits]

Thanks! ☺️

[@parthsinhraulji4628]

Many thanks

[@Englishbits]

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[@esperanzarodriguez6584]

Hi! Thank you so much for your helpful videos, Could you please add the verbs tenses also. Thank you so much

[@Englishbits]

Thanks!!! As for verb tenses, do you mean in the examples? 😄

[@GeethMilan]

Thank u

[@Englishbits]

Thank YOU!! 😁

[@tiffanyleite]

you're saving my CPE studies!!

[@tiffanyleite]

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[@Englishbits]

Glad to hear that!! 😁

[@elkhankhamzin9346]

Hi! Do you happen to know how to explain such useful expression as "in portion to", "in align with", "in accordance to", "accordingly with", and their modifications?

[@Englishbits]

Thanks for your suggestion! I'll bear it in mind! 🙂

[@leafinney4454]

I'm sitting the CAE exam in three weeks and I am so stressed! I need it to enter the degree that I want. I passed the FCE last year and I got 163 which is quite far from C1, I'm scared I didn't improved enough in one year to make it. Do you have any advice for the reading part ? I find this part pretty hard. By the way I really enjoy the content of your channel. 😀

[@Englishbits]

Thanks!! Try to do lots of sample tests. As for the reading part, my recommendation is not to follow the order (part 5/6/7..) but mix up the parts. Start with the part that you find easier. I'd leave the puzzle until last cause you can get stuck there and lose a lot of time. Establish your own order. And don't get stuck on sth you don't know, leave and if you have time at the end of the exam, you can go back. Good luck!! 🤞🍀🤓

[@leafinney4454]

@@Englishbits Thank you very much for your answer, I'll try to put it in practice. 🍀

[@Englishbits]

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[@marie0204]

Hola😉 I plan on taking the C2 exam in 2020. I watch your videos religiously. Any tips on CPE writings ? My biggest concern is time.

[@Englishbits]

Thanks, Veronique!! Enjoy the preparation! You learn a lot during this time. I have one video on writing an essay: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3KkXnStrd55bM0

[@emanmahmoud9439]

I think that undermine is near in meaning to understimate

[@Englishbits]

They not here have a negative connotation but not exactly the same. 🙂

[@classesjustfree8910]

Could you indicate whether they're formal, standard or informal expressions or words, please?

[@Englishbits]

I'll try to do it next time.

[@Englishbits]

Is there anybody who has just taken a Cambridge exam?

[@davidmaldonado9733]

I just took the ielts general training. I got a 7 score but I really hope to get to C2 level. Your channel is amazing. It gives you crucial info in a short and easy way. Thank you so much .

[@Englishbits]

Thanks a lot, David! Are you going to keep studying to get the CPE?

[@davidmaldonado9733]

@@Englishbits yes of course. I am currently working as an english teacher for A1, A2 and B1 levels. So I feel like the next big step in the future is to get the CPE and that way I will be certificated to manage higher levels of teaching.

[@Englishbits]

Good luck!! Hope to help you with my videos! 😁

[@davidmaldonado9733]

@@Englishbits do you have any advice to keep the vocabulary you learn fresh in your mind?. I live in Colombia and it is almost impossible to use advanced vocabulary all the time and then when it comes the time to use it I feel unsure and doubtful, and then I end up avoiding it in the conversation and using the same old one.

[@guillermoborgognoni94]

I always expect the final "Chiao", but today was only "chiao for now". Anyway, greats videos, Katya (I don´t know how to spell it. I mean, sé que eres española, lo que no sé es si tu nombre está en español o no. Si mal no recuerdo, el origen del nombre es ruso)!. Chiaos from Argentina!

[@Englishbits]

Haha, I changed to "ciao for now"! 😂 It's Katia. I live in Spain, but was born in the Ukraine. 😉

[@guillermoborgognoni94]

I thought that you were Spanish. So, how many languages do you speak? Three at least? I mean, Ukrainian, Spanish and English. It's great! I always want to be a polyglot.

[@DavidGarcia-lg9pu]

How long did it take to you to pass the CPE exam?

[@Englishbits]

Intensive studying - about 2 months. But I'm an English, so I had been in touch with English for about 7 years before taking the exam.

[@nuriavivo5601]

Is skyrocket only used in financial / business situations? I mean, only to talk about prices, amounts, payments, etc?

[@Englishbits]

Hello Nuria! Thanks for your question. Yes the verb "skyrocket" is only used for things related to money 💰

[@nuriavivo5601]

Thank you so much!! I am planning to do the Proficiency exam in due course and your channel is SO useful! Thanks :)

[@JaniRebec]

@@Englishbits I wouldn't limit it so strictly to money exclusively. 'to skyrocket' can be used for anything that has to do with numbers, amounts, levels, rates etc. Some examples: The number of children suffering from depression has skyrocketed in the last couple of years. Diabetes rates skyrocketed. Church attendance skyrocketed after the attack. His school grades skyrocketed. // I love your channel otherwise, just wanted to throw in my two cents. :) Keep up the good work. PS: On a different note, do you live in Valencia? I was a bit surprised when it showed up in one of your examples. :)

[@Englishbits]

@@JaniRebec Thanks a lot, Jani, for giving so many examples and clarifying the meaning of this verb a bit more!! Yes, I live in Valencia. What about you?

[@JaniRebec]

@@Englishbits Yes, I live here too. I actually passed my Cambridge exam at British Council Valencia a couple of years ago. :)

[@davidabilash2962]

madam do have any ielts classes

[@Englishbits]

Hello David! No, I don't.

[@davidabilash2962]

@@Englishbits thanks for replying me , you are helping us , your videos uses for ielts ?

[@Englishbits]

They can be useful for any exam cause I teach vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, etc.

[@davidabilash2962]

@@Englishbits iam interested to c2 grammar .with you madam .hiw much fee . Before joining what should I know basics .thanks in advance

[@desdemonaviola9821]

I do not mean to be a pain in the neck but you spelt "Consecuences instead of consequences" . Also revise the difference and usage between Present Perfect and Past perfect. As for the rest you're doing a great job!

[@Englishbits]

Sometimes there are typos as there is no spell checker in my video editor. As for the difference between the tenses, I know it very well. I don't know what you refer to.