ENGLISH TEACHER TAKES THE C2 PROFICIENCY CAMBRIDGE SPEAKING EXAM! (CPE SPEAKING TEST)

Experienced Cambridge speaking examiner, Craig Wealand, joins me again as I wake the C2 Proficiency Cambridge English exam speaking paper (CPE).
We also share tips and recommendations on how to approach this part of the exam in order to pass with the best score possible.
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La Mansión del Inglés: www.mansioningles.com/
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0:00 Welcome back, Craig
3:35 Differences between C1 Advanced & C2 Proficiency
9:14 Part 1 - Interview
18:51 Part 2 - Collaborative task
36:20 Part 3 - Long Turn
51:15 Part 3 - Discussion
Ben Gill
English Teacher
Website: ttpenglish.com
Instagram: / to_the_point_english
Facebook Page: / tothepointenglishwithben
www.paypal.me/bendgill
Book recommendations for C2 PROFICIENCY preparation (CPE):
🇪🇸 Spain;
Proficiency 2 (exam papers): amzn.to/3pQm1RS
Objective Proficiency: amzn.to/3aSojvw
Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced and Proficiency: amzn.to/3sp2vxi
🇮🇹 Italy;
Proficiency 2 (exam papers): amzn.to/3bKWRyU
Objective Proficiency: amzn.to/2ZVYHr6
Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced and Proficiency: amzn.to/3pWX1bx
🇫🇷 France;
Proficiency 2 (exam papers): amzn.to/3sHE7aH
Objective Proficiency: amzn.to/2O0X5K7
Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced and Proficiency: amzn.to/2NFWFcl
🇩🇪 Germany;
Proficiency 2 (exam papers): amzn.to/3sv1xjj
Objective Proficiency: amzn.to/3y9xCQa
Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced and Proficiency: amzn.to/3svM8PO
🇬🇧 UK;
Proficiency 2 (exam papers): amzn.to/3kuTgZN
Objective Proficiency: amzn.to/3bEtvlT
Grammar and Vocabulary for Advanced and Proficiency: amzn.to/2ZUPNui
#c2proficiency #cpeexam #cambridgeenglishexams #englishlearning #englishspeaking

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Update: The first question in the C2 Proficiency speaking paper is now "Where do you live?" rather than "Where are you from?" - a small but significant change. Need more help? Check out my online B2, C1 and C2 Cambridge exam preparation courses (updated for 2024): ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/

[@luciademaria8604]

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[@Crisguig]

I am one of the people who was eagerly waiting for this video, so, here I am....all ears. You two are amazing. My heart always skip a beat when you talk about my beloved " tierrina" , so yes, quaint and picturesque to say the least. Thank you guys for the video, that doesn't make the C2 less scary, though 😂😂😂.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

It's a very wet tierrina at the moment. But still beautiful!

[@LaMansionDelIngles]

Thanks for the kind words, Marimé.

[@mr.a9241]

Thank you Ben. It was such a great help. Please create more videos of this type. You were a little nervous because I think you were trying to teach us special vocabulary. You weren't your true self all the time through the video. You used more advanced vocabulary and idiomatic expressions than your interlocutor, who was also a splendid speaker of English. I appreciate both of you, very well done.

[@alyonachernyshenko8504]

THANK YOU SO MUCH 🤩Keep it up!

[@colornaturals]

Thank you Ben I can't be grateful enough for this content

[@aurorag2003]

Hi Ben! I'm taking the CPE exam on Monday and the Speaking part is the most frightening for me (to say the least), mostly because it is tough for me to figure out appropriate ideas to communicate on the spot, I'm kind of an introverted person and anxiety loves to play tricks on my brain. Having said that, I'm sure that with your help I'll challenge myself to do my utmost. Wish me good luck!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I think the speaking paper is more difficult for introverts. Not least because they (we) need more time to think before speaking. Just stay focused and remember that the examiners are only evaluating your English level, nothing more. Good luck!

[@user-qb4do3ri4g]

Great video 👍! Thanks a lot, Ben!

[@de-freitas-matt]

I haven't yet started the video but the thank you is here already! I'm sure this will be extremely helpful and I'll watch it more than once! Thak you!

[@MariaRomero-nw5ff]

This has been tremendously helpful, so thank you! I'm a non-native English teacher and I'm taking my PCE test next Friday in Madrid. Feeling confident but you are never "too ready"!🤓

[@nkprimavera]

Thank you very much❤It’s really helpful!🎉

[@Agriotes]

Thanks a lot for that. It's so useful. There are very few materials on C2 level on internet. And this is what I'm trying to get at the moment.

[@Fionna7]

Thank you a lot for this paramount video!!! I would like to pass my CPE next year , this helped me a lot🙂

[@eugenie_english_teacher]

Thank you for this brilliant piece! A couple of my students are about to take the exam!

[@alex-om5kb]

It’s a great video! Thank you

[@mariavictoriaholguin8239]

Excellent video! Thanks! Your videos were extremely useful for me to prepare. They didn´t let me expand on the first two questions (where are you from, are you working or studying). Instead, they surprised me with a different question about my lifestyle, which really took me by surprise.

[@diegodiniz3628]

This is work out preparation for the exam can be leading learners candidates to inside put on them in real situation of accomplishment about it.Just do practice,rehearse and make sure it.Thanks a ton for this video.

[@vienna35977]

Awesome video like always! I'm taking the C2 exam myself in about a month and your content is of great help for learning small tips and cool vocabulary :) Thanks a lot!!!

[@rainierjacobs]

So what did you get?

[@letshigh99]

It's an absolutely awesome and bonkers useful video !

[@silviamongeroffarello126]

It´s a very useful video, it was GREAT to see Craig again. i hope this becomes a classic and you do it on regular basis, sharing knowledge and teaching at the same time. THANK YOU!!!!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'll definitely invite Craig to join me again 👍

[@khristinahubiak9697]

Thank you for this video!!!!!!! Please more similar to this one :)👍👍👍

[@muratnas6161]

i was looking forward to watching this. Thank you very much 🎉

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome... I hope it lives up to your expectations! 🙂

[@muratnas6161]

Your channel is amazing, you are having me on. This vid is throughly impeccable if ever there was one... Thank you again and again. Keep up your good works. All my best. mn

[@adrianzone155]

Yeah, this is what I wanted to see, marvellous job prof!!! 📝

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Glad you liked it!

[@user-du7nd9ns5b]

Thank you guys! Super❤️

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@mihaicaragheorghe5217]

Great video!Now I know better how to deal with the speaking part!Congrats for another great video!

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm glad you found it useful, Mihai! All the best

[@mihaicaragheorghe5217]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thank you!

[@ren-sama75]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@martinpesan8021]

Brilliant!! I could watch you all day. Your videos are truly helpful. Thank you both

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I'm really glad you find the videos useful!

[@dianap5625]

Thanks for showing how to approach the task, I'm taking the exam soon. Really nervous!! Wish me luck 😊

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Best of luck!

[@emiliavizireanu1230]

Woowww ! Hi guys ! This is going to be a bomb ! Thank you ! 👌

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

I hope it doesn't disappoint, Emilia! 🙂

[@emiliavizireanu1230]

Are you kidding me? Ofcourse it didn't ! It was a real trial and you , Ben , passed it wonderfully I'd say .Great great content ! Thanks guys !

[@melika_hdh]

Thanks Ben

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

You're welcome 🙂

[@marylkap6498]

And ...by popular demand....we Thank You 🥰

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😃 You're very welcome!

[@tetebooks]

Regarding the sounds that could come to mind from the woman sewing , the first thing I though of was her breathing. I am pretty sure we would here that 😃 and the thread going through the cloth ( no t sure if there is a specific sound word for that) THANK YOU FOR YOUR VIDEOS, THEY ARE SO VERY-MUCH USEFUL

[@LaMansionDelIngles]

That's true, Teresa, you might hear her breathing and maybe the sound of the thread going through the cloth. These are very soft, low sounds and not always obvious. Well done for thinking of them!

[@elviraaguirre397]

I was more nervous than you. 😬. I trusted you!!!

[@lucianosaraiva9643]

Well, to tell the truth I was expecting much more from a C2 level exam. I thought it was answered with quite accessible words nothing far from the reality of a student with some some regular practice in speaking and reading from advanced and diverse sources.

[@zack5708]

What's up with your camera focus? Fix it please. Great video!

[@TheCamillo4ka]

Is there any difference between outskirts and suburbs? Thanks 😊

[@mariosanhuezavillar5610]

hello, question, did some words in the material you used appeared in the exam (for example objective proficiency book) ? cambridge collect those words from those materials or somewhere else?

[@lattyb9762]

Hi guys, as I understand both of you are currently living in Spain, me, too! Do you, by any chance have a slight idea how many people in Spain, already have passed the C2 exam, or haw many people in Spain present themselves annually ( and pass), just out of curiosity really, greets from Madrid!

[@thaingo7709]

love

[@cz9101]

I would start crying ...It gets too personal. Why should I tell my(humble) whereabouts and my preferences or what I do with my time. But I get it ,you don't have to take it personally

[@patriciadolores2169]

Hi Ben! I have just a question. It's supposed that in this level you have to use advanced grammar but I didn't hear structures like inversion, impersonal passive, to mention but a few.

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

The candidate should use a range of grammatical forms with flexibility. The grammar should be appropriate depending on the context. Inversion, for example, is not common in spoken English as it's quite formal, as is the passive voice. Those structures are more suitable and common in written English.

[@dimitardimitroff9763]

Even though I passed my CPE exam with an A, I was quite disappointed with my speaking grade - I though I did an excellent job, but anyways.

[@Phulanitos]

And to Reza too!!😂😂

[@Phulanitos]

😂😂😂 Is Craig there ? Regards!

[@sourirehili2408]

Is it grammatically correct to say " my names are " rather than " my name is " !!

[@bouncingalong1001]

No

[@ericban842]

in this exam can we speak american english or do we have to use british english?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Both AmE and BrE are accepted but you should be consistent with you pronunciation and vocabulary.

[@Marialiayclaudio]

I was told that the question "Where are you from ?" Was changed by "where do you live?" Is that right ?

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Yes. I've just had that confirmed. It's a very recent change.

[@Marialiayclaudio]

@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks a lot !

[@freddiemercury8700]

O:04 what happened there Ben ? You struggled to remember what your name was 😂 Were you nervous because of the presence of the examiner? 😂😂

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

Ha ha... My mind went blank for a second!

[@rendezvousss]

Ben stutters too much; probably anxious even despite the fact that he has passed the exam 😅

[@ekaterinak8260]

Omg! I just cannot believe my eyes!🥲 Thank you so much for this video! P.S. Ben, you're a superb student!)

[@tothepointenglishwithben.]

😃 Thanks, Ekaterina!