administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7367 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map
| Message 1 of 15 08 February 2006 at 4:12pm | IP Logged |
I just received my results for the Cambridge CPE (Proficiency) test I took in December. I passed and they gave me the top grade, A!
Jradetzky had told us last year how he passed successively 3 different tests for his English and I thought this was a persistent guy and that he had set high standards for himself. It encouraged me to see if I could take such a test myself.
For a long time I sort of assumed language tests were not really meant for the self-study language learner. On the contrary. They are a great complement. You get the best of both worlds. On the one side you get to study how you want and at your own pace, and on the other side you get to test your skills against an objective standard. And you can add it to your CV if you are looking for a job (I'm not but for many people that would be a primary consideration).
That was my English milestone - thank you.
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Farley Triglot Senior Member United States Joined 7083 days ago 681 posts - 739 votes 1 sounds Speaks: English*, GermanB1, French Studies: Spanish
| Message 2 of 15 08 February 2006 at 4:23pm | IP Logged |
Congratulations!
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aquarius Diglot Newbie United Kingdom Joined 6892 days ago 23 posts - 23 votes Speaks: Bengali, English* Studies: Spanish
| Message 3 of 15 08 February 2006 at 4:50pm | IP Logged |
That is absolutely amazing! Well done!
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Hencke Tetraglot Moderator Spain Joined 6885 days ago 2340 posts - 2444 votes Speaks: Swedish*, Finnish, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: Mandarin Personal Language Map
| Message 4 of 15 08 February 2006 at 7:33pm | IP Logged |
administrator wrote:
I just received my results for the Cambridge CPE (Proficiency) test I took in December. I passed and they gave me the top grade, A! |
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Congratulations !
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Eidolio Bilingual Octoglot Senior Member Belgium Joined 6852 days ago 159 posts - 164 votes 2 sounds Speaks: Dutch*, Flemish*, French, English, Latin, Ancient Greek, Italian, Greek
| Message 5 of 15 05 March 2006 at 10:31am | IP Logged |
FX, I read somewhere you downloaded a sample test to practice. Where did you find this test, and was it as difficult as the real exam?
thnx!
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administrator Hexaglot Forum Admin Switzerland FXcuisine.com Joined 7367 days ago 3094 posts - 2987 votes 12 sounds Speaks: French*, EnglishC2, German, Italian, Spanish, Russian Personal Language Map
| Message 6 of 15 05 March 2006 at 11:18am | IP Logged |
Eidolio wrote:
FX, I read somewhere you downloaded a sample test to practice. Where did you find this test, and was it as difficult as the real exam?
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You can find them on the Cambridge University website. They are the real exams save for the sound part. Quite useful!
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Magnum Bilingual Triglot Retired Moderator Pro Member United States Joined 7108 days ago 359 posts - 353 votes Speaks: English*, Serbian*, French Studies: German Personal Language Map
| Message 7 of 15 05 March 2006 at 11:32am | IP Logged |
administrator wrote:
I just received my results for the Cambridge CPE (Proficiency) test I took in December. I passed and they gave me the top grade, A!
Jradetzky had told us last year how he passed successively 3 different tests for his English and I thought this was a persistent guy and that he had set high standards for himself. It encouraged me to see if I could take such a test myself.
For a long time I sort of assumed language tests were not really meant for the self-study language learner. On the contrary. They are a great complement. You get the best of both worlds. On the one side you get to study how you want and at your own pace, and on the other side you get to test your skills against an objective standard. And you can add it to your CV if you are looking for a job (I'm not but for many people that would be a primary consideration).
That was my English milestone - thank you.
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When I first found how-to-learn-any-language.com, I thought you were an American. I think you can pass any english test and finish in the top tier.
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victor Tetraglot Moderator United States Joined 7309 days ago 1098 posts - 1056 votes 6 sounds Speaks: Cantonese*, English, FrenchC1, Mandarin Studies: Spanish Personal Language Map
| Message 8 of 15 05 March 2006 at 4:56pm | IP Logged |
My congratulations, Francois! I believe these exams are truly quite difficult to ace unless you are at a very proficient level. I am thinking of writing such tests (not for English) later on when I reach proficiency. This has really encouraged me to try it out myself!
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