EFL Exams
Information and advice about a range of EFL, ESL exams
The University of Michigan ECPE
An overview of the Michigan ECPE exam
How does the ECPE compare to the Cambridge CPE and IELTS?
The new ECPE speaking test - information and advice about how to do well in the oral part of the exam
Analysis of topics covered in the ECPE grammar questions
ECPE Survival Guide - tips on how to prepare for the exam and strategies for doing well in the different sections of the ECPE
PRACTICE GCVR TEST
Here we have an entire exam-level ECPE grammar, cloze, vocabulary and reading test. The questions are marked automatically online. The GCVR has been divided into seven sections. To find out your final mark over the whole 120-question test you will have to keep a note of your score in each of the sub-sections on an old-fashioned piece of paper.
C2/Proficiency level in general
How do the C2/Proficiency-level exams compare?
Disturbing facts about the proficiency in Greece.
Is the proficiency kidsstuff? If you're not yet old enough to ride a scooter on the highway and you're thinking of taking the proficiency, you should have a look at this piece of advice.
Advanced writing skills
Essay tips - easy things to do to boost your marks.
Essay phrases - red hot phrases to make it blindingly obvious to the guys in Michigan and Cambridge that you really know your stuff.
B2/First Certificate
A collection of the tastiest phrases for FCE compositions: