EFL, ESL English Exams
Information and advice about EFL, ESL exams
The University of Michigan ECPE
For a full list of proficiency level Michigan materials our page on ECPE exam preparation
It includes:
• An overview of the Michigan ECPE exam
• A comparison of the ECPE, the Cambridge CPE and IELTS
• Plus info and advice about the new ECPE speaking test
• And the indispensable ECPE Survival Guide.
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
See how to write great essays for your advanced or proficiency level English exam.
The guide includes our essay writing tutorial. It uses example questions from the Michigan ECPE but the advice will be useful for anyone taking an advanced or proficiency exam in English.
The section also includes sample academic essays, and there are additional essay tips - easy things to do to boost your marks - together with a useful list of 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: