ENGLISH TEACHER TAKES THE C1 ADVANCED SPEAKING EXAM! WITH FORMER CAMBRIDGE EXAMINER

Sir Ben thanku so much for gave me a more confidence & I'm going to exam soon that's why I'm very happy

Thank you. That has helped me a lot these days since I have had my English speaking exam and I was less nervous when I was alone however it did help me in particularly difficult situations as well.

Quite insightful, to get an overview of how these tests that are meant to test the skills of non native speakers can become a hot rock to hold even for a native speaker. The stress is really daunting. I've taken CEFR tests for English skills on multiple occasions, having started in the late 2020s and as latest as this year, got a B2 and a C1 twice on core skills. This year I tried again, managed a C2; but on speaking skills can't improve beyond a B2. Bit of a bummer if you ask, but I feel it'd rather difficult for me to get any higher score considering I'm a Hindi native speaker living in India who rarely use lots of English conversation. Perhaps, Ben could give some pointers because in my opinion I'm out of my depth here.

Hi ! Your videos helped so so much and I wanted to thank you for all the useful advices I got here. I passed with C2 in July thanks to your help !

This is amazing

I got <it's an ice breaker>... not <a nice breaker>, ain't it?
thanks a lot for the useful hints

How useful this was! thank you. 👏👏

The video is very helpful. Thanks!

If the goal of this video was to humiliate other C1 candidates with immaculate speaking skills, itś been achieved! ;-)

I suggest you learn Chinese instead. Believe me. I am from the future (c)

I don't get it - what's the point for native English to pass that exam? To be a English teacher for foreign people? It has to be easy if your native speaker.

Are these the kind of questions asked for a C1 level? I thought they asked much more specific or difficult questions, if I have to talk about myself and my preferences it's not scary at all

This is a great video. I can listen to it many times, I think I will do.

It'd be very rare for a native English speaker not to pass those exams, in my opinion.

And now try to see how many C1-level vocabulary and grammar elements there are there according to CEFR - and to English Profile in particular, and try to substantiate your "expert" assessment according to the other 3 criteria (Discourse Management, Pronunciation, Interactive Communication.). 😅

I can't explain but there is something I don't like about the way they speak English. It seems that their British accent drives me crazy.

Thank so much for this video

Thanks, Craig and Ben for your amazing job! Super mega useful!! :)

Someday, I'd like to be in this exam. I'm a beginner English teacher but it's one of my dream jobs ❤ thanks for the video.

Hi Ben, is there any point in taking the c2 profiency exam if I don’t plan on pursuing a career in education?

Браво!🎉
Please make some comments about phonetics and intonation.
Greetings from Bulgaria, Sofia

Thank you both. Great class. Helpful and really enjoyable

A very clarifying and illustrative video indeed!! Thank you for sharing!!

Awesome tips on how to pass ANY exams!! Don't be nervous, just keep on talking until they say thank you!!! Amazing, it is just that easy!!

England an English-speaking country? Probably a thesis, studies have to be done upon.

Hi Ben, thank you for this video. I have been an exam prep teacher for maybe 20 years and I am also a speaking examiner, and I have a question I don’t feel I can properly answer. You both mention in Part 2 it is really important candidates answer the two questions properly - and that’s what I advise my students to do, too. However, in the Speaking criteria for assessment, there is no criterion for Content. If a candidate does not answer both questions, where would they lose marks? As an examiner I don’t really worry about that that much. So it makes me feel it is more of a convention than actually a serious matter… I would love to hear/read your thoughts about that! Thank you again for the amazing work you do ❤

Thank you, gentlemen! I found the part that did NOT contain standardized testing material to be the most interesting to listen to. 😊

I understand everything but can't stand a 5 minutes basic talk

Thank you Ben and Craig for the presentation of C1 speaking part. I've started to prepare for C1 exam 4 months ago. Ben's channel have been a huge help for me. There is no deadline chasing me nonetheless I hope to pass the test in august. It was really a pleasure watching you two having a nice time with each other and on the same time explaining things to us - reveling the arcane of english. Thank you :)

This opportunity has been a blessing for me — thank you from the bottom of my heart! I could learn a lot from it, there were a lot of interesting informations to come to my help in passing this exam.

I highly recommend watching this video

Hi!
Why didn't you use another expressions such as : in my view, as I see it, from my point of view etc. instead I think?
I'm a student in EOI here in Spain

This video is really helpful. Thank you Ben and Craig

With these videos, no wonder you have this little shiny plaque behind you. ❤

Ben, the fact that you admitted being a little bit nervous (even though you are a native and proficient speaker) gave me so much confidence in preparing my speaking tasks. You seem so understanding and involved in your work! You did not show off and you did not have a patronising attitude. Chapeau! ❤

I'm able to understand the whole video, does it mean I have a great level of English? bc sometimes (really often) I put myself down... so even when I can understand what people are saying, I just think I'm not good enough. Perhaps I just need therapy.

Another question, now with a question mark... did I write everything correctly?

Thanks Ben and Craig! Your performance and advices are more than useful to me!

I loved this collaboration. I hope that it can happen again soon.

I really enjoyed your conversation. I've listened to it twice. You were both exceptional. I would like to hear you take C2 speaking paper to see the difference in the format and vocabulary.

Thanks Ben!!! you have helped me a lot .

A great and well crafted Video, but the problem, if there was one, is that people actually don't speak so slowly.. In my opinion listening "a very clear pronunciation" can be more a drawback than a advantage. Anyway, thanks so much for uploading this Video and thanks so much for your dedication 🙏

Second time watching this beautiful lesson! Thank you Ben. I can only dream of another video like this for CPE!

Thanks for your prep videos Ben, just got my results, finished C1, nearly C2 with 6 points missing ;)

are you really living in Asturias?

How can we contact with you?

Hello Ben! It was a good idea putting yourself in students' shoes. I consider your video a way of inspiring us and make us feel a little more confident when taking the test.

Can I fail a specific paper of C2 Exam and still pass the exam as a whole?