A separate exam-preparation track for learners who finished the 10-unit The Oxford Term course and are entering Cambridge C1 Advanced. One part of the real exam at a time, precision strands running weekly, a mini-mock every fourth week, and a full-mock block at the end.
A full mock of every paper, with a support bar on every task: if a part goes badly you open the support, do that part again with help, then clear it and do it once more on your own.
Open the exam dashboard ›| Paper | Time | Weight | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading & Use of English | 1 h 30 min · 56 questions | 40% | P1 MC cloze · P2 open cloze · P3 word formation · P4 key word transformations · P5 long-text MC · P6 cross-text matching · P7 gapped text (paragraphs) · P8 multiple matching |
| Writing | 1 h 30 min · 2 tasks | 20% | P1 essay (compulsory, 220–260 words: summarise and evaluate) · P2 one of three: letter/email, proposal, report or review |
| Listening | ≈40 min · 30 questions | 20% | P1 short extracts · P2 sentence completion (exact words) · P3 conversation — attitude & agreement · P4 five monologues, two simultaneous tasks |
| Speaking | 15 min per pair | 20% | P1 interview · P2 long turn (photographs + question) · P3 collaborative task · P4 five-minute abstract discussion |
| Result | Scale score | Certifies at |
|---|---|---|
| Grade A | 200–210 | CEFR C2 — the stretch target |
| Grade B | 193–199 | CEFR C1 |
| Grade C | 180–192 | CEFR C1 (pass) |
| Below pass | 160–179 | CEFR B2 certificate |
Phase 1 · Part mastery — weeks 1–16
Multiple-choice cloze
Eight gaps of precise lexical choice — collocation, connotation, fixed phrase. Depth of vocabulary, tested at speed.
Open cloze & word formation
Function words with no options, then derived forms with affix combinations and internal change (deep → depth).
Key word transformations
Six exact reformulations, up to 2 marks each — the structural patterns catalogued; a weekly strand from here to the exam.
Use of English under time
Parts 1–4 at exam pace. The error profile picks the next month's drills.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startReading & Use of English · Parts 1–4 only
Long-text multiple choice
Detail, opinion, tone, purpose and implication — 2 marks each.
Cross-text matching
THE distinctive C1 task: four writers on one topic, held in mind simultaneously — where do they agree, differ, qualify? A literature-review skill.
Gapped text & matching
Whole paragraphs restored by large-scale structure, then ten items scanned under pressure — plus the 56-in-90 timing drill.
Full Paper 1
Reading and Use of English complete in one sitting: 90 minutes, 40% of the exam.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startReading & Use of English
The essay
Compulsory: summarise and evaluate two of three given points in 220–260 words. The concession paragraph taught as structure.
Proposal, report, review, letter
Choose two strong genres; register and reader taught as decisions, with banded exemplars.
Extracts & conversation
Interacting speakers: gist, attitude, opinion and agreement — the stress-is-meaning skill from Unit 1, examined.
Writing + Listening
Both writing tasks in 90 minutes, then a full Listening paper with the real recording flow.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startWritingListening
Completion & double matching
Exact-word transcription, then five monologues carrying two simultaneous tasks — main point and speaker attitude.
Interview & long turn
Fluent personal response, then the photograph comparison with its closing question: compare, speculate, hypothesise.
Negotiate & discuss
The three-minute collaborative task, then five minutes of abstract discussion — a position developed, qualified and defended under pressure.
Speaking, examined
The full 15-minute paired test with a second teacher as assessor — unfamiliar partners, exam-room protocol.
Sit now · Mock 1 — scaffoldedsupport open from the startSpeaking
Phase 2 · The full-mock block — weeks 17–20
The whole exam
All four papers across the week, real timing. Component profile plus predicted grade.
Sit now · Mock 2 — supportedthe whole exam; help after each partReading & Use of EnglishWritingListeningSpeaking
Weakest component first
Remediation grouped by mock profile — each candidate drills only their two weakest parts.
Where to startthe dashboard names the weakest paper and lists what to do on SundayOpen the exam dashboard
Exam conditions
One sitting per paper, answer sheets, live speaking — the dress rehearsal.
Sit now · Mock 3 — exam conditionsno help until you hand inReading & Use of EnglishWritingListeningSpeaking
Tune-up & logistics
Light review: collocation cards, one listening, one long turn. Documents, times, sleep.