C1 Advanced Speaking General
C1 Advanced Speaking Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the C1 Advanced Speaking test, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information. There are also separate pages…
Natural English Expressions for Increased Precision
Many English-speaking test takers feel they have to give a right answer, but often there is no right or wrong answer to many questions. This makes the speaker confused and…
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
C1 Advanced Speaking Rubric: How to Score Well
Your C1 speaking shows you what you need to do in your Cambridge Advanced speaking test to get a good score. My students frequently ask me about this, but it’s…
Convert Cambridge Practice Scores to Test Scores
Many students are surprised when they try and give themselves a score for their practice tests. This is due to the way these practice tests are graded, and don’t seem…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1 Quiz
Many think of C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1 as the easiest part, but you should be aware that every part of the speaking test is considered just as important as…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 1. There…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1 questions. There are three different methods for answering each question. All have transcripts of the answers. Some…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1 Questions
Introduction Many students think that the Speaking Part 1 questions in C1 Advanced are the easiest and simplest of the four parts, but it is a great time to show…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1: 4 Great Tips
Many students think that the C1 Speaking Part 1 questions are the easiest and simplest of the four parts, but it is a great time to show off what you…
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 1: How to Vary Your Answers
Introduction Many students think that the questions in C1 Speaking Part 1 in the C1 Advanced English test are the easiest and simplest of the four parts, but it is…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Quiz
Do you know as much about C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 as you think do? Take this quiz to test your knowledge. There’s nothing worse than being unprepared!
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 2. There…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2: People Vocabulary
In C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2, you need to choose two pictures from a set of three, then compare and contrast them while answering the two questions. You need to do…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2: Planning
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 is a tricky part of the test which really worries many candidates. A reliable route to a confident Part 2, is to use dedicated practice,…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2: Compare and Contrast
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 is a tricky part of the speaking test. It seems easy because you are given photos to contrast and compare, but you only have a…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 questions. All have transcripts of the answers. Some have video, some audio.
Cambridge C1 Advanced Speaking Part 2 Pictures
Finding practice materials for Cambridge speaking tests can be difficult, so I compiled these questions for Cambridge C1 Advanced speaking. The Cambridge C1 Advanced speaking test is in 4 parts….
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3 Quiz
Although you have other test takers to speak to in this part, it’s easy to let them influence you too much. Take this quiz to test what you know about…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 3. There…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3: Choosing the Best
In C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3, you and the other student need to discuss the different options of the central theme, described in the mind map or picture for two…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3: Agreeing and Disagreeing
In C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3, you and the other student need to discuss the different options of the central theme, described in the mind map or picture. You need…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3: Interactive Communication
In C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3, you and the other student need to discuss the different options of the central theme, described in the mind map or picture. You need…
C1 Advanced Speaking Parts 3 & 4 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3 and Par 4 questions. All have transcripts of the answers. Some have video, some audio.
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
C1 Advanced Speaking Parts 3 & 4
The C1 Advanced speaking test for Cambridge is in 4 parts. Here are some C1 Speaking Questions for C1 speaking Part 3 and C1 speaking Part 4. For a list…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4 Quiz
Although some test takers feel this is one of the easier parts and also the most important part, it is still tricky. You can answer the questions, but you still…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4 Information and Advice
Many students seem to miss basic facts about the C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4, so this page is to fill in some of that missing information about Part 4. There…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4: 2 Simple Ways to Improve
One of the biggest problems I find with people’s C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4 answers is they seem to think it is ok to give answers that a) are really…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4: Quantities and Types of People
In C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4, when many questions ask about ‘people’ or ‘children’ or ‘businesses’, it is much easier to answer if you use expressions for quantities of people…
C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4: How to Talk About Unfamiliar Topics
Taking tests such as C1 Advanced Speaking Part 4 are extremely challenging for many reasons, with one of the main ones being that a certain amount of life experience is…
C1 Advanced Speaking Parts 3 & 4 Sample Answers
This is a list of sample answers for C1 Advanced Speaking Part 3 and Par 4 questions. All have transcripts of the answers. Some have video, some audio.
How to Avoid Making Sweeping Statements
Sweeping statements are statements which cover a broad topic in a concise or even terse manner. They make it seem as if everybody does something. This is really common in…
C1 Advanced Speaking Parts 3 & 4
The C1 Advanced speaking test for Cambridge is in 4 parts. Here are some C1 Speaking Questions for C1 speaking Part 3 and C1 speaking Part 4. For a list…