A separate exam-preparation track for learners who finished the 10-unit Between the Lines course and are entering Cambridge C2 Proficiency — the ceiling of the suite. One part of the real exam at a time, a mini-mock every fourth week, and a full-mock block at the end.
| Paper | Time | Weight | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading & Use of English | 1 h 30 min · 53 questions | 25% | P1 MC cloze · P2 open cloze · P3 word formation · P4 key word transformations · P5 long-text MC · P6 gapped text (7 paragraphs) · P7 multiple matching |
| Writing | 1 h 30 min · 2 tasks | 25% | P1 compulsory essay: summarise and evaluate two input texts (240–280 words) · P2 one of three: article, letter, report or review (280–320 words) |
| Listening | ≈40 min · 30 questions | 25% | P1 short extracts · P2 sentence completion (exact words) · P3 interacting speakers — the unstated position · P4 five monologues, two simultaneous tasks |
| Speaking | 16 min per pair | 25% | P1 interview · P2 collaborative task (visual prompts) · P3 two-minute long turn + six-minute discussion |
| Result | Scale score | Certifies at |
|---|---|---|
| Grade A | 220–230 | CEFR C2 — the ceiling of the Cambridge Scale |
| Grade B | 213–219 | CEFR C2 |
| Grade C | 200–212 | CEFR C2 (pass) |
| Below pass | 180–199 | CEFR C1 certificate (162–179: reported, not certificated) |
Phase 1 · Part mastery — weeks 1–16
Multiple-choice cloze
Eight gaps of fine lexical discrimination — idiom, fixed phrase, shade of meaning. The vocabulary ceiling of the suite.
Open cloze & word formation
Low-frequency lexico-grammar with no options, then derived forms including compound and irregular formation.
Key word transformations
Six exact reformulations, frequently involving idiom or fixed structure — catalogued and drilled weekly from here.
Use of English under time
Parts 1–4 at exam pace. The error profile chooses the month's drills.
Implication & stylistic effect
Tone, attitude and what the writer is doing rather than saying — Unit 1's detection skill as a reading task.
The gapped text
Seven removed paragraphs restored from global architecture — the longest-range reading in the suite.
Matching & the 3,000 words
Ten items across a long text — then the constraint trained explicitly: ~3,000 words read in 90 minutes alongside four UoE parts.
Full Paper 1
Reading and Use of English complete in one sitting: 53 questions, 90 minutes.
Summarise and evaluate
THE distinctive C2 task: two input texts weighed against each other in 240–280 words, planned in under ten minutes. Taught as a procedure.
The long genres
Article, letter, report or review at 280–320 words — genre conventions, register, and the reader taught as decisions.
Extracts & the unstated
Gist, attitude and implication — then interacting speakers where the tested position is never said aloud.
Writing + Listening
Both writing tasks in 90 minutes, then a full Listening paper with the real recording flow.
Completion & double matching
Exact-word transcription, then five monologues carrying two simultaneous tasks — main point and speaker attitude.
Interview & collaboration
Precise spontaneous response, then the four-minute visual-prompt task: speculate, evaluate, negotiate.
The long turn + discussion
The suite's hardest speaking task: two minutes alone on an abstract prompt card, then six minutes defending the position — rehearsed on a different theme every week.
Speaking, examined
The full 16-minute paired test with a second teacher as assessor — unfamiliar partners, unseen prompt cards.
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.
Weakest component first
Remediation grouped by mock profile — each candidate drills only their two weakest parts.
Exam conditions
One sitting per paper, answer sheets, live speaking with unseen cards — the dress rehearsal.
Tune-up & logistics
Light review: idiom cards, one listening, one long turn. Documents, times, sleep.