Born on the outskirts of London many moons ago, I grew up in a (quaint) village in Cambridgeshire, South East England… skip the boring details…. I moved to Madrid, Spain 20 years ago and having been teaching English ever since (I now live in Asturias)
During the first Covid lockdown, I decided to make a couple of videos and upload them to YouTube in order to share my knowledge and experience with the millions (about 50 people saw those videos). I’ve made more than 200 videos and have somehow managed to accumualte over 100,000 subscribers. I can now call myself an online teacher, which I find extremely rewarding as I can reach, and help, so many people around the world.
I specialise in helping students prepare for the Cambridge English exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced & C2 Proficiency) but also share lessons on all aspects of English learning including vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation as well as speaking and writing tips.
Thanks for choosing me to help you!
Ben
ben@ttpenglish.com
Hello Ben,
I am planning to take C2 exam by the end of 2023 if possible. I finish English Filology but now I want to have my C2 certificate.
Do you think one year is enough to prepare the exam??
Thank you!
Hi Ana Maria
That’s a question that is almost impossible to answer because it depends on your current level, how much time you can dedicate to you preparation and your previous experience with the Cambridge exams.
However, one year is usually more than enough – in my opninion, anything more would be too much as you’d probably get fed up with your preparation and it could have a detrimental effect on your relationship with English in the long term.
I hope that helps
Ben
Hi, do you give private lessons on zoom? Thanks for letting me know,
I do, but I don’t have any slots available at the moment, I’m afraid.
Dear Ben,
Thanks for your answer. Is there a waiting list where I can sign in? Please let me know if there is a chance, I need to make a leap forward by June and I believe you could help me. Your podcasts are excellent.
Best regards Irene
Hello, good morning, Ben,
I just discovered your website and your courses and found them very interesting. I am planning to take the Cambridge B2 exam in early 2023. I have seen that the preparation for this exam is still in progress. Do you think it would be possible to know when it will be released to know if I can use this preparation for the exam?
Thank you very much, and keep up the good work, I think your work is great!
Hi Adda, thanks for your message.
I’m currently working on the B2 First preparation course and hope to launch it by mid-January. I hope that’s not too late for you!
Regards
Ben
Mid-January is perfect. It will be useful for my final review before the exam.
Thank you very much
Ada
Dear Ben, I normally don’t leave comments but this time I searched for your web because I really wanted to thank you and let you know you helped me a lot. I’m quite confident in my English, so when I was offered to take the C1 I accepted immediately. But, just in case (and also out of curiosity), I started searching on the internet about the exam and I found your Youtube Channel. One of the first videos I watched was the one where you say that probably the most common mistake is not preparing the exam because overconfidence. I immediately recognized and admitted that was my case. I took (and passed) B2 and TOEFL more than a decade ago, and I even lived abroad using only English as my work and life language. So in a way I was not going to bother much. But you are SO right about this. You don’t prepare ‘English’…. you prepare a very specific TEST with a very specific set of rules and procedures, time, etc.
So I did that: I prepared the test. Watched all you videos, downloaded practice test, and learned the sections, time, expectation, etc. for each part of the test.
I took the C1 test a few weeks ago and got an overal score of 203 (CEFR Level C2) and it was *thanks to your advice*. Feel free to post this wherever you like (but please don’t publish my email) because people need to know this.
Best, Rodrigo
Hi Rodrigo
Thanks so much for taking the time to send that message… I really appreciate it.
Congratulations on passing the C1 Advanced exam and getting such a high score!! All the merit is yours but knowing that my videos helped a little is very gratifying!
Thanks again and happy holidays!
Regards
Ben
Dear teacher Ben,
I would like to ask you an important question.
Is it possible that you record your speech with the text below.
It would be a great gift for all students if you publish your speech on YouTube.
This text provides a unique possibly to hear natural pronunciation of many difficult English words.
The second possibility is that you record your speech, and everyone who wants can buy the record from you.
What do you think of this request?
I hope to here from you.
Sincerely Yours
Victor M. Kruglov
English is tough stuff
Dearest creature in creation,
Study English pronunciation,
I will teach you in my verse
Sounds like corpse, corps, horse, and worse.
I will keep you, Suzy, busy,
Make your head with heat grow dizzy.
Tear in eye, your dress will tear.
So shall I! Oh hear my prayer.
Just compare heart, beard and heard,
Dies and diet, lord and word,
Sword and sward, retain and Britain.
(Mind the latter, how it’s written,)
Now I surely will not plague you
With such words as plaque and ague.
But be careful how you speak:
Say break and steak, but bleak and streak;
Cloven, oven, how and low,
Script, receipt show, poem, and toe
Hear me say, devoid of trickery,
Daughter, laughter and Terpsichore,
Typhoid, measles, topsails, aisles.
Exiles, similes, and reviles;
Scholar, vicar, and cigar,
Solar, mica, war and far:
One, anemone, Balmoral,
Kitchen, lichen, laundry, laurel;
Gertrude, German, wind and mind.
Scene. Melpomene, mankind.
Billet does not rhyme with ballet,
Bouquet, wallet mallet, chalet.
Blood and flood are not like food,
Nor is mould like should and would.
Viscous, viscount, load and broad,
Toward, to forward, to reward.
And your pronunciation’s OK
When you correctly say croquet,
Rounded, wounded, grieve and sieve,
Friend and fiend, alive and live.
Ivy, privy, famous; clamour
And enamour rhyme with hammer.
River, rival, tomb, bomb, comb,
Doll and roll and some and home,
Stranger does not rhyme with anger,
Neither does devour with clangour.
Souls but foul, haunt but aunt,
Font, front, wont, want, grand and grant,
Shoes, goes, does. Now first say finger,
And then singer, ginger, linger,
Real, zeal, mauve, gauze, gouge and gauge,
Marriage, follage, mirage and age.
Query does not rhyme with very,
Nor does fury sound like bury.
Dost, lost, post and doth, cloth, loth.
Job, nob, bosom, transom, oath.
Though the differences seem little,
We say actual but victual.
Refer does not rhyme with deafer.
Foeffer does, and zephyr, heifer.
Mint, pint, senate and sedate;
Dull, bull and George ate late.
Scenic, Arabic, Pacific,
Science, conscience, scientific.
Liberty, library, heave and heaven,
Rachel, ache, moustache, eleven.
We say hallowed but allowed,
People, leopard, towed, but vowed.
Mark the differences, moreover,
Between mover, cover, clover.
Leeches, breeches, wise, precise.
Chalice. but police and lice;
Camel, constable, unstable,
Principle, disciple, label.
Petal, panel, and canal,
Wait, surprise, plait, promise, pal.
Worm and storm, chaise, chaos, chair,
Senator, spectator, mayor.
Tour, but our and succour, four.
Gas, alas, and Arkansas.
Sea, idea, Korea, area.
Psalm, Maria, but malaria.
Youth, south, southern, cleanse and clean.
Doctrine, turpentine, marine.
Compare alien with Italian,
Dandelion and battalion,
Sally with ally, yea, ye.
Eye, I, ay, aye, whey and key.
Say aver, but ever, fever,
Neither, leisure, skein, deceiver.
Heron, granary, canary.
Crevice and device and aerie.
Face, but preface, not efface.
Phlegm, phlegmatic, ass, glass, bass —
Large, but target, gin and give, verging,
Ought, out, joust and scour, scourging.
Ear, but earn and wear and tear,
Do not rhyme with here but ere.
Seven is right, but so is even
Hyphen, roughen, nephew Stephen,
Monkey, donkey, Turk and jerk,
Ask, grasp, wasp and cork and work.
Pronunciation — think of Psyche!
Is a paling stout and spikey?
Won’t it make you lose your wits,
Writing groats and saying grits?
It’s a dark abyss or tunnel:
Strewn with stones, stowed, solace, gunwale,
Islington and Isle of Wight.
Housewife, verdict and indict.
Finally, which rhyme with enough,
Though, throuh, plough, or dough, or cough?
Hjccough has the sound of cup
My advice Is to give it up!!!
«The Chaos», G. J. Nolst Trènitè (1870-1946).
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Hi Victor! Thanks for the video idea! I’ll look into it
Ben
Hi Ben,
You are an amazing source of authentic English for anyone who is learning English.
I have a question about your courses. Do you provide students with a certificate at the end of any of your Cambridge course?
Thanks in advance!
Hi Natalia
Yes, I can provide a certificate. Just contact me when you’ve completed the course and I’ll send it to you.
Regards
Ben
Dear Ben,
I am planning on doing the premium C2 preparation course, and I want to take the exam in June this year. Is there a certain time frame in which the course has to be finished? I couldn’t find any information regarding this on your website.
It would be very helpful to know if I could start the course now, but receive your feedback on writing closer to the actual exam.
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Vera
Hi Vera!
There is no time limit for the course, it doesn’t expire.
Similarly, you can choose when to arrange the Zoom meeting with me (at a time that’s suits us both, of course) and when to send your writings for correction and feedback.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Regards
Ben
Hello Ben
I would like to prepare for the CPE exam. I prefer online course. Do you have group lessons?
Hi Giga
If you purchase the online course, I’ll send you a link to my exclusive Telegram group where you’ll find information on prices and how to join the speaking classes and workshops and get your writings corrected.
Regards
Ben
Hi Ben.
I’d like you contact me if it is possible for you, I want to tell you about level B2.
I hope your answer . Thanks
Hi Lola. How can I help?
Dear Ben, first of all I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your incredibly precious help in preparing for C2 which I have successfully passed last month.
All that free material so professionally accurate, perfectly organised and utterly pleasant to watch…how incredibly kind of you…you are amazing and your dedication is unique!!!
Since in my opinion you are THE BEST teacher I have ever met, I would love to continue my preparation with you and here’s my question… is there any chance of a pre-celta course from your side? Private online tutoring (any free slot?) That would be a dream come true for me!!!
I am going to take the intensive course in July and I would like to start getting ready for it since everyone says how much a daunting and stressful experience it can be!!!!
Any advice from your end would be greatly appreciated!
Many thanks and lots of SALUTI from the quaint 🙂 Padova, Italy
Hi Silvia
Thanks for your message!
Unfortunately, I don’t have enough experience with Celta to be able to help you prepare. I really specialise in the Cambridge English exams B2 First, C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency.
All the best
Ben
Dear Ben, first of all congratulations on your website and your wonderful videos. I took CPE more than 20 years ago, but English has always been my passion and I have been studying it since I was 12. Unfortunately I have never become a teacher (yet), but who knows? maybe one day , after taking Trinity GES12 next May. By the way, can you train students forTrinity exams too?
best wishes Roberta
Hi Roberta
Thanks for your message.
I’m afraid I don’t help students with the Trinity exams preparation because I don’t have enough experience or knowledge of those exams.
Sorry I can’t help.
All the best
Ben
thanks anyway, Ben. I will watching your videos and learn as much as possible from them 😃you are brilliant , congratulations!
Roberta
Thank you so much, Roberta!
Hi! Ben
I am from India. I have been following your YouTube Channel. Thank you for the hard work and for sharing your insight. You seem to be an honest teacher and you have helped me a lot. In February 23, I appeared for IELTS and got an overall 8-band score.
I want to take up your C2 proficiency course sometime. Although it is too costly for me, I am collecting money, hopefully someday I will be able to do it. I am a single mother and so my kids get a higher priority in my life; first I cater to their needs and then my studies come in. While cooking in the kitchen or while completing my other daily chores, I listen to your videos. Thank a lot! May god bless you and thanks for sharing the love for learning.
HI Devandar! What a lovely message, thank you. It means a lot to me that you enjoy my videos. Congratulations on get a band 8 score on the IELTS exam… that’s a great achievement!
All the best
Ben
Thanks Ben! It was done with your help!
Hi Ben,
firstly thank you for your help. Your videos are full of great suggestions and tips and they are really useful to improve my english.
I would like to get a C1 certification, but not immediately, maybe in 2024 or even more.
The question is: Can I buy one of your courses now, in order to start to prepare for the exam, although I am not planning to take the exam in the next months? Can I complete the course at my own timetable?
I am waiting for your next video and maybe for your own podcast.
Thank you very much.
Hi Roberta. Thanks for your message.
Regarding your questions, when you purchase the course you will have full access to all of the content with no expiration date, so you can go through the lessons at your own pace (and repeat them as many times as you like).
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Regards
Ben
pls reply to me because I have c1 problem
Hi
What is the problem?
Ben
Thank you Ben.
I’ve purchased the course so I’m ready to start.
I know I won’t regret it.
Regards
Ben, good afternoon. Do you offer courses on CPE now?
Howya Ben,
I am leaving this comment to let you know that I truly enjoy your videos. I truly believe they are a massive resource and they helped me back in the day to pass my CPE when I was living in Dublin.
I spent there roughly 7 years and I somehow managed to pass the exam, not without endless hours of study and interaction with natives, as well as training in a language school. Nonetheless, I didn’t pass with flying colors. I made some silly mistakes that I perfectly remember as a result of the stress, anxiety, and time constraints. It was back in pandemic times and we only had 2 minutes break in between the parts, dreadful. I got it anyway with a Grade C and it allowed me to come back to Spain and fulfill my dream of teaching in a Primary School so I can surely say that I am chuffed to bits.
I know that Cambridge exams are a nightmare for most human beings, or at least for those Spanish human beings I came across in Dublin but my question is, do you think is worth giving it another shot in order to beat Grade C? That grade is a huge burden deep down in my heart hahahahaha.
I considered doing your c2 preparation course and do the exam again against the opinion of 99,9% of people I know. ”Tú estás como una cabra/tarado/chota” and so on, you know yourself.
I look forward to reading your thoughts on the matter.
Best regards,
Manu.
Hi Manuel
Thanks for your message, I’m glad my videos helped you pass the CPE.
First of all, passing the C2 Proficiency exam is an amazing achievement, whatever the result. So, well done!!
However, I understand you feel you can get an even better score and you’re a little frustrated that you didn’t get a fair chance to demonstrate your level last time.
If you find exam preparation motivating and you enjoy the experience, go for it! You have nothing to lose as you already have the C2 certificate. On the hand, if you find exam preparation stressful and it causes anxiety, then I don’t think it’s worth it just to get a higher grade.
At the end of the day, it’s a personal decision but if you have any more questions, please feel free to ask.
All the best
Ben
Hello Ben,
I’m preparing for the CPE.
Do you offer online private ou group sessions?
Thx!
Greetings from Brazil
Hi Ana
Not at the moment but I’m planning to offer workshops and classes from September.
When is your exam?
Hi Ben,
I’ve stumbled across your videos which somehow have made me consider trying to take one of the Cambridge exams.
It’s a long time since I’ve had my last English lesson – almost 30 years. After I’d discovered how quickly an unpractised foreign language slips from mind I’ve tried to practice English on a regular basis mainly by reading, writing (letters and emails) or listening to BBC and RTÉ.
It’s been so long that I’ve actually studied for an English exam or that I’ve written an essay that I’d like to test my level before deciding what certificate I’m aiming for.
I’d appreciate if you recommended one or maybe even more tests I could take in order to find out what level I’ve got.
Regards,
Verena
Hi Verena.
I recommend you go to the Cambridge Assessment English website and have a look at the free test they offer there. https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/
Regards
Ben
Hi Ben,
I am interested in the C1 Premium preparation course but I would only buy it if you have time to zoom before 15 July because that day is my exam.
Thank you very much for your reply.
Hi!
Yes, I will have time for the Zoom call before the 15th July. I’ll contact you via email when you purchase the premium course.
Regards
Ben
Hello Ben,
I have an 11 year old boy and would like him to start preparing for the B2 level. He has just passed the B1.
Do you offer private or maybe small group classes?
Thank you in advance
Hi Maria
I’m not offering any exam preparation classes at the moment but I am planning to give workshops in my online academy from September. I’ll share more details on my website and youtube channel soon.
Regards
Ben
Hi Ben are you avaible to give me private lessons?I need to pass my b2+ exam in september (university of Pisa)
How much does cost a lesson with you?
I look forward to hearng from you
donatella
Hi Donatella
I’m afraid I don’t have time for private lessons. That’s one of the reasons I made the Cambridge exam preparation courses which contain all my tips and are much cheaper than private classes. Are you preparing for B2 First Cambridge exam? If so, here the link to that course https://ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/courses/complete-b2-first-cambridge-english-exam-preparation-course
Regards
Ben
Finally, I passed (on my own with lot od determination) the b2+ level on thursday at University …. now I’m studying for the c1 level… is too early try it on January? I was thinking to join your course but as I work I need to know the timetable to organize my time ….
I look forward to hearing from you thanks
Good evening!
I’m gonna take C2 Proficiency exam next year. I’m preparing for it and working on some some specific vocabulary.
Is it possible to have private classes with you? I’ll be more than happy to be evaluated by you and to be given some guidelines. I’m pretty sure that you’re busy, that’s why I’d like to book some classes in advance, if it’s possible. I’m not in a hurry, I’ve got plenty of time. If there are some opportunities in December, that suits me well.
Thank you!
Stay mellow! 🙂
Hi Artur
I’m afraid I don’t have any time available for private classes at the moment.
Sorry I can’t help.
All the best
Ben
hello I am preparing for the cpe exam with the course and wanted to ask, where I can find the link to the telegram group?
Hi Fadrina
I’ve just sent the link to you email.
Regards
Ben
Good morning Ben! I’d like to buy one of your courses today but I need to know your opinion firt of all. Do you think is better to prepare C1 rather than C2 level If you start from B2 or vice versa? I did the FCE with Cambridge in 2020.
Thanks for reading my question!
Hi Emilio
Generally,I would recommend that you take the C1 Advanced exam before the C2 Proficiency. However, if you got good scores in your B2 First exam and you’ve been studying consistently over the last 3 years, you may be able to skip C1 and go straight to C2. You also might find that more motivating. Bear in mind that it’s a very tough exam and not to be taken lightly.
It also depends on your reasons for taking the exam. If you need a C1 certificate for something in particular, take that exam. If it’s a personal challenge, C2 might be the better option.
I hope that helps.
Regards
Ben
Ok, thanks for the reply! The truth is that I just got the 160 to get the B2 level and when I’m watching movies for example, I don’t understand at 100 % what I listen. I think you got reason, I should take the preparation for C1 firstly.
Hello Ben;
I think we bought the wrong course.
My daughter is preparing for the C1 exam and I bought the “Complete C2 proficiency Cambridge English exam preparation course”, would it be possible to exchange the course to the C1 preparation course in any way?
Thank you
Hi Giulia
Sure, no problem. I’ve just unenrolled your daughter from the C2 course and enrolled her on the C1 course.
Let me know if there are any problems.
Kind regards
Ben
Thank you so much. There is a price difference. How can I fix that?
It’s the same price, so nothing more to do. I hope your daughter enjoys the course.
Hey Ben, it´s me again – I asked you a couple of days ago about one video with some essay samples. I hate to bother you again, but I couldn´t find the answer to my question, so I hoped you could help me. I eventually found it, but it is from IELTS writing – the channel is called IELTS Advantage. There are lots of essay samples and practice questions from real-life tests. However, I´m unsure if it can be used for CAE preparation. Are IELTS and CAE requirements similar? I found some of the main differences – I know the parts of reading are not the same, there are different times dedicated to writing, etcetera. Is the core different, though? For example, they mention in their videos that you must state your opinion clearly and firmly in the IELTS essay. Is it the case with CAE as well? Or that you shouldn´t try to show off C1-C2 vocabulary but rather answer the question accurately. Would I be able to get a high score in CAE if most of the vocabulary used were basic but accurate (concerning both writing and speaking parts)? And finally, could I use those samples and essay prompts to prepare for writing?
(the website for essay samples is: https://www.ieltsadvantage.com/2023/01/15/ielts-writing-task-2-sample-essays/
and for the prompts: https://www.ieltsadvantage.com/2015/07/15/100-ielts-writing-sample-questions/). By no means do I expect you to browse the internet and waste time for me now, I am just asking for your opinion based solely on your experience. Thank you so so much!
Hi Nina
I’m not an expert in IELTS, but my understanding is that the writing tasks are quite different to the Cambridge English exams. I highly recommend you practise specific CAE sample tasks as it could be confusing and counterproductive if you do tasks from other exams.
Check out these websites:
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/
https://engxam.com/cambridge-english-exams/c1-advanced-cae/
https://www.esl-lounge.com/student/advanced-writing.php
Kind regards
Ben
Hello Ben,
I am planning to take the C1 Advanced exam and am interested in your course. However, I was wondering how long the course lasts, as I need to find space in my schedule.
Thank you
Hi Pedro
The course consists of a series of video lessons and short quizzes. You can complete it at your own pace and repeat lessons if and when necessary.
It’s possible to complete the course in 2 weeks, but I recommend you give yourself more time in order to implement the tips I share.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Kind regards
Ben
Good morning Mr. Gill,
I’m looking to a course to my son (Where we live there aren’t enough options).
I follow you in You tube and I think that your courses are very useful.
But I wonder if the course that you offer (B2) is aproppiate to B2 for schools.
My son is 16 and he passed B1 two years ago (but B1 for schools).
Many thanks and sorry for my english.
Hi Marga
Thanks for your message. Don’t apologise, you’re English is great.
The B2 First and B2 First for Schools exams are basically the same, therefore my course is appropriate. The main difference between the two exams is that the content of the B2 First for schools is targeted at younger people. However, the format is the same and my tips on approach and strategy are valid for both versions of the exam.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Kind regards
Ben
Hello Ben,
I’m a native speaker from Canada currently residing in Spain and I’m interested in taking the C2 exam as I need an official accreditation that I speak the language in order to apply to a mobility study program in Europe. Ideally I’d like to have it before November, do you think that would be possible?
I was also wondering if you did any private lessons in order to get one-on-one guidance on how to proceed, given my strong basis of the language. If not, what would you recommend I do in order to prepare myself properly for the exam? Thank you in advance!
Kindly regards,
Aida
Hi Aida
Thanks for your message.
Yes, I think it’s possible for you to prepare for the C2 Proficiency exam in time to be able to take it (and pass it) in November. It’s a big and tough exam, so it’s extremely important to get to know the format and develop a strategy for every part of every paper… and practise with sample tasks. My online preparation course contains all the information, tips and tasks to help you with that: https://ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/courses/complete-c2-proficiency-cambridge-english-exam-preparation-course
I also off the Premium option which includes a one hours one to one Zoom consultation with me, plus three writing corrections with detailed audio feedback: https://ttp-exam-academy-ben.thinkific.com/courses/copy-of-complete-c2-proficiency-cambridge-english-exam-preparation-course
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Kind regards
Ben
Hello, Ben,
I’m planning to take the Cambridge C1 or C2 exam by January (ish) and I would like to follow one of your online courses. However, I’m still not sure of which one I should go for. Any advices??
Would it be posible to take any kind of pre-test or could an online conversation with you?
Thank you!
Hi Paloma
Sorry for the delay in replying.
Before you choose the exam, I recommend you do some sample tasks from the Cambridge website to get an idea of your level: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/qualifications/
However, you shouldn’t worry too much about your scores at this stage as you’ll see that when you start your preparation, you’ll improve quite notably.
Cambridge also offers a basic level test: https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/test-your-english/
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Regards
Ben
Hi Ben,
I am writing to you because I have a question. Last year, I took CAE exam and unfortunately I passed it but only on C. I need a confirmation of C2 level. What in your opinion would be a better option for me, should I retake CAE and strive to pass it on A or to take basically CPE. Given your feedback, I would also like to sign up on your online course. And to make matters worse, I had 210 from use of english and only 176 from writing. Therefore, my overall score plummeted.
Best regards
Szymon
Hi Szymon
Usually, when a student asks me whether they should take the C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency, I recommend that they take the exam corresponding to the level they aim to reach (in your case, C2).
However, as you’ve recently taken the C1 Advanced exam, you are now familiar with the format of the exam, which is a big advantage.
The C2 Proficiency exam format is not so different, but there are some parts which differ and you’d need to get well acquainted with in order to get the best score possible.
All in all, my recommendation is that you should go for the C2 exam if you have a few months to prepare. If you don’t have much time to prepare, try the C1 Advanced again but with better preparation (you can complete my course in a month).
I hope that helps.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
Regards
Ben
Well, do you think then that I could prepare myself in three and a half months? The next CPE exam is at the end of the February.
Yes. Three months should be enough
hola me gustaría contacyarr vía email para preguntar dudas acerca de cursos, es posible?gracias
Hola Sara
Aqui tienes mi email: ben@ttpenglish.com
Un saludo
Ben
Hello, Ben!
First of all, I would like to say an enormous “THANK YOU” for all your helpful videos and for the amazing person that you are! You have no idea how much you have helped me!
I have just received my results from the CAE and even though 199 points are not a bad result ( my Use of English and my Listening are without any mistakes), I was wondering whether there is even the slightest possibility that the examiners could go over my work once again, since I am only a point away from an “A”. I did not have the time to write all my answers on the answer sheet despite having them already written on the other paper, and I panicked a little too much. It was just a matter of seconds and only one answer to score at least 200….so I would be forever grateful , if you could help me one more time!
Thank you in advance!
Hi Iva
Thanks for your message and congratulations on your exam result, although I understand you must be rather frustrated having got so close to the C2 threshold.
You can ask Cambridge to remark your exam, but you’ll have to pay and it’s highly unlikely that the result will change. In fact, in the Reading and Use of English and Listening papers it’s almost impossible that the mark will change because those papers are marked by computer. The score in the Writing paper might change as it will be marked by a different examiner, but you run the risk of actually getting a lower score in the end.
Do you need the C2 qualification for anything urgent? If not, I’d recommend you wait a few months and either take the CAE again or go for the CPE.
Sorry I can be of more help.
All the best
Ben
Dear Ben,
What a lovely and well organised website! However, unless I‘m mistaken there are no contact details. I‘m interested in one of the courses but I‘d like to know if I can also take some additional practice classes wo the you? What are the current opportunities?
Regards,
Daniela
Hi Daniela
Thanks for your message. Feel free to ask any questions abouth the courses here or send me an email: ben@ttpenglish.com
Here is my availabiity for consultations/classes: https://calendly.com/bengillenglish/consultation-with-ben
All the best
Ben