Final preparation

Your students are nearly ready to take their exam – it’s time to ensure that they’re fully prepared. Use all of these resources to help your students learn in the classroom, and at home.

Mock test toolkit

Running a mock test gives your learners a true exam day experience, helps you understand their progress and decide if they are ready for their exam.

Our toolkit helps teachers preparing students for A2 Key for Schools through to C2 Proficiency. It includes tips for running a mock test, strategies for giving effective feedback to your learners and activities to increase your student’s confidence and understanding of their exam.

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Sample papers

We have dedicated sample papers for all of our exams. You can use these to give your students a true exam experience, to make sure they know what to expect on exam day. You can download sample papers for all of our exams from the Teachers’ Resource Finder.

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Authentic practice tests

Using practice tests in your classroom helps your students get used to how the exams are structured, and lets you assess where their strengths and weaknesses are.

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Download our guide to converting practice test scores to Cambridge English Scale scores.

Speaking test videos

Watch speaking test videos for our exams, alongside the assessment marks and comments. You can download videos and commentary from the Teachers’ Resource Finder – simply use the drop-down menus to search.

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Speaking and writing assessment scales

Available in the handbooks, teachers can use the assessment scales to provide more clarity on a student’s performance. You can download handbooks for all of our exams from the Resources for teachers page.

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Writing checklist

Encourage your students to use these checklists to improve their written English and as practice for their exams. We have checklists for C1 Advanced and C2 Proficiency.

Write & Improve

Write & Improve gives your students feedback on their writing in seconds. Simply choose a task, write or upload a written response, and get immediate feedback. Encourage your students to try again and use the feedback to improve.

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