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Are you only days away from taking a B2/C1 English test? These links, tips and resources might help you make the most of your last-minute revision time: Last-minute resources and tips for C1 English tests

Rise up to the challenge! Multiple choice reading:  The Sahara Film Festival Missing paragraphs:  Renovating the Lymm Water Tower Multiple choice cloze:  How to have perfect posture Multiple choice cloze:  Scotland Multiple choice cloze:  The Microscope

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http://www.elllo.org Choose a level, listen to the audio or watch the video and take a quiz. These lessons take just a minute to do and are designed for ESL students. For example, lesson  1027 Countries United . http://www.esl-lab.com/ Listening Quizzes (easy, medium, difficult). Why don't you have a go at this quiz? Job hunting (multiple choice). British Council Listening Skills Practice Choose C1 level and practice, practice, practice. Try tackle War's Silver Lining , a gap fill lesson.

I've been thinking about what to include in this pre-Easter holidays post for a while but I couldn't make up my mind. In the end, I thought that some  exam tips  would do.  Enjoy! Now, on a more serious note: Writing Reading (comprehension exercises) More reading Listening More listening And more listening Speaking More speaking

Try your hand at  this exercise   which focuses on the  headings  task of your test (taken from Martin's blog ) .

List of 20 topics: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-vocabulary/ Write & Improve : 1) Choose a topic 2) Write about it in English 3) Get instant feedback 4) Improve! Write & Improve is a free service for learners of English to practise their written English. Submit your written work and receive feedback in seconds, covering spelling, vocabulary, grammar and general style. Online English for Advanced Learners (listening and reading exercises) C1 level exercises : videos, readings, etc. Tune into English : Learning English through pop music English Attack:  Learn English with movie clips and games  (sign up required) Vocabulary Help YouTube channel (advanced). For instance:

EOI Jesús Maestro EOI Santander

for you to continue working on your own until the day of your exam. Have fun! Exam practice

Did you find the reading exam more difficult that you'd expected? Well, this means you need more practice. Make the most of the next two months before you have to take the real exam in June! http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/pt1index.htm http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_reading1.htm http://englishtests.ucoz.com/index/0-31 http://www.usingenglish.com/comprehension/certificate+in+advanced+english.html Listening practice also available in the above-mentioned links and here: Listening (multiple choice) Listening (fill in the gaps) Listening (multiple matching) So if you are not going to the theatre tomorrow with the rest of your classmates, you'll have plenty of free time in the morning. Use it well!

Listening exam: multiple choice and multiple matching