Cambridge English Advanced | Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

What is Cambridge English Advanced (CAE)?
Certificate in Advanced English is an examination at an advanced level, requiring competence in all the language skills, set at level C1 of the Council of Europe's Common Framework for languages.

At C1 level typical users can be expected to:

• handle a wide range of routine and non-routine situations in which professional services are requested from a colleague or external contacts
• contribute effectively to meetings and seminars within own area of work and argue for or against a case
• understand correspondence expressed in non-standard language
  

Format of the exam

• Reading (1 hour 15 minutes)
• Writing (1 hour 30 minutes)
• Use of English (1 hour)
• Listening (40 minutes)
• Speaking (approx 15 minutes)
  

Please click here for further details about the exam format.


Flexible Test Options
The Certificate of Advanced English can be taken as standard test (pencil and paper) or computer-based:

• Standard (pencil and paper)
• Computer-based
  

Available Dates and Prices
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