Jan. 10, 2025
So, I took the CAE Exam today. To summarize it in a few words: It was uncomplicated, but lenghty (which made me tired).
To begin with, I only slept for four hours, my adrenaline levels were pretty much high, although I am used to this.
Then, I arrived at my school, waited for a bit, entered the classroom, had to show my passport (Cambridge requires Photo ID), and took the first section of the day: Reading and Use of English. It was okay, although I was not sure on what I wrote at some parts, my teachers adviced me not to leave any blank spaces.
Second section, which was Writing, was relatively easy; I had to write a mandatory Essay on road safety, and then I chose to do a review on a fictional Sports television channel. Nothing complicated.
I nearly miss the third section, Listening, because I was distracted having a chat with my English teacher, and I couldn't bring or use my smartphone at the time. I personally dislike listenings, and I think this was the hardest part, because I had to listen to British accents despite us studying American English for our entire lives.
Those three sections ended at 13:00 (1 PM), the last section was Speaking. It was in groups of two people, and the other person in my case is a friend of mine, so no worries. Thing is, for some reason, a thirty-minute delay happens: The couple that had to take this part at 14:00 (2 PM) did it at 14:35 (2:35 PM). Our turn was at 15:25 (3:25 PM), nontheless we were summoned at 15:55 (3:55 PM). It took less than 20 minutes and it was normal, although this skill is what I lack the most since nobody at homes can speak English.
Well thats it, I'm tired.
To summarize it in a few words: It was uncomplicated, but lenghthy (which made me tired).
To begin with, I only slept for four hours, and my adrenaline levels were pretty muchlatively high, although I am used to this.
Then, I arrived at my school, waited for a bit, entered the classroom, had to show my passport (Cambridge requires Photo ID), and took the first sectiontest of the day: Reading and Use of English.
It was okay, - although I was not sure on what I wrote at some parts, my teachers advicsed me not to leave any blank spaces.
It's a little ambiguous here if the contrast is intended between the first clause and second clause, or between the second clause and last clause
SThe second section, which was Wwriting, was relatively easy; I had to write a mandatory Eessay on road safety, and then I chose to do a review on a fictional Ssports television channel.
If the title of the section was "Writing" (imagine a heading at the top saying "Writing") you could maybe use the title case version here, but it looks a little weird because how it's used in the sentence makes it look more like describing the content. I didn't correct it in the first sentence as I wasn't sure if that was an exam title or not, but it feels here to be used as a topic.
"essay" definitely shouldn't be capitalized though, because in context you're just talking about the essay you wrote, even if the exam section was titled "Essay"
I nearly missed the third sectiontest, Listening, because I was distracted (by) having a chat with my English teacher, and I couldn't bring or use my smartphone at the time.
The "by" here will usually be omitted in speech, but is usually included in writing.
"I nearly miss" would be describing something you regularly do. "I nearly missed" is for something that (nearly) happened in the past.
I personally dislike listening tests, and I think this was the hardest part, because I had to listen to British accents despite us studying American English for our entire lives.
It was in groups of two people, and the other person in my case iwas a friend of mine, so no worries.
The thing is, for some reason, a thirty-minute delay happensed: The couplepair that had to take this part at 14:00 (2 PM) instead did it at 14:35 (2:35 PM).
Couple has the implication of a romantic couple, pair is more neutral here.
Our turn was at 15:25 (3:25 PM), nonthelesshowever we were summoned at 15:55 (3:55 PM).
The word you were trying for here is nonetheless, however it sounds a bit unnatural here.
It took less than 20 minutes and it was normal, although this skill is what I lack the most since nobody at homes can speak English.
Normal doesn't really say anything here. Depending on what you were aiming for, one of the following might be better:
"as expected" - this means the test went how you expected it to go
"of medium difficulty" - if you're just pointing out it's in the middle of the range of difficulties it could have been
Well that's it, I'm tired.
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Good luck with your test, hope you get the results you wanted.
CAE Exam - Aftermath
So, I took the CAE Exam today.
To summarize it in a few words: It was uncomplicated, but lenghthy (which made me tired).
To begin with, I only slept for four hours, my adrenaline levels were pretty much high, although I am used to this.
Then, I arrived at my school, waited for a bit, entered the classroom, had to show my passport (Cambridge requires Photo ID), and took the first section of the day: Reading and Use of English.
It was okay, although I was not sure on what I wrote at some parts, my teachers advicsed me not to leave any blank spaces.
advice = noun
advise = verb
SThe second section, which was Writing, was relatively easy; I had to write a mandatory Essay on road safety, and then I chose to do a review on a fictional Sports television channel.
Nothing complicated.
I nearly missed the third section, Listening, because I was distracted having a chat with my English teacher, and I couldn't bring or use my smartphone at the time.
I personally dislike listening tests, and I think this was the hardest part, because I had to listen to British accents despite us studying American English for our entire lives.
Those three sections ended at 13:00 (1 PM), the last section was Speaking.
It was in groups of two people, and the other person in my case is a friend of mine, so no worries.
The thing is, for some reason, there was a thirty-minute delay happens: The couple that had to take this part at 14:00 (2 PM) did it at 14:35 (2:35 PM).
When speaking, it's common to say "Thing is..." but it's too casual for most writing.
Our turn was atscheduled for 15:25 (3:25 PM), nonetheless we were summoned at 15:55 (3:55 PM).
"at" is fine grammatically, but "scheduled for" makes the meaning more clear. When I read the first part of your sentence, I thought you actually got to go at 15:25.
It took less than 20 minutes and it was normal, although this skill is what I lack the most since nobody at homes can speak English.
Well that's it, I'm tired.
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I personally dislike listenings, and I think this was the hardest part, because I had to listen to British accents despite us studying American English for our entire lives. I personally dislike listening tests, and I think this was the hardest part, because I had to listen to British accents despite us studying American English for our entire lives. I personally dislike listening tests, and I think this was the hardest part, because I had to listen to British accents despite us studying American English for our entire lives. |
Those three sections ended at 13:00 (1 PM), the last section was Speaking. This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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To begin with, I only slept for four hours, my adrenaline levels were pretty much high, although I am used to this. To begin with, I only slept for four hours, my adrenaline levels were pretty To begin with, I only slept for four hours, and my adrenaline levels were |
Then, I arrived at my school, waited for a bit, entered the classroom, had to show my passport (Cambridge requires Photo ID), and took the first section of the day: Reading and Use of English. This sentence has been marked as perfect! Then, I arrived at my school, waited for a bit, entered the classroom, had to show my passport (Cambridge requires Photo ID), and took the first |
It was okay, although I was not sure on what I wrote at some parts, my teachers adviced me not to leave any blank spaces. It was okay, although I was not sure on what I wrote at some parts, my teachers advi advice = noun advise = verb It was okay It's a little ambiguous here if the contrast is intended between the first clause and second clause, or between the second clause and last clause |
Second section, which was Writing, was relatively easy; I had to write a mandatory Essay on road safety, and then I chose to do a review on a fictional Sports television channel.
If the title of the section was "Writing" (imagine a heading at the top saying "Writing") you could maybe use the title case version here, but it looks a little weird because how it's used in the sentence makes it look more like describing the content. I didn't correct it in the first sentence as I wasn't sure if that was an exam title or not, but it feels here to be used as a topic. "essay" definitely shouldn't be capitalized though, because in context you're just talking about the essay you wrote, even if the exam section was titled "Essay" |
I nearly miss the third section, Listening, because I was distracted having a chat with my English teacher, and I couldn't bring or use my smartphone at the time. I nearly missed the third section, Listening, because I was distracted having a chat with my English teacher, and I couldn't bring or use my smartphone at the time. I nearly missed the third The "by" here will usually be omitted in speech, but is usually included in writing. "I nearly miss" would be describing something you regularly do. "I nearly missed" is for something that (nearly) happened in the past. |
It was in groups of two people, and the other person in my case is a friend of mine, so no worries. This sentence has been marked as perfect! It was in groups of two people, and the other person in my case |
Thing is, for some reason, a thirty-minute delay happens: The couple that had to take this part at 14:00 (2 PM) did it at 14:35 (2:35 PM). The thing is, for some reason, there was a thirty-minute delay When speaking, it's common to say "Thing is..." but it's too casual for most writing. The thing is, for some reason, a thirty-minute delay happen Couple has the implication of a romantic couple, pair is more neutral here. |
Our turn was at 15:25 (3:25 PM), nontheless we were summoned at 15:55 (3:55 PM). Our turn was "at" is fine grammatically, but "scheduled for" makes the meaning more clear. When I read the first part of your sentence, I thought you actually got to go at 15:25. Our turn was at 15:25 (3:25 PM), The word you were trying for here is nonetheless, however it sounds a bit unnatural here. |
It took less than 20 minutes and it was normal, although this skill is what I lack the most since nobody at homes can speak English. It took less than 20 minutes and it was normal, although this skill is what I lack the most since nobody at home It took less than 20 minutes and it was normal, although this skill is what I lack the most since nobody at home Normal doesn't really say anything here. Depending on what you were aiming for, one of the following might be better: "as expected" - this means the test went how you expected it to go "of medium difficulty" - if you're just pointing out it's in the middle of the range of difficulties it could have been |
Well thats it, I'm tired. Well that's it, I'm tired. Well that's it, I'm tired. |
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