Cambridge C1 Advanced
Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) preparation: 14 topic units and 4 review units covering every part of the exam — Reading and Use of English (8 parts), Writing (essay, proposal, report, review, letter and email), Listening (4 parts) and the paired Speaking test.
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Cambridge C1 Advanced units
Practice tests
Full tests in all three papers — listening, reading & writing, and speaking. Do one after every three units.
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What’s in the Cambridge C1 Advanced course
This online C1 Advanced course has 14 units, 4 review units and 402 lessons, built to the real exam. Each unit teaches first, then practises the exam tasks, and ends with a unit test — plus 18 homework books a teacher can assign.
- People and personality — Personality · Relationships · First impressions
- Mastering languages — Languages · Communication
- All in the mind — The mind and memory · Intelligence and ability · Sleep
- Just the job! — Work · Careers
- Review 1 — Units 1–4 — Personality · Languages · The mind · Work & jobs
- Dramatic events — Dramatic events · Adventure · Rescues · Emotions
- Art and self-image — Art · Portraits · Self-image · Appearance
- Leisure and entertainment — Sports & leisure · Entertainment · Reading and writing
- Review 2 — Units 5–7 — Dramatic events · Art and self-image · Sports & leisure · Entertainment
- Media matters — Media · News and journalism · Documentaries
- Technology and speed — Technology · Speed and the pace of life
- Lifelong learning — Education · Adult learning
- Travel and being elsewhere — Travel · Places & directions · Holidays · Places to stay
- Review 3 — Units 8–11 — Media · Technology · Education · Travel holidays
- The living world — The world around us · Wildlife · The environment · Conservation
- Health and lifestyle — Health and lifestyle · Food & drink · Habits and routines
- Cities and moving abroad — Cities · Moving abroad
- Review 4 — Units 12–14 — The world around us · Health lifestyle · Cities
C1 Advanced exam format
Cambridge English: C1 Advanced (CAE) has 4 papers:
| Paper | Time | Parts | Questions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading & Use of English | 1 hour 30 minutes | 8 | 56 |
| Writing | 1 hour 30 minutes | 2 | 2 |
| Listening | about 40 minutes | 4 | 30 |
| Speaking | 15 minutes (in pairs or threes) | 4 | — |
Reading & Use of English counts for 40% of the result; Writing, Listening and Speaking for 20% each.
Questions about this course
- Is this an official Cambridge course?
- No. It is an independent 7ESL course that follows the official Cambridge exam format and word lists. The exam itself is taken at an authorised Cambridge English centre.
- What can I try for free?
- Without an account you can try the first lesson of Unit 1. A free account opens all of Unit 1 — every lesson, the homework and the unit test — and the word list of every unit, so you can see how the course works before upgrading.
- How is progress checked?
- Answers are marked as you go, and every unit ends with a unit test. The next unit opens when the unit’s goals are met, so gaps are fixed before moving on.
- Which course comes before or after this one?
- Before: Cambridge B2 First.
Course Cambridge C1 Advanced (C1). Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) preparation: 14 topic units and 4 review units covering every part of the exam — Reading and Use of English (8 parts), Writing (essay, proposal, report, review, letter and email), Listening (4 parts) and the paired Speaking test.