C2 Proficiency Speaking test - Rodrigo and Ollin | Cambridge English
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
- Find out more about the C2 Proficiency exam: camengli.sh/35HXWpb
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Time allowed: 16 minutes per pair of candidates
Number of parts: 3
You have to talk: with the examiner with the other candidate on your own
Part 1 (Interview)
What's in Part 1? Conversation between the interlocutor and each candidate. The examiner asks each of you a series of questions, addressing a question to each of you in turn, to give you an opportunity to talk about yourselves.
What do I have to practise? Giving information about yourself and expressing your opinion or speculating about various topics.
How long does Part 1 last? 2 minutes
Part 2 (Collaborative task)
What's in Part 2? The interlocutor gives you some spoken instructions and one or more pictures to look at. First, you have to answer a question which focuses on your reaction to aspects of one or more pictures (1 minute). The second part is a decision-making task which you have to do with the other candidate.
What do I have to practise? Sustaining an interaction: exchanging ideas, expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating, reaching a decision through negotiation, etc.
How long does Part 2 last? 4 minutes
Part 3 (Long turn and discussion)
What's in Part 3? The interlocutor gives you a card with a question and some ideas on it and you have to speak for about 2 minutes on your own. After you finish, your partner has to comment and the interlocutor then asks you both a question on the same topic. The interlocutor follows the same procedure with your partner and then leads a discussion with both of you.
What do I have to practise? Speaking on your own for a longer time, expressing and justifying opinions, developing topics.
How long does Part 3 last? 10 minutes (2-minute long turn for each candidate and then approximately 6 minutes for the discussion).
Cambridge English speaking tests take place with one or two other candidates, and two examiners. This makes your test more realistic and more reliable.
what I've learned from Cambridge C2 speaking test videos: YOU MUST TAKE A GAP YEAR TO TAKE THE EXAM.
I think 6 months of preparation are good enough.
@@ximenagonzales2 it is a joke about how most of those who take the exam took a gap year.
i swear
@Alban Musa Of course!! :)
In my country, the Netherlands, NOBODY takes a gap year for this.
Nobody:
Rodrigo: That’s a good question!
In my opinion, this is one of the best things to do when you want a bit more time to think about your answer.
I know it is annoying but I often say: "You know", " Well...", "Honestly"
@@comodeveser9250 It’s indeed better to at least say “You know”. I’d have any examinee understand that silence equals “taboo” when taking an exam. Even more so if the silence lasts a long time. At least we should try and sound like we’re native when allowing ourselves to have more thinking time.
Not true folks, its not a sin to stop and think for a moment, speaking phrases that u dont mean to or aren't helpful to ur argument only makes u sound desperate and incoherent
😂
@@ABHI-ge7oe It's not a sin, but some people see it as such. I'm the kind of person who takes time to think about his answers as every topic has layers upon layers of nuance, but I've noticed people are more likely to lose patience with me when I'm silent than when I'm talking without actually saying anything.
I would have expected the C2 test to be far more difficult. I suppose it's not so much about the given topic having to be difficult but how well the participants are able show their skills.
yes i would have expected something more hard but maybe they wanted to make this video simple
@@qweoiwjewiodc1954 *I would had expecting
The fact that they have to talk to the tester for 2 minutes straight, ups the difficulty a lot, because it is more about not running out of ideas and not repeating yourself.
Maybe, but for me is more easy speak in English than solve an exam.
@@alison797*Doesing not mean anything - Native English learner.
the accent of the tester is SO satisfying!!!
Cambridge testers are such a kind people, that great attitude helps people to be like at home, and therefore they can speak fluently. ¡Keep it up!
When I took a Cambridge exam they weren't that kind at all. It clearly depends. Omg I just remember taking an ÖSD german exam! They had such a bad attitude and for what ? In Michigan and Goethe exams I was lucky enough to come across polite people
yeeeah, this examiner in particular is so kind and her smile is just so bright and omg ahaha totally agree
Bien Rodrigo, salió de Latinoamérica
un capo rodrigo
Felicitaciones a Rodrigo.
Un capo el men
vamoo rodrigoo!!capo
Seamos como Rodrigo
They speak fluently and they have a lot of ideas and a wide range of vocabulary on the related topic. all of the above they deserve to get C2.
But their English when they speak is not very clear.
thats not a wide range of vocabulary. Pretty average actually. I'd say it's B2
@@Razor-md6gz I agree with you, i dont event understand how this video got uploaded as C2 exam. If someone with this accent and fluency can get a C2 certificate, than its worth nothing pretty much.
@@gabethepianist7572 *then *it's
@@Razor-md6gz - I beg to differ. They found the right vocabulary and register for all of the questions, even though some of the topics were somewhat beyond the scope of their interests and abilities. That shows courage, guts and a knack for improvising in a foreign language.
Assessors generally have no qualms with various people's accents, as long as these don't get in the way of coherence and clarity of message.
Lastly, the video was about showing what you can expect from a C2 exam. It gives no information pertaining to their final scores.
No matter what, CONGRATULATIONS! I hope they've obtained their diploma because this examen has a high level; this part is very important and difficult, speak like a native speaker👍👍
The CHEMISTRY between they two though Rodrigo decime que la invitaste a salir x2
literally they felt somenthing lpm jajajajaj habían ganas
@@lucasnieva2662 what's wrong with u ??
Espero que si
Jajajaj what a capo Rodrigo
And it was not a speaking text, it was a date
que grande rodrigoooo, que será de su vida
(Es una buena pregunta) Tiene 3 hijos con Ollin
The most surprising thing about Rodrigo is that he was able to anglicize his name, instead of saying "Rrrrrrodrigo".
was that supposed to be hard?
No, but it's weird for native Spanish speakers
I think you should pronounce your name the way it would be in your language cause after all its ur name
@@aaryy. yes but it might come across a bit awkward, trust me I've tried ahaha
Well, I speak Russian and when I say/read Russian names while speaking in English or any other language, I pronounce them like I would speaking in Russian. It's a sign of respect for the origin of the name, that's all. (I also have a Russian surname and it bothers me when people still butcher it after correcting them several times).
It's been nine years since this has been posted, and my teacher still recommends these to everyone. They're great though. I passed the B2 and C1 with these videos and today, I have my C2-speaking and I'm sure, this will be of great help once again.
Can you please give me advice , when I’m training for the oral exam I’m always searching my words and I loose a lot of time by just wondering what to say
How did it go?
@@leacv6332same! could you give me some advice?
Honestly big w for my man Rodrigo he knew he wasn't going to pass so he just flirted with the other girl, stay strong king.
Wait - he didn't pass?
both people in this video are at C2 level, Cambrige english wouldnt publish this if they werent. Both of them passed/would pass the test.
After having passed both CPE and DALF C2 I found the french speaking test MUCH more challenging than C2 in English. These interactions are more easy going than the 30 min one to one DALF
The guy was so clever to ask the girl the questions so she could answer them and not him lmao
Part of what we test is interaction. It's a good idea to ask your partner some questions in Part 3.
Yes, that's what made her talk much more than him.
you can tell she didn´t have the same iniciative to speak or start a conversation, so he actually helped her imo.
But first he gave his opinion.
@@cambridgeenglishtv Hi! Related to the topic, I am Uruguayan, and I have been taking private English lessons since the age of 19. I have made progress and am currently preparing for the CPE. One observation I have consistently made since the beginning is that in videos of this nature, a male and a female are often paired together, with the female exhibiting better performance in approximately 99% of cases. It gives me the impression, based on my interactions with other individuals where I do not observe significant differences in vocabulary, that the challenge lies in the fact that, as less communicative beings, men tend to be disadvantaged in such assessments. This is not due to inferior speaking skills but rather because females tend to engage in more verbal communication, creating a dynamic that ultimately favors them. Perhaps a viable solution would be to conduct assessments whenever possible with individuals of the same gender, as this could lead to a fairer evaluation, allowing both parties to be in a more composed emotional state. This suggestion is offered solely based on intuition, as I am not a psychologist, sociologist, or affiliated with any relevant field.
I don't think fluency is related to not having an accent, if you are not a native English speaker it's absolutely normal.
Dear RUclips community, as you might have noticed, every candidate who wants to take any of the Cambridge exams is *bound* to come across an answer which requires the word "important".
Are you planing to sit the test or simply want to improve your skills, I invite you to be prepared and create a list of synonyms so that you can paraphrase your ideas without limiting yourself to one word.
Shall I begin? Feel free to share your input to our list:
*Vital*
In some cases essential
Vital=crucial=major=essential=of the up most importance=paramount=supreme
Fundamental, major
Primary == Of great concern == Chief etc.
Remarkable
I have never seen such a professional exam👌
They don’t look like sitting in an exam. They seem like they are flirting each other. But they are breath speakers. It should be like this
I hate that way to speak. Is like a way to mask the fact that their pronounciation is not the best
I am about to sit the exams too on the C2 level. This speaking really helped me and I want to thank my teacher for sending it to me
Heyyy, that one was good to read, because I have just sent the video to a student and I was wondering if this is helpful 🙃
@@DeepDark-ue3jl it is believe me.
It's been a year! How was your exam? Did you get C2 ?
@@ViajanDOS78 No I got the c1 advanced because I sat the exam without preparation. Since I had already received my diploma for the mishigan I only decided to give the Cambridge examination a go since I had nothing to lose. I will try it again with more effort put in the future.
@@LucasTrz_893 so if you take the c2 but don't pass it can you still get a c1?
good job Rodrigo , He did well
I just assumed perhaps they've exchanged phone numbers or kept in touch after this test bcz look at their chemistry😂
Haha 😂everyone want’s to exchange number’s
I also hope so, I noticed some attraction in Rodrigo`s look on his partner and from Ollin to Rodrigo as well , I feel like they would be a great couple, they`re both speak good English
I initially came here to observe how the test is administered but I kept on watching because of their chemistry. Let my 🚢 sail haha
GRANDE RODRIGOOO
l learn so much, because these videos help me listening writing …🇧🇷
OMG the examiner is so nice person
That's C2 proficiency? My goodness, that wasn't complicated, my imposter syndrome kicks in. I'm going for it!
Did you? How did it go? I was going for C1, but after this video, I'm thinking C2 might not be that difficult, either.
16:14 omg 😍
😂
Harmony
Hehehe
Synchronize
I loved Rodrigo's icebreaker question. : do you like fish ? Hahaha 😅
I have my C2 exam tomorrow, and I mostly focused on the Use of English section, since grammar's always been the skill on which I have worked the least. These speaking videos really helped my understand what to look for and how to take a challenge. Good luck to any of y'all who is trying!
Good luck to you!
I'm sitting for the exam in 5 days. May I ask how well you think you did? I can't wait, anxiety is killing me already. By the way, I hope you pass with flying colours.
@@moisesjuliandelossantosmar2393 I think it went well, but you can't never tell until you have the results.
I prepared the exam on my own and I have to say, you should practice the speaking section in front of other English speakers. I had only practiced on my own and I struggled more than I had thought when I had to sit down with the interviewer. My exam partner asked if I wanted to warm up beforehand and that really helped.
On the other hand, most written sections I had practiced were harder than the exam itself. It may have been luck, though.
Good luck to you!
@@quel2324 Thanks for replying. All the best!
Greaaat work Rodrigo! I'd like to be so fluent as you too
If the interviewer would have asked Rodrigo at 2:41 what she was talking about he wouldn't have any idea hahahah Focus man!
If the interviewer had asked Rodrigo at 2:41 about what she was talking about he would had have no idea*
@@RezeHB Pardon me Mr.Proficiency
@@RezeHB he would have had*
All of you are wrong. It's, "If the interviewer had asked Rodrigo what she was talking about, he wouldn't have had any idea"
@@LuisFernando-gj4md Mr. Grade A Proficiency is right here 😎
Ollin is a beautiful challenger!
Her laugh is adorable and he seems like such nice guy
This boy is wonderful 🥺
this is very useful thing for the students who are preparing to take the CEP speaking exam
in order to prepare themselves as much as possible
How the hell is your comment older than the video itself
@@7mzam7md86 lmao
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The examinator looks like your favourite aunt. Love her
I thank you for the upgrade/update.
she is truly a professional😘
Two days before taking my c2 exam, I'm watching this. I can't stop thinking and comparing the level of Cambridge and the Institute I've been studying my entire life. The Cambridge looks so nice and not so difficult, honesty. But when I see mine, it's way more different and hard to complete. To be clear, I'm not saying Cambridge level isn't good, of course you need to practice and study a lot, but somehow it is easier than mine. This is the second time I'm doing this test, and to be honest, I think I'm not gonna pass.
Did you pass?
You've already failed once?
YOU DEFINITELY NEED AN INJECTION OF POSITIVITY INTO YOUR LIFE
Arriba Rodrigo de Argentina!!
👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for uploading. Now I've got a better idea how to interact each other.
Glad to hear it!
Some say that they can use a large amount of vocabulary. However, I can’t help it and just think they’ve got a bit limited repertoire. I don’t see them using expressions that could help them be granted with a higher grade. And I tend to hear the word “rare” repeated. General verbs like “doing”. The verb “think”, as well, is repeated too much. I think ... I think... and I think, again. If you have a C2 level, you know how to use higher level synonyms to express more precise opinions, or else to convey the same idea differently.
I agree with you, their vocabulary and grammar do not impress that much, at last for C2 level.
youre right but not at all, i mean, it depends on the person, I speak Spanish natively and I tend to use the same words too much in a conversation, I know is awkward for some people but itsdifficult to change that part of me.
Says the guy who only sat for B2 lmao
There's a fine line between having a normal conversation (like people do) and desperately "throwing up" your whole repertoire just for vocabulary's sake or just for the heck of it (which would also make your whole speech sound so much unnatural to say the least). Bottom line: just go with the flow and try to be as fluent and clear as you can. In other words, don't try to impress (as if you were in a circus) just talk randomly like an actual native speaker would do in real life.
Spitting out fancy words is not something I do I my native language so why should I have to do it while speaking another? Some people simply don't have a large vocabulary,it hardly means they cannot communicate properly. Also,unless you have actually taken lessons by a tutor,you won't know what to study to broaden your word repertoire as you call it.
As an English language teacher, I think neither of these students is particularly impressive.
But would you agree they deserved to pass the exam? (Not with flying colours though)
@@jacoboribilik3253 Yes, I would have given them the minumum score for a pass.
Well, I thought she was good. Not brilliant of course, but I did like her performance.
I was about to metaphorically roast you for making a mistake after your ludicrous claim of being an English teacher but then i read that "neither of these students is" instead of "neither of these students are particularly impressive" is the correct formal way.
You learn something new everyday.
@@onethousandyearsofcultivat78 i noticed that too, this comment is very presumptous and condescending
Thank you very much for posting it
You're welcome
This boy is a master of English 😀😅
Nobody:
Rodrigo: Do you like fish? ☠✈
Wow!Ollin had passed an exam a little better.
Oh my god...
What nerves! I think I would forget everything. I have a problem in speaking: confidence.
With all the respect but I would expect a C2 exam to be much more difficult!
I can't believe this is C2, it sounds more like what I would expect on the B2 level test.
I thought C2 would involve an impromptu review/analisys of a paragraph from Shakespeare or Milton.. This is so casual and basic.
This test is a joke. But like everything in life it is subjective. The might sound casual to you, and almost "native" level to someone else.
and yet it costs approx 175usd to get a c2 certificate where I'm from. bollocks@@Joeyxyx
The top score is awarded to those who speak as a native speaker most of the time does: accurately, confidently and according to the existing collocations. I'm afraid I don't feel they do the same.
I'm surprised because Ollin said that the outdoor dining would be 'more common in Italian or Spanish' (rather than 'in Italy or Spain') and the invigilator didn't mention that in the comments.
Thanks for the video
I love this cute guy!! His eyes are so charming!!❤❤❤😍
- Why are you watching a C2 speaking r
Test example if you are taking B2?
- Hmmm idk
lmao same here
Ollin did a great job. Wow!
And Rodrigo?
@@dl6548 he did a bad job
Good luck everyone!
Hi do you like to be my friend on Instagram I need your help because I am preparing for IELTS and I want to talk to someone in English
Ollin is a beautiful and intelligent speaker.🥰
I can learn something new.😍
We are of our type❤️
During my C1 test I got a C2 score in the speaking section.
Curiously in TOEFL iBT it was my lowest score
he looks in love
They deserve movers certification with merits
🤣
If there is a really C2 so I suppose to take c1 is more difficult... I passed B2 and it was more or less like this!!! But the format for C1 is tough enough for me. In this video in speaking part I didn't find anything hard for me
I'll have three months to try it. Should I take a little longer just to make sure?
Thanks. It was helpful. 😀😀😀😀😀
Welcome 😊
I'm 100% sure this lady is the one on all the text book tapes
I thought my level was B2 , but it's much easier for me to watch that video or imagine things to tell about the pictures or food industry, than watching an american, even worse, australian or english movie, with some scottish actors!
This is the listening part of c2 and it's not easy at all. I can watch any movie without subtitles, but I struggle a lot with cambridge listening
striking, overwhelmed, taxes (impuestos),
rodrigo is so cute hahah
When he said: I worked while I studied. It Wouldn't be more correct: I worked while I was studying?
2:10 i don't know how many times i've seen those pictures already at my institute...
13:58 How I like this atmosphere like being petrified lmaoooo
GRANDE RODRIGO
Their English is pretty good. I could notice small small problems with prepositions. I wish they had a C3 level exam for people with the highest ability. These test takers are a little bit below the level of some people I know and it’s unfair to put them all in the same category.
For each level, there are some sort of grades, if, by any chance they meet the criteria but are not as fluent as some people are, as you quoted, they might get a C2 grade C, which is weak C2. As oppose to getting C2 grade A which is strong C2 (your C3 idea)
There are different grades, but I don't think it's fair to judge these people based off this one video. It's an exam as well, so they must be more nervous than usual. They overall did very good and it all depends on practice. There isn't just one form of a person that acquires a cambridge C2 certificate. There are plenty of different people with different accents, ways of writing and interpreting. So i disagree.
im taking the speaking part of this exam in just a few hours and i really needed to watch a video of someone else taking the exam to you know, kind of see how it is there
how did it go?
@@mxriewru i believe just fine. Good enough to pass lol
That sounds easy.
5:50 tell me you are Argentinian without telling it...
Without telling it*
ARGENTINA PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
rodrigo un chad assoluto
Olin is flawless ;)
Bridget looks so fed up
16:13 I understand those faces.
jajajaja capo Rodrigoooooo
todo era una good question para él jajajajajaaj
STIMULATION and networking in English
Rodrigo watching Ollin 👧🏼👀
ahahahhaha yes i saw the same , that was love at first sight
COMELE LA BOCA RODRI !! JAJAJA
where are the final marks? i see the examiners' comments but not the marks!
Rodrigo got a marry and the approval.
Argentina 🇦🇷
vamooooo rodrigoooo
which is the biggest love🌍
vamos argentina!!!!!!!!
I detest the pictures exercise!!!!😥
Same, I did the B2 test and my brain stopped working in that part xd
@@manuelarnauda 😂😂 I feel like It's so unnecesary!
@@minombre_xjj3445 me too
@SlowSunsetVibes actually that was the hardest part, just making ur partner talk for 30 seconds helps u to think on ur next lines, basically u talk like a minute, the rest is just easy questions
Wow!😘
i thought, they would ask about literature or philosophy some real difficult topic to understand like opinions on philosophical ideas that would be interesting lol
What’s mean off tideth
she is cool and dresses fashionably
Hardest part of the test for me
I normally skip this part