Yes, that was the biggest reasing for me to do the computer based test and now that I'm doing already my second one in two weeks, I chose the computer based one again. I think you save a lot of your time by doing so.
Another huge advantage of taking the computer-based exam is that what you've written in the "Writing" task wouldn't be considered unreadable right off the bat.
Well, I'd argue that the computer based exam is quite easier in comparison to the paper exam. When I first attended the C2 Proficiency exam, I went to the paper based one, and to my surprise it wasn't that hard, BUT there comes a serious but: which is that the time for the reading and use of english at least for me was not enough and I ended up 10 points short for C2 and reasoning behind it was that I didn't have enough time to paste my answers on the answer sheet I turned in a bit over half the exercises and ended up failing, while there is no answer sheet for the computer based one. That was the biggest game changer at least for me.
I chose the computer-based exam because I need the results as soon as possible, but I was worried and had many questions about it. Now I know it was the best option, I can't thank you enough.
Hi Ben, I would add a small difference between that what you said and my expierience of taking FCE computer-based exam this year. A possibility of adjustment of volume level and sizing of letters is available only at the begining of the exam. If you don't adjust your preferences at that time, you won't have a chance to do it later. Take care! T.
I took the CAE computer-based exam this year also, and I actually had the possibility to change the volume level at anytime, as well as the letters size, tough I didn’t need to use that option. I don’t know the reason why our exams’ options functioned different. Weird.
I like the paper base because you don't want to be stressed by seeing the time , how much u left and all of the stuff. on the other hand, the computer-based exam has that time thing and it always stresses me out. anyways, I've gotta do what my institute has recommended so, basically, I've to go no options rather than doing the computer-based exam. I've got my exam tmrw and with your tips Ben I'm sure I'll get a good passing grade. Thank you.
As a candidate who sat for the FCE exam, I can tell you Ben that the listening part was a nightmare. I was unlucky because I had another candidate who was caughing all the time. I couldn't even hear the audios clearly. That's why I think I didn't do well at Listening. Thank God I passed my FCE. But I didn't fulfil my expectations as I wanted.
Thanks for your advice. My biggest concern is time management. Even though I have been practicing for a while I am still not able to finish the reading/writing parts in the allotted time. That’s why I feel that the computer-based exam may be the best option for me. Anyway, I still have a long way before I need to make that decision!
Yes, that's a common issue for many students. You just have to practice reading fast. And, yes, the CB exam should help, too. If you have that possibility.
I'm a little old fashioned and I'm going ALWAYS prefer paper-based. However I'm truly considering to choose Online for my C1 test, mainly because of the writing, where I think it's utterly better to manage the time, manage the text, etc and because of the listening, where we can use our own headphone (I have a Hi-Res one), of course it's not a miracle, but I want to guarantee as many vantages as possible
As always, thank you for your advice. I'm taking the CB CPE within a couple of weeks and your videos have reassured me and served me as a study guide. Just wanted to tell you. Keep it up!!
I think for people who use a lot of computer, which are must of us, all that tips are really important. But, I´m a kind of person who still read a physical book and write down on a paper. I think, I would be lost about all this buttons hahahaha. I believe, it´s all about personality and how you get to be more comfortable doing the exam. Thanks for the video.
Unfortunately I had no option but to choose the paper-based one (CPE). I hope it works out. I've been practising and preparing for a while now and I'll take the exam in December.
Good luck fella! I'll be taking CAE, and I'm a bit nervous... Whatsoever I've been studying c2 material combined with c1, so at the lexical part I'm fine. Just worried about the time management!
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks a lot Ben. People like you actually make me remember why I decided to apply for exam in the first place and give me more confidence to know I can do it.
Hello Ben! I am doing the computer based C2 this weekend and I was wondering if they give you or let you have a blank paper sheet during the exam. Thank you very much for all the advice you give in each video, very helpful!! :)
Hello teacher Ben, and everybody here. From my experience few days ago I took an English Exam with Cambridge University online name CEPTO it assessment my listening and reading it an adaptation Exam. First listening was easy after it was difficult but God help me. It doesn't have timer. However, from my view point it kind of exam is useful to take for knowing our English level before taking other Cambridge Exams. The several pieces of advice of the teacher Ben here in RUclips were useful for me. I got C1 in that part. And I am waiting the score of speaking and writing. I had to describe a picture in detail but it had to be only during five seconds and for me it is a short time. Dispite of that I did the best. I don't know how is in the others English exams. Furthermore, I need to improve my agility for writing since I had to do an English essay of five paragraphs on paper and to be 300 words. But how can I do how many words are written on paper. While in word file it is possible. So I have been praying with to God.
I've already signed up for the paper-based exam. I'm an old-fashioned person... I like the feel of the paper... 😅 Besides, the computer screen makes me tire faster... Good video though.
paper-based version all day. I just cant focus looking at a screen all the time. It's just not it. I decided to wait a little bit longer and go for it. I don't care if I have to wait 3 months to get my results, as long as I pass it.
Hi, and I also think that it is much easier for the examiners to read the writing part of the exam. Sometimes the hand.writing of the students is very complicated to understand, isn´t it?
Hi Ben! Thank you for these great advices. Could you tell me some web pages to practice this computer based exam? I mean I would like to get used to the format and I only have practised with the sample exam from Cambridge web site. Thank you!
I have a question about the scoring. Specifically in the part 4 (UoE), there are often cases where what you type in is closely related to the answer given in mock exams. In reality, for scoring, is it merely an algorithm/software that corrects your answers or is it proofread by an evaluator? E.g.: I wrote 'me of hiding the truth' instead of 'me of not telling the truth' in the complete sentence 'Are you accusing about__________what happened?'. In my view, my answer could be classified as correct.
Could you clarify that for me, it's been a long time since I sat a Cambridge exam. Regarding to the C2 the time for transferring the answers to the answer sheet is included in the overall time for the part of the exam you're taking? Is the time for the written exam the same than for the computer based? Thank you.
You can reposition paragraph but I don't know whether you can do it with the keys. I highly recommend you do the sample computer based exam on the official Cambridge website
HELP! My exam (computer based) is in 2 days and I have a big question, when writing something like a proposal I´ve seen titles or headings are recommended, how can I write these on the computer? Does it give you an option at all? Should I just ditch titles?
What I mean with "recommended" is that they're not necessary or at least that's what I've read online. I don´t wanna miss out on points just because of that tho.
It's not compulsory to include a title and headings but it's recommendable. You will be able to include them in the Computer-based exam. The official Cambridge website has a sample exam in which you can practise on the platform used in the CB exam.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks. I´ve already played around with the sample exam but I can't seem to find an "option" to actually "make" a title. I imagine if I just space it out from the paragraphs a little the correctors will know its a title... right? I ask because I was expecting an option to like underline it or something . Thank you sm for the help
I have a question about the listening on computar based. We usually have 5 or more questions and the audio is played twice. Is the audio played for all the questions and after that it's played once more ou it is played the first question, played again the first question, etc? Can we pause between one question and the another one or the audio keep going?
Hi! I still don’t get if you have to take your own computer or you do the exam on a computer at the examining centre. In that case, are they desktop computers or laptops?
Hi, Ben! Some of my students don't want to do the CB exam because they feel they need to be typing trained to be able to do well at the writing paper. That's not true, right?
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Pass at Grade B. I definitely recommend everyone to take the examen in CB form. The writing is way more easy (due to the organisation) and being able to do the listening with headphones allows you to concentrate much more. Thanks for your tips 😜
Are results of Use of English always controlled by examiner, because multiple answers may be correct, whereas on the with practice exercises just one answer is right. Are PC-based exams the same as practice exams? For example: APOLOGISE Adrian______________down with his behaviour. my answer: Adrian down with his behaviour. (6 words, correct, but according to practice wrong) the answer: Adrian down with his behaviour. (4 words, correct according to practice)
Hi! :) Is there any way to take any sample computer-based exam? Does british council share the system in which you can take any sample test just to prepare?
The pc won't let you start until you have checked the box. Also, you don't 'submit' anything; the test - eg the Writing paper - gets sent to Cambridge as a complete 'unit' when the time has elapsed.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. thanks! will it be possible to see your own version written (your work) after receiving the results? And what if the computer makes a mistake in checking? Does a paper-based person check everything?
No. You will not get any feedback, just a result for the Writing paper. The Writing paper is marked by trained Writing examiners, not by computers (not yet, anyway)
Good video from you here, but you did not appreciate the fact that many candidates lacks computer knowledge. As a result may encounter hitches while the exam time runs like a wild fire. I expected you to suggest that those without computer know how should go for paper test. Agin, i would like to know if essay writing is part of the exam or is it objective based only with drag and place? Thanks for your time.
In addition in the writing part there is word count and words you type can't be misinterpreted!
Good points! Thanks.
Yes, that was the biggest reasing for me to do the computer based test and now that I'm doing already my second one in two weeks, I chose the computer based one again. I think you save a lot of your time by doing so.
@@amischneider6395Hi. Which was the first exam you've taken?
It's better for an examiner to check. More pleasant, less exhausting bcz of someone's handwriting that might be litterally illegible
Another huge advantage of taking the computer-based exam is that what you've written in the "Writing" task wouldn't be considered unreadable right off the bat.
Well, I'd argue that the computer based exam is quite easier in comparison to the paper exam. When I first attended the C2 Proficiency exam, I went to the paper based one, and to my surprise it wasn't that hard, BUT there comes a serious but: which is that the time for the reading and use of english at least for me was not enough and I ended up 10 points short for C2 and reasoning behind it was that I didn't have enough time to paste my answers on the answer sheet I turned in a bit over half the exercises and ended up failing, while there is no answer sheet for the computer based one. That was the biggest game changer at least for me.
I passed the FCE, thanks for the tips.🎉I did the computer-based exam.
I chose the computer-based exam because I need the results as soon as possible, but I was worried and had many questions about it. Now I know it was the best option, I can't thank you enough.
Great! You're welcome 🙂
Hi Ben, I would add a small difference between that what you said and my expierience of taking FCE computer-based exam this year. A possibility of adjustment of volume level and sizing of letters is available only at the begining of the exam. If you don't adjust your preferences at that time, you won't have a chance to do it later. Take care! T.
Thanks for that. Very useful information 👍
I took the CAE computer-based exam this year also, and I actually had the possibility to change the volume level at anytime, as well as the letters size, tough I didn’t need to use that option. I don’t know the reason why our exams’ options functioned different. Weird.
@@saradiez2975 me too, I did the exam a month ago and I could change the settings in the middle (I actually used this though, it was very helpful)
@@amischneider6395 Hi! a quick question, do you need to take your own headphones or do they provide some at the exam? thank you!!
Could you please tell me, are there some breaks between parts of a test in comparison with paper based?
I like the paper base because you don't want to be stressed by seeing the time , how much u left and all of the stuff. on the other hand, the computer-based exam has that time thing and it always stresses me out. anyways, I've gotta do what my institute has recommended so, basically, I've to go no options rather than doing the computer-based exam. I've got my exam tmrw and with your tips Ben I'm sure I'll get a good passing grade. Thank you.
As a candidate who sat for the FCE exam, I can tell you Ben that the listening part was a nightmare. I was unlucky because I had another candidate who was caughing all the time. I couldn't even hear the audios clearly. That's why I think I didn't do well at Listening. Thank God I passed my FCE. But I didn't fulfil my expectations as I wanted.
Thanks for your advice. My biggest concern is time management. Even though I have been practicing for a while I am still not able to finish the reading/writing parts in the allotted time. That’s why I feel that the computer-based exam may be the best option for me. Anyway, I still have a long way before I need to make that decision!
Yes, that's a common issue for many students. You just have to practice reading fast. And, yes, the CB exam should help, too. If you have that possibility.
I'm a little old fashioned and I'm going ALWAYS prefer paper-based. However I'm truly considering to choose Online for my C1 test, mainly because of the writing, where I think it's utterly better to manage the time, manage the text, etc and because of the listening, where we can use our own headphone (I have a Hi-Res one), of course it's not a miracle, but I want to guarantee as many vantages as possible
I think they give you the headpones, you cannot wear yours
@@dopipa8268 thankfullt you can, I 've alread asked them :)
Ben, thanks for clarifying those CBased and PBased differences!
I would never know that by myself
Happy to help!
As always, thank you for your advice. I'm taking the CB CPE within a couple of weeks and your videos have reassured me and served me as a study guide. Just wanted to tell you. Keep it up!!
Great! Thanks for your comment ☺️
I think for people who use a lot of computer, which are must of us, all that tips are really important. But, I´m a kind of person who still read a physical book and write down on a paper. I think, I would be lost about all this buttons hahahaha.
I believe, it´s all about personality and how you get to be more comfortable doing the exam. Thanks for the video.
I agree
Unfortunately I had no option but to choose the paper-based one (CPE). I hope it works out. I've been practising and preparing for a while now and I'll take the exam in December.
Good luck fella! I'll be taking CAE, and I'm a bit nervous... Whatsoever I've been studying c2 material combined with c1, so at the lexical part I'm fine. Just worried about the time management!
I'm sure you'll be fine. Practise, preparation and having the level are more important factors than the type of exam you take.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks a lot Ben. People like you actually make me remember why I decided to apply for exam in the first place and give me more confidence to know I can do it.
Great!
Hello Ben! I am doing the computer based C2 this weekend and I was wondering if they give you or let you have a blank paper sheet during the exam.
Thank you very much for all the advice you give in each video, very helpful!! :)
Yes. If they don't give you paper, you can ask for some
Hello teacher Ben, and everybody here. From my experience few days ago I took an English Exam with Cambridge University online name CEPTO it assessment my listening and reading it an adaptation Exam. First listening was easy after it was difficult but God help me. It doesn't have timer. However, from my view point it kind of exam is useful to take for knowing our English level before taking other Cambridge Exams. The several pieces of advice of the teacher Ben here in RUclips were useful for me. I got C1 in that part. And I am waiting the score of speaking and writing. I had to describe a picture in detail but it had to be only during five seconds and for me it is a short time. Dispite of that I did the best. I don't know how is in the others English exams. Furthermore, I need to improve my agility for writing since I had to do an English essay of five paragraphs on paper and to be 300 words. But how can I do how many words are written on paper. While in word file it is possible. So I have been praying with to God.
5 seconds to describe a picture in detail?? 😳 That's impossible, surely.
I've already signed up for the paper-based exam. I'm an old-fashioned person... I like the feel of the paper... 😅 Besides, the computer screen makes me tire faster... Good video though.
I understand that. I'm sure you'll be fine with the paper-based option.
Some great tips here, Ben. An excellent video.
Thanks, Craig. Appreciate it
Well you convinced me
thanks for the information
paper-based version all day. I just cant focus looking at a screen all the time. It's just not it. I decided to wait a little bit longer and go for it. I don't care if I have to wait 3 months to get my results, as long as I pass it.
I really appreciate your advice. Thanks a lot!
You're welcome! 🙂
Hi, and I also think that it is much easier for the examiners to read the writing part of the exam. Sometimes the hand.writing of the students is very complicated to understand, isn´t it?
Yes, I guess so. 🙂
thanks Ben for this useful video, much appreciated!
My pleasure!
Are you allowed to have a sheet of paper even in the CBE? I mean, in order to take notes if necessary.
Yes, you are
I don't have to make any decisions about the type of exam, but if I had to, I would have a second thought after looking at Any's face
😂 She has that effect on people!
A beautiful dog! i am still thinking about doing exam on paper, I am from little older generation and somehow I trust paper more, Idk why 😄
Me too 🙂
Thanks Ben. Very useful :-)
Thank you so much for the video. Are students allowed to have some paper and a pen during computer-based exam just to take some notes?
Yes, you'll have paper.
Hi Ben! Thank you for these great advices. Could you tell me some web pages to practice this computer based exam? I mean I would like to get used to the format and I only have practised with the sample exam from Cambridge web site. Thank you!
I prefer paper baésed and close contact
I have a question about the scoring. Specifically in the part 4 (UoE), there are often cases where what you type in is closely related to the answer given in mock exams. In reality, for scoring, is it merely an algorithm/software that corrects your answers or is it proofread by an evaluator?
E.g.: I wrote 'me of hiding the truth' instead of 'me of not telling the truth' in the complete sentence 'Are you accusing about__________what happened?'. In my view, my answer could be classified as correct.
Thanks🧚♀️
Thank you for your video. I was wondering, should we use small or capital letters to type the answers?🤔
You should lower case when appropriate and upper case when appropriate (if the word is at the beginning of a sentence or is a proper noun)
@@tothepointenglishwithben. thank you💟
Hi, Ben! Thanks for tis really useful info! Where can I practise for the digital exams? I wasn't able to find any link... thanks in advance!
Could you clarify that for me, it's been a long time since I sat a Cambridge exam. Regarding to the C2 the time for transferring the answers to the answer sheet is included in the overall time for the part of the exam you're taking?
Is the time for the written exam the same than for the computer based? Thank you.
You have the same amount of time for both versions, so in some respects you have more time because there's no transferring to do.
I would want to take the computer base exam but I don't think I got much of a choice in my uni😭
In writing section, do CTRL+C and CTRL-V work, so that we can reposition paragraphs and sentences if we want to?
You can reposition paragraph but I don't know whether you can do it with the keys. I highly recommend you do the sample computer based exam on the official Cambridge website
You can adjest the spacing, ir delete parts, but you cannot copy paste, probably as it would give you an unfair advantage over the PB.
I have a question. In 2024, the Cambridge CB exams will be switching to Digital. Can you do a session on how the two versions differ? Any 'surprises'?
I don't recall you mentioning it, but, would you have to bring your own PC or does usually the center provide you one?
It is provided, or at least it should be
For computer based exam, especially listening part, can we take a quick general look at the whole questions or just one by one?
You will be able to see the other questions just like in the paper based exam.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks a bunch for your useful guidance 😍
You're welcome 🙂
HELP! My exam (computer based) is in 2 days and I have a big question, when writing something like a proposal I´ve seen titles or headings are recommended, how can I write these on the computer? Does it give you an option at all? Should I just ditch titles?
What I mean with "recommended" is that they're not necessary or at least that's what I've read online. I don´t wanna miss out on points just because of that tho.
It's not compulsory to include a title and headings but it's recommendable.
You will be able to include them in the Computer-based exam.
The official Cambridge website has a sample exam in which you can practise on the platform used in the CB exam.
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks. I´ve already played around with the sample exam but I can't seem to find an "option" to actually "make" a title. I imagine if I just space it out from the paragraphs a little the correctors will know its a title... right? I ask because I was expecting an option to like underline it or something . Thank you sm for the help
@@pnkmnklt3454 Hi! What did you do? I have the same doubt right now. Thank you!
I have a question about the listening on computar based. We usually have 5 or more questions and the audio is played twice. Is the audio played for all the questions and after that it's played once more ou it is played the first question, played again the first question, etc? Can we pause between one question and the another one or the audio keep going?
I was very distracted by mouse clicking from the person sitting near me and I didn’t have concentration at all to do my reading paper
Amy's bit is hilarious! 😂
Hi! I still don’t get if you have to take your own computer or you do the exam on a computer at the examining centre. In that case, are they desktop computers or laptops?
Hi, Ben! Some of my students don't want to do the CB exam because they feel they need to be typing trained to be able to do well at the writing paper. That's not true, right?
No. They don't need to be trained typists, but it is an advantage if they can type relatively quickly and accurately as the time is so limited.
You don't talk about the writing part ! It's the one question all students have because many students have slow/poor typing skills.
If the length is exactly the same won't I be penalized in the writing part? I'm way faster writing with a pen than with a computer.
Taking my CB CAE tomorrow :'(
All the best!
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Pass at Grade B. I definitely recommend everyone to take the examen in CB form. The writing is way more easy (due to the organisation) and being able to do the listening with headphones allows you to concentrate much more. Thanks for your tips 😜
Kindly guide me....
Are results of Use of English always controlled by examiner, because multiple answers may be correct, whereas on the with practice exercises just one answer is right.
Are PC-based exams the same as practice exams?
For example:
APOLOGISE
Adrian______________down with his behaviour.
my answer: Adrian down with his behaviour. (6 words, correct, but according to practice wrong)
the answer: Adrian down with his behaviour. (4 words, correct according to practice)
I have no idea about computer
🤝
Hi! I have a doubt, can you go back to check and change previous sections you have already done during the exam and at the end of it?
No, once you finish each paper, you can't go back to it again. It's the same as the paper-based exam in that sense.
Hi! :) Is there any way to take any sample computer-based exam? Does british council share the system in which you can take any sample test just to prepare?
There is a sample Computer based exam on the official Cambridge website
Question about Writing : Part 2/3 ... What happens if I submitted my answer , but forgot to check the "Choose this Answer" Box???
The pc won't let you start until you have checked the box. Also, you don't 'submit' anything; the test - eg the Writing paper - gets sent to Cambridge as a complete 'unit' when the time has elapsed.
Do you teach online? I'm interested in taking classes with you 😁
You can contact me via Instagram, Facebook or Telegram (see video description) 🙂
Are there some breaks between parts of computer based exam? In comparison with paper one
Yes. There will be breaks between the papers
@@tothepointenglishwithben. thanks! will it be possible to see your own version written (your work) after receiving the results?
And what if the computer makes a mistake in checking? Does a paper-based person check everything?
No. You will not get any feedback, just a result for the Writing paper. The Writing paper is marked by trained Writing examiners, not by computers (not yet, anyway)
Where I can booked my computer-based exam?
At the exam centre where you're planning on taking the exam.
Do they give you the earphones? Or you have to bring them from home?
They give you earphones
Good video from you here, but you did not appreciate the fact that many candidates lacks computer knowledge. As a result may encounter hitches while the exam time runs like a wild fire. I expected you to suggest that those without computer know how should go for paper test. Agin, i would like to know if essay writing is part of the exam or is it objective based only with drag and place? Thanks for your time.
Is the computer based exam correct by an actual teacher or by the computer? I would appreciate your answer
All exams are marked in the same way. Some parts by computer, others by trained examiners
you read my thoughts at 7:30 LOL
😆👍
Me too
Hi everyone. What is the telegram channel's name? I cannot find it. Thank you in advance.
Send me a message via the link in the video description and I'll add you 👍