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Cambridge ESOL CPE

Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)

Welcome to the CPE Home page, where you can find all the information and help you need to start preparing for CPE.

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ABOUT CPE

CPE is the highest-level Cambridge ESOL exam, at Level C2 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). What is Level C2? If you are able to function effectively in almost any English-speaking context and are approaching a standard of English similar to that of an educated native speaker, then CPE is the exam for you.

What's in CPE?

The table below shows you the different parts of CPE. You can also view the CPE papers in more detail.

Paper	Content	Time	Marks (% of total)
Reading	4 parts/40 questions	1 hour 30 minutes	20%
Writing	2 parts	2 hours	20%
Use of English	5 parts/44 questions	1 hour 30 minutes	20%
Listening	4 parts/28 questions	about 40 minutes	20%
Speaking	3 parts	19 minutes per pair of candidates	20%

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