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Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

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ABOUT CAE FROM DECEMBER 2008

CAE is an advanced-level Cambridge ESOL exam, at Level C1 of the Council of Europe's Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).  What is Level C1?

What's in CAE from December 2008?

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

Paper Content Time Marks (% of total)
readiconReading 4 parts/34 questions 1 hour 15 minutes 20%
writeiconWriting 2 parts 1 hour 30 minutes 20%
useiconUse of English 5 parts/50 questions 1 hour 20%
listeniconListening 4 parts/30 questions about 40 minutes 20%
speakiconSpeaking 4 parts 15 minutes per pair of candidates 20%

SUPPORT FOR CAE

To help you get started, Cambridge ESOL have some FREE material which you can download for CAE. 

Information for Candidates
This short booklet explains what's in the exam in more detail.

Download the CAE Information for Candidates (English) from Dec. 2008PDFicon (964 Kb)


Sample Papers



WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT CAE 

Phan Hoang Hoa,Vietnam

Phan Hoang Hoa,Vietnam

I am working in an international environment which requires me to continuously improve my English. … After the exam I got the motivation to study more English and then decided to enroll in an MBA conducted in English. The certificate helped me to complete my enrollment procedures as a proof of my English level.

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