Let’s do a REAL C1 English Test! 🙇‍♂️ (CAE Use of English) [955]

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In episode 949 I did an online test which claimed to be for C1 level, but let's be honest - it was more like an intermediate level, the questions were rubbish and it was ultimately a useless scam. This time I'm taking a proper C1 English test - the Use of English section from a Cambridge CAE exam. Let's see what is required to pass this, and what bits of English you can learn from it.

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What is the pass mark for this CAE test?

I forgot to add that the pass mark is 60% for this test, which means you must get a minimum of about 22/36 in the Use of English section (that's 14 lost points). Could you do it? Bear in mind that this is only a part of the whole test, and you'd need to get at least 60% across all 4 sections (also including listening, writing and speaking).

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1:16.6	Hello, listeners. So a few episodes ago, I did a C1 grammar test, which I found online. It was episode 949 called Let's Do a C1 grammar test. And perhaps I
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