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04/06/202210/10/2022Uncategorised

A brief guide to the BEC Exam Guide website and e-book.

Last week a student sent me a message asking how to use the website. I wrote back asking for some specific questions. This is what he asked and my answers to him and for you too!

18/04/202216/09/2022Uncategorised

How to say Numbers in English (and hear them too).

Do you need to know how to say 28 838, or 48 956 781, or even 11.2589? Would like to be know how to say 2/3 or €11.45? Find out how to say them here and it will help you hear them in the listening exam too.

21/01/202216/09/2022Uncategorised

Grammarly – A sensational tool. Like your own personal English language teacher (for free!)

Here is why you need Grammarly to help your writing and need to download it as soon as possible!

14/05/202024/01/2022Uncategorised

Why you shouldn’t take the FCE or CAE exams! (because the Business exams are better for your CV, your career prospects and your future salary).

A number of people recently have been asking recently which Cambridge English exam – I have advised all of them to take the Business exams because most of the people asking me have been a) aged between 24 and 45) and b) Professionals.

29/04/202013/10/2020Uncategorised

How long is the BEC Vantage certificate valid for? And the BEC Higher, the BEC Preliminary? All your questions answered here!

One common question about the Cambridge English Business Exams – B1 Business Preliminary (BEC Preliminary), B2 Business Vantage (BEC Vantage) and C1 Business Higher (BEC Higher) is how long is the certificate valid for? One of the many advantages of the exams is that the certificate is valid for life – it never officially expires.

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