What separates C1 from C2

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hello and welcome my name is ben and

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this is to the point english

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and today i'm going to be talking about

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the difference

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between the c1 advanced and the c2

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cambridge

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english exams also known as the cae and

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cpe exams

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now i'm guessing that as you've clicked

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on this video if you're in one of two

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groups of people

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either you have taken the c1 advanced

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exam and you're thinking about

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taking the c2 proficiency and you you'd

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like to know

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how big the step up is from one one exam

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to the other

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or maybe you've never taken a cambridge

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exam before but you have a good level of

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english

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and you're trying to decide which exam

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is the best one for you

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well in this video i hope to answer your

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doubts and your questions

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but first of all i must say that the c1

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advanced exam

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is very tough right it's challenging

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and very demanding but the c2

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proficiency is

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fiendishly difficult i don't think i'm

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exaggerating when i say that if

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many or maybe even most native english

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speakers

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took the exam tomorrow without

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preparation

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they would fail so really you need to be

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even better than

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a native english speaker in this exam

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but