New speaking paper question

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the first

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change that you need to know about is

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that in the speaking paper of the exams

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often the first question used to be

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where are you from but now that has

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changed now that question is where do

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you live now in the B2 first and C1

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Advanced that may not be your first

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question it often is but it may not be

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in the C2 proficiency exam if you're

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planning on taking the C2 proficiency

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exam that will be the first question

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where do you live now it may seem like a

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small change not a big difference right

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between where are you from and where do

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you live but if you have been preparing

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for the speaking paper and you've been

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thinking about how you're going to

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answer that first question and then on

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the day of the exam you find that it's a

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different question it may be a bit

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disconcerting or discombobulating so

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that's the first change just that

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question where where are you from is now

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where do you live another change which

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only affects the C2 proficiency and B2

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first for schools not the the normal B2

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first exam the general B2 first the B2

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first for schools which is slightly

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different those two exams used to have

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an option in the writing paper which was

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called the set text option so this was

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in part two where you had the option of

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reading one or two books before the exam

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and then choosing