Start preparing early

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really

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have too much time preparing for this

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exam because it's not really just about

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learning a few grammar areas a little

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bit of vocabulary and practicing your

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speaking

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no these are difficult exams even the

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first certificate is a tough exam

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so you need to improve your level in

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general of english

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so yeah start preparing at least two

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months before the exam

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tip number three

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dig out your old notes

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so yeah this is this is very useful very

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practical tip you've probably all

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studied a lot of grammar at school and

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you're probably bored with it

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and all the vocabulary a lot of the

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grammar that will be used in the exam

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you have studied you know it

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so you need to revise it you need to

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refresh your memory of all that grammar

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you have studied over the years so yeah

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dig out your old notes your own notes

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are the best notes because you wrote

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them you'll remember

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what you were thinking when you wrote

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those notes you'll have a connection to

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that time

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so it's better than just reading a book

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that somebody else has written your own

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notes are more valuable

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okay tip number four

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immerse yourself

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immerse yourself in the language in

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english surround yourself with english

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this should