Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
Exam details and timetables for 2011
Set texts
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard: Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay (1998); film directed by John Madden.
Teachers may choose to prepare candidates for questions on this set text by studying the film as well as, or instead of, the screenplay.
Philip K. Dick: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968)
The film Blade Runner (1982), directed by Ridley Scott is based on this novel, but is very different from the original text and should not be studied instead of the novel as preparation for questions in CPE Paper 2.
Timetable
Please contact your centre to find out what dates they offer.
March (paper–based exams)
| Saturday 12 March (0302) |
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
| 25 February–13 March |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
May (paper–based exams)
| Saturday 14 May (0302) |
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
| 06 May–15 May |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
June (paper–based exams)
| Thursday 16 June (0300) |
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
| 27 May–19 June |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
November (paper–based exams) (NEW)
| Sunday 12 November (0302) |
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
| 04 November–13 November |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
December (paper–based exams)
| Saturday 03 December (0302) |
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
| 18 November–11 December |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
December (paper–based exams)
| Thursday 08 December (0300) |
| (morning) | Paper 1 (Reading) |
| (morning) | Paper 2 (Writing) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 3 (Use of English) |
| (afternoon) | Paper 4 (Listening) |
| Papers must be administered in this sequence 1, 2, 3 and 4 |
| Window for Paper 5 (Speaking) |
| 18 November–11 December |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement within a specified period. Contact your centre for more details. |
