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Common mistakes
Common mistakes at KET and how to avoid them Common mistakes at PET and how to avoid them Common mistakes at First Certificate and how to avoid them Common mistakes at CAE and how to avoid them Common mistakes at Proficiency and how to avoid them Common mistakes at IELTS Intermediate and how to avoid them Common mistakes at IELTS Advanced and how to avoid them

Introduction

These invaluable little books highlight the real mistakes that students make in their exams — and show how to avoid them.

Each title draws on real exam mistakes made in the thousands of exam scripts analysed in the Cambridge Learner Corpus.

The Cambridge Learner Corpus contains over 90,000 exam papers from students taking Cambridge ESOL exams all over the world. The Cambridge Learner Corpus forms a database of over 20 million words, which shows the typical mistakes made by students at different exam levels and from different countries. This unique resource informs the entire range of Common mistakes exam books and is only available to Cambridge University Press.

Visit www.cambridge.org/corpus for more information.

Each book:

  • Increases chances of exam success by showing students how to avoid common mistakes
  • Is ideal for self-study and will boost students' confidence as they prepare for their exams
  • Includes regular tests to consolidate learning
  • Gives short snappy explanations of typical errors so students can focus on problem areas
  • Provides exam-style exercises, familiarising students with what to expect in the actual exams
  • Is extremely easy to use, with clear layout and explanations

To find out more about each book, click on the covers at the top of the page.

 

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