Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
Exam details and timetables for 2010
Set texts
Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard: Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay (1998); film directed by John Madden.
N.B. 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)
N.B. 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
March Session (paper-based exam)
| Saturday 06 March (0302) (NEW) |
| (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) |
| 05 March–28 March |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement
within a specified period. Contact your centre for more
details. |
May Session (paper-based exam)
| Sunday 16 May (0302) (NEW) |
| (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) |
| 07 May–16 May |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement
within a specified period. Contact your centre for more
details. |
June Session (paper-based exam)
| Thursday 17 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) |
| 24 May–20 June |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement
within a specified period. Contact your centre for more
details. |
December Session (paper-based exam)
| Sunday 05 December (0302) (NEW) |
| (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) |
| 19 November–12 December |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement
within a specified period. Contact your centre for more
details. |
December Session (paper-based exam)
| Thursday 09 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) |
| 19 November–12 December |
| This paper is held by separate arrangement
within a specified period. Contact your centre for more
details. |
