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C2 Proficient English

Book 6 of 6 · English Self-Learning Series · 16 weeks

The final book of the English Self-Learning Series takes you from C1 to C2, the highest level of English. In 16 weeks you study persuasion and rhetoric, humour and irony, fiction and poetry, academic writing and editing, debate, idioms and allusion, accent and intonation, Sinhala–English interpreting, writing for publication, leading workshops and Cambridge C2 / IELTS 8.5+ exam skills. Every week has a C2 grammar point with Sinhala help, vocabulary and useful phrases, an original reading text, a writing task with a model answer, speaking and listening tasks and a review quiz, and the course ends with the C2 exit test.

Units
17
Lessons
81
Effort
96 hours
Learning
Self-paced

What you will learn

  • Understand virtually everything you hear or read, including irony, humour and implied meaning.
  • Express yourself spontaneously, fluently and precisely, distinguishing fine shades of meaning.
  • Write clear, well-structured articles, reports and essays of a publishable standard.
  • Analyse and discuss literature and poetry, commenting on style, theme and technique.
  • Build persuasive arguments and rebut opposing views in formal debates.
  • Interpret and translate between Sinhala and English in the appropriate register.
  • Plan and lead workshops and training sessions in English with confidence.
  • Sit the Cambridge C2 Proficiency exam or IELTS with a realistic target of band 8.5 or higher.

About this course

About this level

C2 (Proficient) is the highest level of English. At this level you use the language with near-native precision and subtlety. This book is for learners who have completed C1 and need English at the very highest level for university, law, the media, IT, teaching or an international career. Over 16 weeks you master the art of persuasion, humour and irony, literary appreciation, academic writing, interpreting between Sinhala and English, and the exam skills for Cambridge C2 Proficiency and IELTS 8.5+. By the end of the level you will be able to write articles of a publishable standard, lead workshops and debate any topic with confidence.

C2 (Proficient) යනු ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂාවේ ඉහළම මට්ටමයි; මෙහිදී ඔබ ස්වදේශික කථිකයෙකුට ආසන්න නිරවද්‍යතාවකින් සහ සියුම් බවකින් භාෂාව භාවිත කරනවා. මෙම පොත C1 මට්ටම සම්පූර්ණ කළ, විශ්වවිද්‍යාල, නීතිය, මාධ්‍ය, IT, ඉගැන්වීම හෝ ජාත්‍යන්තර රැකියා සඳහා ඉහළම මට්ටමේ ඉංග්‍රීසියක් අවශ්‍ය අය සඳහායි. සති 16ක් තුළ ඔබ ඒත්තු ගැන්වීමේ කලාව, හාස්‍යය සහ උත්ප්‍රාසය (irony), සාහිත්‍ය රසාස්වාදය, ශාස්ත්‍රීය ලේඛනය, සිංහල-ඉංග්‍රීසි භාෂණ පරිවර්තනය සහ Cambridge C2 / IELTS 8.5+ විභාග කුසලතා ප්‍රගුණ කරනවා. මෙම මට්ටම අවසානයේ ඔබට ප්‍රකාශයට පත් කළ හැකි ලිපි ලිවීමට, වැඩමුළු මෙහෙයවීමට සහ ඕනෑම මාතෘකාවක් ගැන විශ්වාසයෙන් විවාද කිරීමට හැකි වේවි.

Your daily 60-minute routine

The book asks for about an hour a day, six study days a week plus one review day (Sunday):

  • 10 min – Spaced-repetition review of idioms, collocations and near-synonyms (Anki)
  • 15 min – Authentic reading: literature, long-form journalism or academic texts, with annotation
  • 10 min – Listening and shadowing: podcasts, lectures, debates or comedy
  • 10 min – Grammar and style study: one C2 structure or editing technique
  • 10 min – Writing or editing: a paragraph, summary or translation
  • 5 min – Speaking: record a 2-minute reflection or opinion and review it

How the course follows the book

The course follows the book's 16-week plan (weeks 53–68 of the English Self-Learning Series) in the same order and with the same weekly themes:

  1. Rhetoric and persuasion
  2. Humour, irony and understatement
  3. Literature appreciation: fiction
  4. Poetry appreciation
  5. Academic writing and research papers
  6. Editing for style and concision
  7. Advanced debate and argumentation
  8. Cultural references, idioms and allusion
  9. Accent and intonation refinement
  10. Interpreting between Sinhala and English
  11. Writing articles for publication
  12. Leading workshops and training in English
  13. Cambridge C2 Proficiency: Reading and Use of English
  14. Exam skills: Writing and Listening (IELTS 8.5+ and C2)
  15. Speaking exam skills and full mock test
  16. Consolidation, exit test and lifelong learning plan

Each week is one unit with five lessons:

  • Grammar – the week's C2 grammar point explained in clear English, with the book's examples, common mistakes and Sinhala help, followed by practice.
  • Vocabulary and phrases – the week's words, collocations, idioms and useful phrases, with practice.
  • Reading and writing – an original C2 reading text with questions, then the week's writing task with a model answer and a self-check list.
  • Speaking, listening and pronunciation – the book's speaking, listening and pronunciation tasks, links to free resources and the Sunday review.
  • Week review – a ten-question quiz (pass mark 70%, unlimited attempts).

The book's ten tasks for each week appear in the lessons where they belong. If you choose Sinhala explanations, you also see the book's Sinhala for the weekly goals, tasks, grammar rules and many examples and words.

The exit test

The course ends with the C2 exit test: 25 questions on all eight C2 grammar topics, vocabulary, idioms, near-synonyms, register and reading. You need 70% to pass; if you do not pass, you can try again after one hour. The book's exit test also includes performance tasks – a 10-minute persuasive talk, an 800-word article, interpreting in both directions and a mock C2 or IELTS exam – which you check yourself in Week 16.

Certificate

Complete all the required lessons and pass the exit test to receive a myedu.lk certificate of completion. The certificate shows that you finished this course; it is not an official English qualification such as Cambridge C2 Proficiency or IELTS.

Please note

This course is text-based. Listening tasks link to free external resources, and speaking and writing tasks are self-assessed with model answers and checklists.

Who this course is for

Learners in Sri Lanka who have completed C1 and need English at the highest level for university, law, the media, IT, teaching or international work, including candidates preparing for Cambridge C2 Proficiency or IELTS band 8.5 or higher.

Before you start

C1 (Advanced) level English: you have completed Book 5 of the English Self-Learning Series (C1 Advanced) or you can already understand long, demanding texts, express yourself fluently and write clear, well-structured texts on complex subjects.

Course structure

17 units · 81 lessons · about 30.5 hours of lessons

  1. Week 1: Rhetoric and persuasion

    Overall week 53. By the end of this week you will be able to give a three-minute persuasive speech that uses ethos, pathos and logos and formal subjunctive structures. Grammar: the subjunctive and formal structures. Vocabulary: rhetorical terms and persuasive collocations.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 1: Rhetoric and persuasion · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: the subjunctive and formal structures

      Use the mandative subjunctive (It is essential that he be…) and formal inverted conditions (Were the government to…, Should you…) accurately in formal speech and writing.

    2. Vocabulary and phrases: rhetoric and persuasion

      Name and use the main rhetorical devices (ethos, pathos, logos, tricolon, anaphora) and persuasive collocations such as make a compelling case and lend weight to.

    3. Reading and writing

      Identify ethos, pathos, logos and rhetorical devices in an opinion column, and write a 350-word persuasive speech with a tricolon and two subjunctive clauses.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Deliver a three-minute persuasive speech with clear chunks, deliberate pauses and stress on the key words.

      20 min
    5. Week 1 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 1 (Rhetoric and persuasion) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  2. Week 2: Humour, irony and understatement

    Overall week 54. By the end of this week you will be able to recognise irony and understatement in English humour and use ellipsis and substitution naturally in your own speech. Grammar: advanced ellipsis and substitution. Vocabulary: humour words and British understatement.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 2: Humour, irony and understatement · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: advanced ellipsis and substitution

      Avoid repetition naturally with ellipsis and substitution (I hope not, I'd love to, so can I, the ones on the left, did so) in speech and writing.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: humour, irony and understatement

      Describe and recognise different kinds of humour (deadpan, wry, tongue-in-cheek, self-deprecating) and interpret British understatement.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Explain what a satirical text is really criticising, and write a 300-word humorous blog post using understatement and irony.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Tell a short funny anecdote with deadpan timing and say the same phrase sincerely and sarcastically.

      20 min
    5. Week 2 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 2 (Humour, irony and understatement) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  3. Week 3: Literature appreciation: fiction

    Overall week 55. By the end of this week you will be able to analyse a short story or novel critically and discuss its themes, using articles with abstract nouns correctly. Grammar: articles with abstract nouns. Vocabulary: literary terms and descriptive collocations.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 3: Literature appreciation: fiction · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: articles with abstract nouns

      Choose the right article with abstract nouns – love / the love of a mother / a love of music – when you write and talk about literature.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: literary terms

      Use literary terms (narrator, motif, foreshadowing, allegory, pathos) and descriptive collocations to discuss fiction precisely.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Interpret narrative voice, motifs and symbols in a short story, and write a 400-word critical review of a story.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Talk for three minutes about a novel's themes and read a passage of fiction aloud with clear pauses and stress.

      20 min
    5. Week 3 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 3 (Literature appreciation: fiction) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  4. Week 4: Poetry appreciation

    Overall week 56. By the end of this week you will be able to read an English poem aloud with feeling and write a critical paragraph about its imagery, rhythm and use of inversion. Grammar: stylistic inversion and rhetorical devices. Vocabulary: poetic devices.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 4: Poetry appreciation · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: stylistic inversion and rhetorical devices

      Use inversion for emphasis (Never have I…, Little did we know…, So severe was…) and recognise the tricolon, anaphora and the rhetorical question.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: poetic devices

      Name poetic devices (imagery, metaphor, alliteration, enjambment, stanza, metre) and explain their effect in a poem.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Follow a close reading of a poem and write a 300-word analysis of a poem's imagery, sound and structure.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Recite a sonnet with its iambic rhythm and explain the meaning of a poem to a friend for three minutes without notes.

      20 min
    5. Week 4 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 4 (Poetry appreciation) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  5. Week 5: Academic writing and research papers

    Overall week 57. By the end of this week you will be able to understand the structure of a research paper and write a 250-word abstract using complex noun phrases and hedging. Grammar: complex noun phrases and nominalisation. Vocabulary: academic words and hedging language.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 5: Academic writing and research papers · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: complex noun phrases and nominalisation

      Build complex noun phrases and turn verb-based sentences into concise, noun-based academic sentences without overloading them.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: academic language and hedging

      Use academic vocabulary (posit, corroborate, empirical, extrapolate) and hedge claims appropriately (it would appear that, tends to, arguably).

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Identify the moves of a research paper (context, gap, aim, method, findings) and write a 250-word abstract.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Give a five-minute conference-style talk about a study and answer audience questions using hedging and correct word stress.

      20 min
    5. Week 5 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 5 (Academic writing and research papers) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  6. Week 6: Editing for style and concision

    Overall week 58. By the end of this week you will be able to remove 20–30% of the unnecessary words from any text and edit it so that it is clearer and sharper. Grammar: ellipsis, substitution and nominalisation for concision (review). Vocabulary: editing words and concise alternatives.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 6: Editing for style and concision · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: ellipsis, substitution and nominalisation for concision

      Cut 20–30% of the words from a wordy text using ellipsis, substitution, nominalisation and de-nominalisation without losing meaning.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: editing and plain English

      Talk about style precisely (redundancy, tautology, verbose, jargon) and replace wordy phrases and commonly confused words.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Evaluate an argument about plain English and rewrite office emails in plain English at half their length.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Summarise a ten-minute podcast in exactly sixty seconds and recognise elision and linking in fast speech.

      20 min
    5. Week 6 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 6 (Editing for style and concision) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  7. Week 7: Advanced debate and argumentation

    Overall week 59. By the end of this week you will be able to take part in a 15-minute debate using mixed conditionals and strong counterarguments, and rebut your opponent's points respectfully. Grammar: mixed and implied conditionals. Vocabulary: debate language and logical fallacies.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 7: Advanced debate and argumentation · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: mixed and implied conditionals

      Use mixed conditionals (If I had…, I would be… now) and implied conditionals (But for…, Without…, Otherwise…, Had it not been for…) to argue about causes and consequences.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: debate and logical fallacies

      Use debate language (concede, rebut, refute, counterargument), name eight logical fallacies and disagree politely with the book's debate phrases.

      25 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Identify fallacies, concessions and weak points in two opposing opinion pieces, and write a 400-word argumentative essay with a counterargument and rebuttal.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Speak for and against the same motion and disagree firmly but politely, using contrastive stress.

      20 min
    5. Week 7 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 7 (Advanced debate and argumentation) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  8. Week 8: Cultural references, idioms and allusion

    Overall week 60. By the end of this week you will be able to understand the cultural allusions and idioms you meet in newspapers and conversation, and use at least 20 of them in the right context. Grammar: collocational and idiomatic accuracy. Vocabulary: idioms, proverbs and allusions from Shakespeare, the Bible, Greek myth and cricket.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 8: Cultural references, idioms and allusion · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: collocational and idiomatic accuracy

      Use strong collocations (heavy rain, bitterly disappointed, reach a consensus) accurately and correct miscollocations common in Sri Lankan English.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: allusions and idioms

      Explain and use allusions (Achilles' heel, Pandora's box, a Catch-22), Shakespearean phrases, cricket idioms and the book's idioms and proverbs.

      25 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Interpret allusions and idioms in a business story, and write a 300-word story or column that uses ten idioms naturally.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Explain Sinhala proverbs in English, use eight new idioms naturally in conversation and say idioms as single rhythmic chunks.

      20 min
    5. Week 8 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 8 (Cultural references, idioms and allusion) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  9. Week 9: Accent and intonation refinement

    Overall week 61. By the end of this week you will be able to speak with clear intonation that any international listener can follow easily, while keeping your Sri Lankan identity. Grammar: precision with modality (bound to, liable to, apt to, set to, prone to). Vocabulary: phonetic terms and modal expressions.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 9: Accent and intonation refinement · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: precision with modality

      Express exactly how likely something is with bound to, liable to, apt to, prone to, set to, may well and might conceivably.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: pronunciation terms and modal expressions

      Use phonetic terms (tonic syllable, weak form, elision, linking) to describe your pronunciation, and choose a or an by sound.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Evaluate an argument about accent, identity and intelligibility, and write a 250-word reflection on your own accent.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Use contrastive stress to change meaning, recognise weak forms in fast speech and shadow a news bulletin.

      20 min
    5. Week 9 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 9 (Accent and intonation refinement) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  10. Week 10: Interpreting between Sinhala and English

    Overall week 62. By the end of this week you will be able to interpret the meaning of a two-minute Sinhala talk into English (and from English into Sinhala) immediately and in the right register. Grammar: the subjunctive and formal structures for official register (review). Vocabulary: official and legal register and a Sinhala–English workplace glossary.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 10: Interpreting between Sinhala and English · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: formal structures for official register

      Turn everyday sentences into official English with the passive, the subjunctive, Should-conditions and formal linking expressions.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: official register

      Use official and legal expressions (hereby, notwithstanding, pursuant to) and the book's twelve informal → formal register shifts.

      25 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Explain the challenges of interpreting meaning, register and tone, and translate a Sinhala editorial into natural English.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Interpret short talks consecutively between Sinhala and English and read a translation aloud at a steady 130–150 words per minute.

      20 min
    5. Week 10 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 10 (Interpreting between Sinhala and English) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  11. Week 11: Writing articles for publication

    Overall week 63. By the end of this week you will be able to write a polished 800-word article that could be submitted to a newspaper or website, and a pitch email to an editor. Grammar: articles with abstract nouns and complex noun phrases (review). Vocabulary: journalism terms and headline words.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 11: Writing articles for publication · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: articles, noun phrases and headline grammar

      Use articles and uncountable nouns accurately in articles, write compressed noun phrases for ledes and decode headline grammar.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: journalism and headlines

      Use journalism terms (headline, lede, standfirst, pitch, byline, op-ed) and understand headline words such as slam, probe, row and axe.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Analyse how a feature article opens, develops and ends, and write a pitch email and the opening of an 800-word feature.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Pitch an article idea in 90 seconds, answer questions about it and read your article aloud with correct noun–verb stress.

      20 min
    5. Week 11 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 11 (Writing articles for publication) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  12. Week 12: Leading workshops and training in English

    Overall week 64. By the end of this week you will be able to plan and lead a 20-minute interactive training session in English and answer questions with confidence. Grammar: precise modality and inversion for emphasis (review). Vocabulary: facilitation language.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 12: Leading workshops and training in English · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: modality and inversion for trainers

      Reassure, warn and emphasise in a training session with precise modality (bound to, liable to, apt to) and inversion (Under no circumstances…, Only by…).

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: facilitation language

      Use facilitation language (icebreaker, breakout session, debrief, takeaway, park an issue, wrap up) to start, manage and close a session.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Apply Kolb's experiential learning cycle to training design, and write a detailed 20-minute workshop plan and a feedback form.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Deliver a 20-minute workshop with clear, chunked instructions and handle difficult questions with one-minute answers.

      20 min
    5. Week 12 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 12 (Leading workshops and training in English) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  13. Week 13: Cambridge C2 Proficiency: Reading and Use of English

    Overall week 65. By the end of this week you will know the format of the C2 Proficiency Reading and Use of English paper and be able to complete a full paper in the time allowed. Grammar: key word transformations (inversion, subjunctive, conditionals and collocations). Vocabulary: phrasal verbs, fixed phrases, collocations and word formation.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 13: Cambridge C2 Proficiency: Reading and Use of English · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: key word transformations

      Complete C2 key word transformations accurately, recognising the structure each key word tests (inversion, subjunctive, conditionals, passive reporting).

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: Use of English

      Use phrasal verbs, fixed phrases and word formation tested at C2, and choose correctly between commonly confused words.

      25 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Answer C2-style questions on attitude, implication and vocabulary in context, and write a 240–280-word Part 1 essay.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Speak for two minutes on a C2 prompt card with correct stress on long words, and answer follow-up questions.

      20 min
    5. Week 13 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 13 (Cambridge C2 Proficiency: Reading and Use of English) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  14. Week 14: Exam skills: Writing and Listening (IELTS 8.5+ and C2)

    Overall week 66. By the end of this week you will be able to write IELTS Writing Task 2 and C2 Writing tasks with band 8.5+ accuracy and organisation, within the time allowed. Grammar: implied conditionals, ellipsis and inversion for grammatical range. Vocabulary: band 9 lexical resource and paraphrasing.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 14: Exam skills: Writing and Listening (IELTS 8.5+ and C2) · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: grammatical range for exam writing

      Show grammatical range in exam essays with accurate implied conditionals, ellipsis and inversion, and avoid the although … but error.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: band 9 lexical resource

      Use precise, less common vocabulary (ubiquitous, mitigate, tenuous, equivocate) and paraphrase exam questions in two different ways.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Answer IELTS-style True / False / Not given and detail questions, and write a band 8.5+ Task 2 essay in 40 minutes.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Give developed, nuanced answers to IELTS Speaking Part 3 questions and recognise connected speech in listening tests.

      20 min
    5. Week 14 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 14 (Exam skills: Writing and Listening (IELTS 8.5+ and C2)) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  15. Week 15: Speaking exam skills and full mock test

    Overall week 67. By the end of this week you will be able to complete a full C2 or IELTS mock exam in the time allowed and identify your strengths and weaknesses accurately. Grammar: mixed review of all eight C2 grammar topics. Vocabulary: spoken fluency devices, discourse markers and a review of idioms from weeks 1–14.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 15: Speaking exam skills and full mock test · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: mixed review of the eight C2 topics

      Use all eight C2 grammar topics accurately in a mixed test and identify the topics you need to revise.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: discourse markers and idiom review

      Guide a listener through a long answer with discourse markers (Having said that, If anything, All things considered) and recall idioms from weeks 1–14.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Analyse what makes a C2 speaking answer effective, and write a 280–320-word C2 Part 2 article.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Complete full mock C2 and IELTS speaking tests and fix recurring pronunciation problems.

      25 min
    5. Week 15 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 15 (Speaking exam skills and full mock test) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  16. Week 16: Consolidation, exit test and lifelong learning plan

    Overall week 68. By the end of this week you will have completed the C2 exit test and made your own clear plan for developing your English for the rest of your life. Grammar: full review of all eight C2 grammar topics. Vocabulary: a personal audit of your 300 most useful C2 words, idioms and collocations.

    Show 5 lessons of Week 16: Consolidation, exit test and lifelong learning plan · about 2 hours
    1. Grammar: full review of the eight C2 topics

      Write accurate examples of all eight C2 grammar topics without notes and correct them against the book's rules.

      25 min
    2. Vocabulary and phrases: your personal vocabulary audit

      Select and test your 300 most useful C2 words, idioms and collocations, checking meaning, collocation and register.

      20 min
    3. Reading and writing

      Explain how language skills fade and how to maintain them, and write a 500-word reflective essay and a lifelong learning plan.

      30 min
    4. Speaking, listening and pronunciation

      Give a ten-minute talk on a complex topic, answer questions for five minutes and check yourself against the book's exit test.

      25 min
    5. Week 16 review

      Show that you have mastered Week 16 (Consolidation, exit test and lifelong learning plan) by scoring 70% or more on the review quiz.

      Test 15 min
  17. Exit test

    The final test for the course: 25 questions on all eight C2 grammar topics, vocabulary, idioms, near-synonyms, register and reading. Pass it with 70% or more to complete the course.

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    1. C2 exit test

      Pass the C2 exit test – 25 questions on all eight C2 grammar topics, vocabulary and reading – with a score of 70% or more.

      Test 30 min

Estimated effort

Plan for 96 hours in total, including practice and reviews. At about an hour a day, six days a week, that is about 16 weeks.

How you will learn

  • Grammar explanations with Sinhala help
  • Vocabulary and useful phrases
  • Interactive exercises
  • Weekly review quizzes
  • Speaking, listening, reading and writing tasks
  • Exit test

Try it free

2 lessons of this course are free to try, without an account. Your progress is saved once you enrol.

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Completion and certificate

You complete the course when you have:

  • finished every required lesson (81 lessons), and
  • passed the required course test.

When you complete the course, you receive a myedu.lk certificate of completion with a code that anyone can check online.

A certificate of completion shows that you finished this course on myedu.lk. It is not an independent certification of your English proficiency.

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