Reading
Exam structure
The C2 exam combines reading and "Use of English." You must understand complex texts thoroughly, applying your grammar and vocabulary knowledge precisely. The tasks test your ability to analyze content and confidently master the language. The following parts of this section of the exam are most closely related to reading skills:
Part 5
Here, you read a long text and answer six questions with four options. The questions test your attention to details, opinions, or the structure of the text.
( C2 Proficiency exam format | Cambridge English, n.d.)
Part 5
Part 6
This section contains a text with seven missing paragraphs that you must correctly classify. In this section, you will primarily practice coherence and text structure.
Part 7
You will work with one or more short texts and match ten statements to elements in the text. The task focuses on details and specific information.
General reading
Read books
Reading newspapers
Reading short stories
To deepen your understanding of complex texts, reading comprehension exercises alone aren't enough. Actively engage with English texts to improve your language skills. There are countless ways to do this:
The goal is to convert all regular encounters with German text into English texts in order to gradually get used to it.
Reading
Specific details
Set your phone's language to English
Let your AI answer in English
Preparation
Preparing for reading skills is mainly about practice and exposure to English texts.
Practice
Now that you understand English texts consistently, you can focus on answering questions about them.
AI is an extremely useful tool for this step. Below you'll find an AI window specifically programmed for creating texts and tasks. Here are your next steps:
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Tell Grok which part you want to practice (5, 6 or 7).
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Open a Word document, OneNote, or a similar program and write down your solutions there.
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Copy your answers and submit them in the Grok chat.
The AI will correct your answers and give you helpful tips.
Text and task generation
