I came to Poland one month ago from Manchester

Welcome.

I \'m Arthur, exactly one month ago I came to Poland (from manchester). My present derivation is Manchester. I found this site by chance with help of my friend from Warsaw.I\'m incapable of anything at this website because I don\'t know what is it about:) I don\'t understand Poles, especially when they\'re speaking Polish:)I hope that my clue will be precious for everyone who\'s really interested in passing any UCLES examination, for instance FCE exam. For 2 years I\'ve worked at Cambridge University Press. I came across something that always wanted to do. But after that I moved to Melbourne and there I was checking exams (PET, FCE, CAE, CPE). The rules are known for everyone who\'s going to pass it but I must tell you one thing. Pay special attention when it come to parts like \"Use of English\", \"Listening\", \"Reading\" because the are the most important. I\'m telling you about it from my experience because supervisors (in case of checking exam) checking those part very seriously. It\'s only my hint.
Avoid mistakes:) Good luck at any exam which you\'re going to take:)

Arthur Oldman

Thank You

Are you sure that use of english is checked very serious????

seriously (sorry for my error!)

Oh, yes, Arthur... You are incapable indeed... Give us a break, please.

Have you got any experience at checking BEC Vantage exams? If yes, please tell me which parts are the most important?

I looking forward to your response.

Best regards,

Aneta

hey! well...no, not really, i only live in uk. i moved here \'bout 6-7 years ago, maybe longer...or shorter than that. I live in trowbridge (wiltshire, near Bath) but it\'d be cool, if u can get messanger(6) and we could have a chat, if u want my e-mail (?)
love aneta XxX

I have a sneaking suspiction that Mr Oldman is not exactly who he claims to be...
Not that I want to get into any arguments about his identity, but I would like to clarify two things:
1. All written Cambridge ESOL papers are checked in England, so it is more than unlikely that Mr Oldman, living in Melbourne, was a marker for any of the exams he mentions.
2. Cambridge ESOL maintains exactly the same standards of checking the papers, so that there is no possibility of certain examiners/markers being more severe than others, and some papers being checked more carefully that others.

I would also like to thank Pocahontas for her commonsensical approach. :)

Best regards,
Monika Chilewicz

PS I suppose it would be more appropriate to use the word \'origin\' in relation to one\'s home city, instead of \'derivation\' which, by definition, usually refers to words and phrases :)

Yes, I have to agree with Monika that this \'Arthur\' is definitely an imposter, judging by what he says and his level of English. Please ignore him.

Having read what he had to tell us, I must admit that his level of English is not good enough to check exams. As far as I\'m concerned he\'s a liar.