Joy, I am not an English language expert by any means, but judging from the English used in your posts you may not need to do the workshop. Having said that, the workshop simply gives you some familiarity with the exam itself, the question format and the setting etc. Many on here have done without the workshop and been succesful but others have found it beneficial. My wife entered the exam room with more confidence having done the workshop. She also met others in a similar position to herself, when she did the 1 day workshop.