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Intensive CAE course



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This course is intended to boost the general linguitic competence of the Advanced-level student across the four skills-reading, writing, listening, speaking. The classes and the tutorials are tailored to respond to the format of the FCE Cambridge exam. Hence, focus is given on developing strategies for the five parts of the exam.

 

The method of teaching is the communicative approach. The teacher is never the sage on the stage. We always try to develop self-confidence, critical thinking, and cultural awareness in our students. Thus, the aim of the course is not just to equip learners with linguistic weaponry for the Cambridge test, but also to enculturate and uplift learners. An independent educator guarantees that standards are never compromised.

 

By the end of the course the student will have mastered the following skills relevant to the examination content :

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EXAMINATION CONTENT

TIME

TASKS

ACHIEVEMENT PERFORMANCE

PART I:

READING

1h and 15 min.

multiple matching, multiple choice, gapped text on four texts

I can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. I can understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to my field.

I can understand gist, main points, detail, text structure. I can extract specific information and deduce meaning. I can recognize opinion and attitude.

PART II:

WRITING

2 hours

Compulsory Part I:

Part II: One task selected from a choice of four

I can express myself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. I can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what I consider to be the salient issues. I can select style appropriate to the reader in mind.

I am aware of and can implement the standards of textuality when I write a letter, a report, a review, instructions, announcements.

PART III: USE OF ENGLISH

1hour and 30 min.

6 parts: multiple choice cloze, open cloze, error correction text, word formation, register transfer, text with gapped sntenses
I can actively control the grammar and vocabulary of the language and demonstrate competence in a variety of tasks: multiple choice cloze, open cloze, word transformation, error correction, word formation, register change gap-fill.

I can demonstrate understanding and control of the formal elements of language in context.

PART IV:

LISTENING:

45 min.

parts

multiple choice, blank filling, selection, reordering

I can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar. I can understand most TV news and current affairs programmes. I can understand the majority of films in standard dialect.

I can understand gist, main points, detail or specific information, or the deduction of meaning.

PART V:

SPEAKING

15 min.


I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views.

I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options. I can produce spoken English in a variety of tasks.