CAE
- 2. • It shows good knowledge of the language • It checks ones ability to use language skills in the real world • Helps to apply for visas to work or study abroad (in the UK or Australia)
- 3. Global acceptance • University of Cambridge, UK • University of Oxford, UK • King’s College London • University of Toronto, Canada • University of Tokyo, Japan • ICN Business School, France • Universita Roma Tre, Italy • Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
- 5. Marks (% Paper Content Time of total) 4 parts/34 1 hour 15 Reading 20% questions minutes 1 hour 30 Writing 2 parts 20% minutes 5 parts/50 Use of English 1 hour 20% questions 4 parts/30 Listening about 40 minutes 20% questions 15 minutes per Speaking 4 parts pair of 20% candidates
- 6. • Time allowed:1 hour 15 minutes • Number of parts:4 • Number of questions:34 • Texts may be from:newspapers and magazines, journals, books (fiction and non- fiction), promotional and informational materials.
- 7. • Part 1 - Multiple choice • Part 2 - Gapped text • Part 3 - Multiple choice • Part 4 - Multiple matching
- 8. • Time allowed:1 hour 30 minutes • Number of parts:2 • Task types: Article, competition entry, contribution to a longer piece, essay, information sheet, letter, proposal, report, review.
- 9. • Part 1 Some material to read which may include material taken from advertisements, extracts from letters, emails, postcards, diaries, short articles, etc. You may have to write an article, a report, a proposal or a letter. • Part 2 A choice of four questions. You have to read some input material which describes a situation, and write one of the following: an article, a competition entry, a contribution to a longer piece, an essay, an information sheet, a letter, a proposal, a report, or a review.
- 10. • Time allowed:1 hour • Number of parts:5 • Number of questions:50
- 11. • Part 1 - Multiple-choice cloze • Part 2 - Open cloze • Part 3 - Word formation • Part 4 - Gap sentences • Part 5 - Key word transformations
- 12. • Time allowed:about 40 minutes • Number of parts:4 • Recordings may be from: monologues: announcements, radio broadcasts, speeches, talks, lectures, anecdotes, etc. or interacting speakers: radio broadcasts, interviews, discussions, etc.
- 13. • Part 1 - Multiple choice • Part 2 - Sentence completion • Part 3 - Multiple choice • Part 4 - Multiple matching
- 14. • Time allowed:15 minutes per pair of candidates • Number of parts:4 • You will have to talk:with the examiner with the other candidate on your own
- 15. • Part 1 (Interview) Conversation between the candidates and the interlocutor. The examiner asks questions and you may have to give information about your interests, studies, careers, etc. • Part 2 (Long turn) You are given from two to five photographs and asked to talk about them. You have to speak for one minute without interruption. Then the candidates receive a different set of photographs and you have to listen and comment when they have finished speaking.
- 16. • Part 3 (Collaborative task) Conversation with a candidate. You are given some pictures and a task to do. You have to talk with the candidate and make a decision. • Part 4 (Discussion) Further discussion with a candidate based on the topics or issues raised in the task in Part 3. The interlocutor asks each of you some questions and you discuss them with the candidate.
- 17. • Score Is based on your total score in all five papers and is shown as a number between 0 and 100. • Grade There are set scores for each grade:
- 18. • 80–100 C2 • 75–79 C1 • 60–74 C1 • 45–59 CEFR Level B2
- 19. • http:// cambridge-english-advanced.cambridgeesol. / • SAMPLES to take you chance • Learn more