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CAE examination strategi
Trainer: Ecaterina Albu, certifed Speaking exVenue: Alliance Fra
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• The Common European Framework o !eerence"anguages #CEF!$ is an international standard odescribing language abilit%&
• http:''www&cambridgeenglish&org'exams'cer'
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
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COE (Conrmation o
entry)Candidates are emailed tdocument after tey sign for te exam!
"t contains importantinformation!#ay attention to details$
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Reading te COE(Conrmation of entry)
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Reading te COE (Conrmof entry)
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CEF! le(el: C)Scale score: )+-.)
Test ormat: Computer/basedbased
0o& o papers: 1Exam length: About 1 hours
• CAE / tests all areas o language abilit%&• 2reparing or Cambridge English: Advanced helps
learners de(elop the skills to make the most o st
working and li(ing in English/speaking countries&
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Exam Format#aper Content #urpose
Reading and %se ofEnglis#) hour 3 minutes$See sample paper
& parts'' 4uestions
Shows %ou can deal confdentl% with dtext, such as fction, newspapers and m%our use o English with di5erent t%pethat show how well %ou can control %o(ocabular%&
riting #) hour 3 minutes$See sample paper
* parts 7ou create two di5erent pieces o writiessa%s, letters'emails, proposals, repo
Listening #about 1 minutes$See sample paper
+ parts',- 4uestions
Tests %our abilit% to ollow and understspoken materials, such as inter(iews, broadcasts, presentations, talks and e(con(ersations&
.peaking #)8 minutes per pair ocandidates$See sample paper
+ parts Tests %our abilit% to communicate e5ecti(esituations& 7ou will take the Speaking test wcandidate&/e .peaking test is taken face to face
candidates and two examiners! /is crrealistic and relia1le measure of your
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Statement o !e
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Fail to 2*
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Remem1er$ /e score is an a3era
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CAE Reading and %se of Englis
Time: 4r ,- min
Reading5 #arts 40 '0 0 60 &
%se of Englis5 #arts *0 ,0 +
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Reading 7 Clo8e 9 multiple coice(CAE #4) : ;-!' minute
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%se of Englis 7 Clo8e 9 no coices(CAE #*) : ;4min"C/ what part o speech needs to be deduced
• Eliminate wrong options, ormulating %oursel clear awh% the% don;t ft
• Reread the whole sentence with the choice to see i it s
right
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%se of Englis 7 Clo8e 9 word formation(CAE #,) : ;4minp
them into correct grammatical orms$ b% using pand su?xes
• #RE>"C/ what part o speech needs to be orme
• Eliminate wrong options, ormulating %ourselarguments wh% the% don;t ft
• Reread the whole sentence with the choice to ssounds right
• @ it eels that the gi(en word fts, think again - %might need a negati3e&
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#ractice word ormation extensi(el%&
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%se of Englis 7 Lexico:grammaticaltransformations(CAE #+) : ;*mineduce what needs to be paraphrased&
• "ook at the com1ina1ility o the @VE0 word
• #ay attention to5 prepositions, keeping tenses, keepmeaning, 0T CBA0@0 the gi(en word, use 3/ wo
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Reread and check&
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Reading 7 text 9 multiple coice(CAE #') : ;*min
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Reading 7 opinion texts 9 crossmatcing(CAE #) : ;,min - read all texts keeping in mind what %ou are
locate and isolate the location o possible answer in thebased on ke%words&
• /"R> - conrm that %our choice is correct - underline
line#s$ that contain the right answer& Follow what was p
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Reading 7 gapped text 9 lling(CAE #6) : ;*min connections to main point o
• /"R> - conrm that %our choice is correct - follcorrect connections&
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Reading 7 +:' texts 9 multiple matcing fac(CAE #&) : ;4min phrasal (erbs > complex (ocabula
• Text might contain examples for the general concept gi(en choice&
• F"R./ / read the )st paragraph and discuss it with %oursel -
• .ECO=> - read the DS> identi% keywords& "ocate and isolao possible answer in the paragraph based on ke%words&
• /"R> - !ead all DS'statements and eliminate the wrong onclose reading
• FO%R/ - conrm that %our choice is correct - underline'hig
line#s$ that contain the right answer& Follow what was paraph
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CAE riting
Time: 4r ,-min
#art 4
•essa%
#art *
• ormal letter'e
• inormal letter
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proposal• re(iew
• report
CAE riting sample
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C g sa p e
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CAE riting 7 Learning .trateg
• The most time/consuming
• 9est book to learn CAE writing step b% step - Ad(anced
Trainer• "earn how to read the task correctl% - co(er all parts o tasks
• "earn ormal'inormal st%le re4uirements
• "earn use o connectors
• "earn the importance o (ocabular% (ariet%
• See 4ualit% samples, see how the% co(er the task
• 2ractice timed writing in class
• "earn writing time management
• "earn sel/checking according to Jriting E(aluation Criteria
• et eedback according to Jriting E(aluation Criteria
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CAE riting Time: 4r ,-min
E3aluation criteria54! Content 7 co3ering all parts of te task
*! Communicati3e Acie3ement 7 purpose0 langufunctions0 formal
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CAE Listening
Time: ;+- min
eac recording is played twice
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Listening 7 , sort dialogues0 multiple c(CAE #4)
• #ay attention to5 distractors, connectors
contrast• !ead the DS, then listen to the answer, manotes< then compare to choices at secondlistening
•Eliminate wrong answers, gi(ing %ourseclear arguments wh% the% don;t ft
Li t i ? lli
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Listening 7 ?ap lling(CAE #*)
• Fill in wit a word or sort prase
• #RE>"C/ what part o speech and categor% neeflled in
• Sentences are #ARA#RA.E> (ersions o whathear
• Spelling is CR%C"AL
• Reread the whole sentence with the choice to ssounds right
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Listening 7 long inter3iew multiple coice(CAE #,)
• @. come in order
• #ay attention to5 distractors, connectorscontrast
• !ead the DS, then listen to the answer, manotes< then compare to choices at second
listening• Eliminate wrong answers, gi(ing %ourseclear arguments wh% the% don;t ft
Li i ' k * f i
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Listening 7 ' speakers0 * sets of matcin(CAE #+)
• Nake a table& Fill it in at frst listening&
• Compare %our notes to matching points at seconlistening&
.#EAH ER
@.4 7 IfactsJ @.* Iattitudes0 feeling
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* or , candidates
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* or , candidates. cand& i e(en number #1,,+$ in a session3 cand& i odd number #8,K,))$ in a session
* examiners5
"nterlocutor 7 keeps time0 a@.0 gi3es te ?lo1al Gark
Assessor5 gi3es + marks(Analytical mark)
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CAE .peaking E3aluationCriteria5
4! Lexical Resource*! ?rammatical Resource
,! >iscourse Ganagement+! #ronunciation'! "nteracti3e Communicatio
ow to con3ert correct answ
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ow to con3ert correct answto Cam1ridge scores• http:''www&cambridgeenglish&org
'images'.)131/con(erting/practice/test/scores/ridge/english/scale/scores&pd
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OMcial exam materi
"mportant for te
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"mportant for tecandidate5• The exam ormat #papers and timing$
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Exam paper strategies #Mse o English, !eading, Jriting, "istenSpeaking$
• To con(ert practice test scores to Cambridge Scale
• To keep in mind that the results is an ADERA?E o the 8 scores
• Sel/e(aluation #acc& to assessment criteria - speaking O writintracking progress
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To read their Con(ocation to Exam and Statement o !esults AC• To remember to check results 0"@0E in . weeks #computer/ba
• Time management strategies
• Stress management strategies
9 do a mock:up test$
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"mportant for te
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"mportant for tecandidate5• To de(elop a habit o watching'listening to pop s
TV programmes in English #Gisco(er%, 0ateo$• To de(elop a habit o reading art, culture, histor%
ps%cholog%, biolog%, geograph% themed articles blogs #ASA2 Science, NedicalGail%$
• > collect (ocabular% units rom EVE!7JBE!E< e
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