Certificate of Advanced English CAE 2
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0B04CAE2 | Z | 2 | 2C |
- Course guarantor:
- Petra Juna Jennings
- Lecturer:
- Tutor:
- Markéta Havlíčková, Petra Juna Jennings, Pavla Péterová, Michael Ynsua
- Supervisor:
- Department of Languages
- Synopsis:
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The aim of the course is to prepare for Certificate of Advanced English - the second highest level Cambridge ESOL exam. The course CAE2 covers units 5-8. Studying for CAE helps you to improve your language skills (reading, writing, English in use, listening and speaking) and use them in a wide range of contexts. The exam is based on realistic tasks and indicates the ability to use the language in practical situations. You will be able to participate in meetings and discussions, expressing opinions clearly and be able to understand and produce texts of various types. CAE is recognised by the majority of universities in English speaking countries as proof of adequate language skills for courses taught and assessed in English as well as by employers who require knowledge of a foreign language. CAE is taken by more than 60 000 people each year in more than 60 countries. It is possible but not necessary for obtaining credit to take CAE at British Council. Student is allowed to enrol only into one CAE course during one semester.
- Requirements:
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B2 exam should be passed.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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Week 1 The feel-good factor
Use of English and speaking: open cloze & speculating; Listening: multiple choice; Grammar: hypothetical meaning
Week 2 The feel-good factor
Reading: multiple matching; Grammar: substitution and ellipses
Week 3 The feel-good factor
Vocabulary: prefix mis- and false opposites; Writing: sentence adverb & review
Week 4 Living with the past
Use of English and Listening: word formation & multiple choice; Grammar: comparing
Week 5 Living with the past
Speaking: comparing; Reading: multiple choice; Vocabulary: prefixes and suffixes
Week 6 Living with the past
Grammar: modifying adverbs, Writing: essay
Week 7 The hard sell
Vocabulary and Grammar: collocations & conditionals; Listening: multiple choice
Week 8 The hard sell
Use of English: multiple-choice cloze, Reading: gapped text; Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing
Week 9 The hard sell
Grammar: conditionals - advanced forms; Writing: report
Week 10 Passing through
Listening and Grammar: sentence completion & reported speech; Use of English: word formation
Week 11 Passing through
Speaking: speculating; Reading: cross-text multiple matching; Vocabulary: describing trends
Week 12 Passing through
Grammar: verb patterns with reporting verbs; Writing: proposal
Week 13 Final credit test
Week 14 Credits
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Week 1 The feel-good factor
Use of English and speaking: open cloze & speculating; Listening: multiple choice; Grammar: hypothetical meaning
Week 2 The feel-good factor
Reading: multiple matching; Grammar: substitution and ellipses
Week 3 The feel-good factor
Vocabulary: prefix mis- and false opposites; Writing: sentence adverb & review
Week 4 Living with the past
Use of English and Listening: word formation & multiple choice; Grammar: comparing
Week 5 Living with the past
Speaking: comparing; Reading: multiple choice; Vocabulary: prefixes and suffixes
Week 6 Living with the past
Grammar: modifying adverbs, Writing: essay
Week 7 The hard sell
Vocabulary and Grammar: collocations & conditionals; Listening: multiple choice
Week 8 The hard sell
Use of English: multiple-choice cloze, Reading: gapped text; Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing
Week 9 The hard sell
Grammar: conditionals - advanced forms; Writing: report
Week 10 Passing through
Listening and Grammar: sentence completion & reported speech; Use of English: word formation
Week 11 Passing through
Speaking: speculating; Reading: cross-text multiple matching; Vocabulary: describing trends
Week 12 Passing through
Grammar: verb patterns with reporting verbs; Writing: proposal
Week 13 Final credit test
Week 14 Credits
- Study Objective:
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The aim of the course is to prepare for Certificate of Advanced English - the second highest level Cambridge ESOL exam.
- Study materials:
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GOLD Advanced Coursebook (with 2015 exam specifications), A. Thomas with S. Burgess, Pearson Longman
Unit 5-8
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/A0B04CAE2, https://jazyky.fel.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/CAE/
- Time-table for winter semester 2024/2025:
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06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri - Time-table for summer semester 2024/2025:
- Time-table is not available yet
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)
- Otevřené elektronické systémy - Komunikace a zpracování signálu (elective course)
- Otevřené elektronické systémy - Vysokofrekvenční a digitální technika (elective course)
- Otevřené elektronické systémy - Integrované elektronické systémy (elective course)
- Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
- Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
- Open Electronic Systems (elective course)