Certificate of Advanced English CAE 2

Lecturer:

Tutor:

Pavla Péterová, Dana Saláková (guarantor)

Supervisor:

Department of Languages

Synopsis:

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:

B2 exam should be passed.

Syllabus of lectures:

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:

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:

The aim of the course is to prepare for Certificate of Advanced English - the second highest level Cambridge ESOL exam.

Study materials:

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/

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Kybernetika a robotika - Robotika (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - Senzory a přístrojová technika (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - Systémy a řízení (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - Robotika (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - Senzory a přístrojová technika (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - Systémy a řízení (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Aplikovaná elektrotechnika (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Elektrotechnika a management (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Technologické systémy (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Elektrické stroje, přístroje a pohony (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Elektroenergetika (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Ekonomika a řízení energetiky (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - Ekonomika a řízení elektrotechniky (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Komunikační technika (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Multimediální technika (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Aplikovaná elektronika (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Síťové a informační technologie (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Bezdrátové komunikace (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Multimediální technika (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Elektronika (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Sítě elektronických komunikací (elective course)
• Otevřená informatika - Počítačové systémy (elective course)
• Otevřená informatika - Informatika a počítačové vědy (elective course)
• Otevřená informatika - Softwarové systémy (elective course)
• Cybernetics and Robotics - Robotics (elective course)
• Cybernetics and Robotics - Senzors and Instrumention (elective course)
• Cybernetics and Robotics - Systems and Control (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Applied Electrical Engineering (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management - Electrical Engineering and Management (elective course)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Communication Technology (elective course)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Multimedia Technology (elective course)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Applied Electronics (elective course)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Network and Information Technology (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - před rozřazením do oborů (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - před rozřazením do oborů (elective course)
• Elektrotechnika, energetika a management - před rozřazením do oborů (elective course)
• Otevřená informatika - před rozřazením do oborů (elective course)
• Electrical Engineering, Power Engineering and Management (elective course)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics (elective course)
• Cybernetics and Robotics (elective course)
• Kybernetika a robotika - Letecké a kosmické systémy (elective course)
• Manažerská informatika (STM-A7B-přechodné) (elective course)
• Softwarové inženýrství (STM-A7B-přechodné) (elective course)
• Inteligentní systémy (STM-A7B-prechodné) (elective course)
• Web a multimedia (STM-A7B-přechodné) (elective course)
• Společný 1. ročník (STM-A7B) (elective course)
• Inteligentní systémy (STM-A7B) (elective course)
• Manažerská informatika (STM-A7B) (elective course)
• Softwarové inženýrství (STM-A7B) (elective course)
• Web a multimedia (STM-A7B) (elective course)
• Biomedicínské inženýrství a informatika - Biomedicínská informatika (elective course)
• Biomedicínské inženýrství a informatika - Biomedicínské inženýrství (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Komunikace a elektronika (elective course)
• Komunikace, multimédia a elektronika - Komunikační systémy (elective course)
• 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)
• Communications, Multimedia and Electronics - Communications and Electronics (elective course)
• Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
• Software Engineering and Technology (elective course)
• Open Electronic Systems (elective course)