Certificate of Advanced English CAE 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0B04CAE1 | Z | 2 | 2C |
- Course guarantor:
- Pavla Péterová
- Lecturer:
- Tutor:
- 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 CAE1 covers units 1-4. 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.
- Requirements:
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B2 exam should be passed.
- Syllabus of lectures:
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Week 1 Where we live
Speaking and Use of English: interview & multiple-choice cloze; Grammar: perfect and continuous forms
Week 2 Where we live
Vocabulary: figurative language, Reading: multiple choice; Listening: multiple matching
Week 3 Where we live
Grammar: emphasis with inversion; Writing: essay
Week 4 The art of conversation
Speaking and Use of English: giving opinions & word formation; Listening: multiple choice
Week 5 The art of conversation
Grammar: articles; Reading: gapped text; Vocabulary: collocations & adjectives
Week 6 The art of conversation
Grammar: defining and non-defining relative clauses; Writing: proposal
Week 7 Ages and stages
Vocabulary and Grammar: life stages & countable and uncountable n.; Reading: cross-text multiple matching
Week 8 Ages and stages
Grammar: introductory it; Speaking: collaborative task and discussion; Use of English: multiple-choice cloze
Week 9 Ages and stages
Listening: multiple choice; Writing: report
Week 10 No gain without pain
Listening and Grammar: sentence completion & verb patterns -ing/infinitive; Vocabulary: verb/noun colloc.
Week 11 No gain without pain
Use of English: key word transformation; Reading: multiple choice; Grammar: modal verbs
Week 12 No gain without pain
Speaking: justifying an opinion; Writing: essay
Week 13 Final credit test
Week 14 Credits
- Syllabus of tutorials:
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Week 1 Where we live
Speaking and Use of English: interview & multiple-choice cloze; Grammar: perfect and continuous forms
Week 2 Where we live
Vocabulary: figurative language, Reading: multiple choice; Listening: multiple matching
Week 3 Where we live
Grammar: emphasis with inversion; Writing: essay
Week 4 The art of conversation
Speaking and Use of English: giving opinions & word formation; Listening: multiple choice
Week 5 The art of conversation
Grammar: articles; Reading: gapped text; Vocabulary: collocations & adjectives
Week 6 The art of conversation
Grammar: defining and non-defining relative clauses; Writing: proposal
Week 7 Ages and stages
Vocabulary and Grammar: life stages & countable and uncountable n.; Reading: cross-text multiple matching
Week 8 Ages and stages
Grammar: introductory it; Speaking: collaborative task and discussion; Use of English: multiple-choice cloze
Week 9 Ages and stages
Listening: multiple choice; Writing: report
Week 10 No gain without pain
Listening and Grammar: sentence completion & verb patterns -ing/infinitive; Vocabulary: verb/noun colloc.
Week 11 No gain without pain
Use of English: key word transformation; Reading: multiple choice; Grammar: modal verbs
Week 12 No gain without pain
Speaking: justifying an opinion; Writing: essay
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 1-4
- Note:
- Further information:
- https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/A0B04CAE1
- 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:
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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 - 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)