GY CAE 2024 - Prep- course

Welcome to the Cambridge Preparation Course! Here, you'll find all the necessary information, links, tips and advice needed as we progress through the course together. The schedule will be updated regularly every week.

CAE 2024 - Dates/Times/Locations

Week	Day/Date	Time	Room
9	Saturday 2 March	9 a.m - 1 p.m	Biologisal (KTC)
10	Sunday 10 March	9 a.m - 1 p.m	Biologisal (KTC)
12	Sunday 24 March	9 a.m - 1 p.m	Biologisal (KTC)
15	Sunday 14 April	9 a.m - 1 p.m	Biologisal (KTC)
16	Saturday 20 April	9 a.m - 1 p.m	Biologisal (KTC)
18	Saturday 4 May	9 a.m - 1 p.m	Biologisal (KTC)

Week	Day/Date/Time	Content	Reminder
9	Saturday 2 March  - - 9 a.m - 1 p.m	Focus area: Use of English (UoE) Practice UoE in Solid Gold 3 on p.278-285. Work with exercise found on flo-joe.co.uk: Flo-joe The Blue Book (Compact Advanced): 1. Multiple-choice cloze (part 1) p.12 2. Open-cloze (part 2) p.35 3. Word formation (part 3) p.19 4. Key word transformations (part 4) p.28   The Red Book (Ready for CAE) 1. Multiple-choice cloze (part 1) p.29 2. Open-cloze (part 2) p.20 3. Word formation (part 3) p.17 4. Key word transformations (part 4) p.41   Remember the time frame, number of questions and points: Part 1 = 6 mins/8q/8p (Multiple-choice cloze) Part 2 = 6 mins/8q/8p (Open cloze) Part 3 = 8 mins/8q/8p (Word formation) Part 4 = 6 mins/6q/12p (Key word transformations)	Highly useful websites to visit:   Cambridge dictionary: Cambridge dictionary   Word reference: Word reference   Urban dictionary: Urban dictionary   Englisch-hilfen: Englisch-hilfen   List of prefixes and suffixes with their meanings Prefixes and suffixes   Phrasal verbs Phrasal verbs   Idioms Idioms   Collocations Collocations
10	Sunday 10 March   - 9 p.m - 1 p.m	Focus area: Reading (RC) Practice RC in Solid Gold 3 on p.286-292. Work with exercises found on flo-joe.co.uk: Flo-joe The Blue Book (Compact Advanced): 1. Multiple-choice questions (part 5) p.26-27. 2. Cross-text multiple matching (part 6) p.80-81. 3. Gapped text (part 7) p.10-11. 4. Multiple matching (part 8) p.42-43.    The Red Book (Ready for CAE): 1. Multiple-choice questions (part 5) p.7-9. 2. Cross-text multiple matching (part 6) p.52-53 3. Gapped text (part 7) p.38-39. 4. Multiple matching (part 8) p.23-25.   Remember the time frame, number of questions and points: Part 5 = 15 mins/6q/12p (Multiple choice) Part 6 = 10 mins/4q/8p (Cross-text multiple matching) Part 7 = 13 mins/6q/12p (Gapped text) Part 8 = 12 mins/10q/10p (Multiple matching)
12	Sunday 24 March   - 9 a.m - 1 p.m	Focus area: Writing (Part 1 of the exam) Create an account at writeandimprove.com In the blue book: Read The Writing Guide on p.98-100 to find checklists concerning the writing tasks before and during the exam. In addition, you will find important information on how to approach the essay part and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. In the red book: Read The Writing Guide on p.194-197 to find important information on how to approach the essay part and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. An opinion essay - - Facilities that should receive money (page 5) An opinion essay - - Adults influencing younger people (page 7) An opinion essay - - Social media benefits (page 7) Important aspects to learn when writing different texts: Sentence formation (simple, complex, compound, complex-compound) Sentence formation More sentence formation Passives (difference between active and passive) The Passive Voice Inversion (rak eller omvänd ordföljd in Swedish) Inversion Cohesive devices (linking words, linking adverbials) Linking words & adverbials Adjectives and adverbs Adjectives Adverbs Punctuation (commas, colons, semi-colons) Punctuation Other useful passages to read in the red book are: Punctuation (p.218) Passives (p.220) Creating emphasis (p.223) Inversion (p.223-224) Linking adverbials (p.224) Check the exercises on flo-joe.uk.com and practice them: Flo-joe - Writing class Remember the time frame for the Writing exam Part 1: 1. 10 mins of planning. 2. 30 minutes of efficient writing. 3. 5 mins of correcting.	Differences between American and British English: Differences between American and British English Check "Review English 6" in the grammar section of Solid Gold 3. Practice the following grammar parts: 1. Part 14 - - The Passive Voice 2. Part 19 - - Some conjunctions 3. Part 20 - - Adjectives & Adverbs 4. Part 22 - - Word order 5. Part 23 - - Contracted sentences 6. Part 24 - - Tense differences between English and Swedish
15	Sunday 14 April     - 9 a.m - 1 p.m	Focus area: Writing (Part 2 of the exam) Any questions or help needed regarding Part 1? Practice various writing exercises on writeandimprove.com Here are the guides for the formal letter for Part 2: In the blue book: Read The Writing Guide on p.101-102 on how to write a formal letter and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. In the red book: Read The Writing Guide on p.198 to find important information on how to write a formal letter and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. Formal letter - - Banning the use of mobile phones (page 13) Email - - A careers office (page 9)   Any questions or help needed regarding the letter for Part 2? Here are the guides for the report for Part 2: In the blue book: Read The Writing Guide on p.103 on how to write a report and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. In the red book: Read The Writing Guide on p.201 to find important information on how to write a report and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. Write the following assignments: Report - - A new job (page 4) Report - - A study and work programme (page 6)   Use the sentence formation website as a guide for creating, approaching and understanding various sentence structure: Sentence formation Expanding your vocabulary by learning how to use different prefixes and suffixes is an important aspect in writing: Word building Here are some useful idioms to learn and use to increase your level of English: 40 popular idioms Also, check out these numerical prefixes (Greek & Latin) as well: Numerical prefixes More numerical prefixes Check last week's links for more info, tips, advice and exercises.	Go through the checklist to learn more about how you can improve your writing on a C1-level and how your texts are assessed: Checklist - Writing - C1-level Writing guide Writing criteria
16	Saturday 20 April   - 9 a.m - 1 p.m	Focus areas: Writing (Part 2 of the exam)                       Listening (LC) Any questions or help needed regarding the letter or the report for Part 2? Here are the guides for the proposal for Part 2: In the blue book: Read The Writing Guide on p.104-105 on how to write a proposal and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. In the red book: Read The Writing Guide on p.200 to find important information on how to write a proposal and a model answer to showcase what the finished product looks like. Write the following assignments: Proposal - - A small grant application (page 5) Proposal - - An old building (page 6)   Work with listening exercises found on flo-joe.co.uk: Flo-joe The listening part of the CAE exam is divided into four parts: Part 1 - - Short texts, multiple-choice questions - 6q/6p Part 2 - - Sentence completion - 8q/8p Part 3 - - Long text, multiple-choice questions - 6q/6p Part 4 - - Multiple matching - 10q/10p
18	Saturday 5 May.     - 9 a.m - 1 p.m	Focus areas: Speaking  Here are the pairs who will take the speaking exam together: Pairs - Speaking exam Check the video - an actual CAE speaking exam: CAE Speaking - Maude & Raphael Speaking analysis from this exam: CAE - Speaking analysis - Maude & Raphael Another valuable video to watch concerning speaking: How to do parts 1 & 2 of the speaking exam Yet another valuable video to watch regarding the speaking exam: How to do parts 3 & 4 of the speaking exam Check the speaking guide in both books: 1. The Red Book on p.166-169. 2. The Blue Book on p.107-111. Exercises for the various parts of the speaking exam: Part 2: The Blue Book on p.21 & p.45.             The Red Book on p.6 & p.58. Part 3: The Blue book on p.29 & p.60.             The Red Book on p.18 & p.49. Part 4: The Blue book on p.37 & p.69.             The Red Book on p.149 & p.163.	Speaking groups for the 16 May: Pairs for the speaking exam Full Speaking Test (CAE) Full speaking test Learn new words and practice vocabulary and pronunciation: British Council - Vocabulary Expressing your opinion: British Council - Expressing opinions Tips and advice for the CAE speaking exam Tips & Advice Speaking criteria Speaking criteria Exam day tips: speaking exam Exam day tips
	Post prep. course	Information for candidates Notice to candidates Terms and conditions Summary regulations for candidates	Timetabling summary for the speaking test on the 16 May: Speaking schedule You can find further useful information, fun activities and exam practice below:   C1 Advanced exam format   Information for candidates booklet   Subscribe to the Learn English with Cambridge YouTube channel to get helpful tips for exam preparation, and lots of English language advice.   Join the Learning English with Cambridge Facebook community and take part in quizzes, talk to other English language learners and learn on-the-go.   Free learning resources to prepare for C1 Cambridge English Language exam from engxam.   Learning English - free online activities to help teenagers and adults practise their English.   Free sample tests from Cambridge Assessment English   Test&Train Self-Study from Cambridge Assessment English and Cambridge University Press   Engxam C1 Advanced practice   Exam practice for Use of English and Reading from Flo-Joe   Use of English practice   Cambridge Examiners talk about how to do well in the speaking test   Watch a C1 Advanced speaking test from Cambridge   Write & Improve with Cambridge Developed by the University of Cambridge, Write & Improve is a FREE tool that helps every learner to improve their English writing.   Checklist to improve your writing: C1 Advanced Spelling is important in the exam. Test your spelling with Spell it!   Free reading practice from Cambridge. Register to get free reading activities. Practise on your device - computer, tablet, or mobile phone. Each activity takes just a few minutes, so you can learn when it suits you.