Cambridge English - P3 - Week 1 - Final exam info

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CAE/CPE - P3 - Week 1

Today's Lesson

- FINAL SIGN UP (before Centraal Examens)

- Confirmation of Entry - handouts

- What to expect on the exam day

- Speaking part experiences

- Pop quiz

- Other helpful information

Important Exam Day Information

Bring the Right Documents

• Confirmation of Entry

• Valid ID (no copies or photos)

Arrival Times

• Arrive 30 minutes before your Speaking and Reading exams

• Return to the exam room 10 minutes before Writing and Listening exams

• You may not leave the venue between exam parts

Electronic Devices

• Must be handed in to IP Campus staff before the Reading exam

• Devices will be returned after the Listening exam

• On Speaking exam day, devices are handed in only during the exam

Important Exam Day Information

Food & Drinks

• No food allowed in the exam room

• Food may be consumed during breaks

• Drinks are allowed only in transparent plastic bottles without labels

Special Arrangements

• If applicable, break times may be shorter

Responsibility

• IP Campus is not liable for loss or damage to personal belongings

What are the parts you will be tested on?

Reading and Use of English

Listening

Writing

Speaking

How many parts does
Reading and Use of English have?

1. 6
2. 8
3. 10
4. 7

CAE: 8

CPE: 7

How long is the writing exam?

1. 90 minutes
2. 45 minutes
3. 1 hour
4. 2 hours

Which of these writing tasks is compulsory in the exam?

1. Proposal
2. Review
3. Letter
4. Essay

What is the correct way to end a formal letter?

Kind regards, (less formal, covers all bases)

Yours faithfully, (unknown)

Yours sincerely, (known)

Which of these is necessary in a report?

1. Sub-headings
2. Paragraphs
3. Introduction
4. Recommendation

When writing an essay, which of these things is NOT true

1. Use sub-headings
2. Use formal language
3. Give a counter-argument
4. Use contractions

Which types of writing need subheadings?

Proposal

Report

Approximately how many minutes is the speaking exam?

How many pictures do you need to talk about in Speaking Part 2 for CAE?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

CPE varies, it will be made clear during the instructions

How many parts does Listening have in CAE?

1. 6
2. 8
3. 2
4. 4

What do you need to do for
Listening Part 4?

Multiple Matching:

You need to match two different questions at the same time while listening to 5 speakers twice. 

What do you personally think is the easiest test part of the exam?

What do you personally think is the hardest test part in exam?

Writing

- CAE Writing is 90 minutes long and it consists of two separate tasks

- Each part needs to be  220-260/260-280 words long.

- You can cross out and add writing. 

- You have to write an essay for part 1.

- Make sure you "count" the different aspects that are mandatory and give them a seperate paragraph. 

- Usually 4 paragraphs, but could be 3 or 5 depending on the task

- For  part 2 you get three different assignments to choose from. There are four possible types of assignments: a proposal, a review, a report and a letter.

Writing Assessment Criteria

Content. How well you is your writing at achieving the task. Have you developed all the points required by the task?

Communicative Achievement. How appropriate is your writing in terms of style. Have you used the right register (formal or informal)? Does your writing fill the style requirements of your text type (report, review, essay, letter)? Do you understand the purpose of the text you’re writing?

Organisation. How logically you structure your text (introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion). How well you connect your ideas in the text (cohesion).

Language. Your grammar and vocabulary. How diverse is your choice of grammar structure? Is the vocabulary you use fairly varied? Do you make any mistakes in both and how much do they affect understanding the idea you convey?

Preparation time

What would you like to work on?

January exam students will have the deciding vote

Finished!

Well done, you have finished today's lesson. 

Good luck at the exam!

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