CAE 6 June 2023 exam practice

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CAE EXAM PREPARATION

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CAE Who is it for?
If you want to communicate with confidence in English for work or study purposes, this is the exam for you. 

C1 Advanced is taken by more than 60,000 people each year in more than 60 countries. 

More than 9,000 educational institutions, businesses and government departments around the world accept C1 Advanced as proof of high-level achievement in learning English

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CAE Lessen Griftland 
Voor leerlingen in 4h en 4v

Rapport 3 gemiddeld cijfer voor Engels minimaal 7 

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1 uur extra les per week = 1 uur minder stempelen.

Alleen kosten van het boek en het examen




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CAE Exam 6 June 2023 Griftland College
  • Reading and Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes)
  • Writing (1 hour 30 minutes)
  • Listening (about 40 minutes)
  • Speaking (15 minutes per pair of candidates)

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Reading and Use of English
  • Reading and Use of English
  • 56 questions Shows you can deal confidently with different types of text, such as fiction, newspapers and magazines.
  • Tests your use of English with different types of exercise that show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary. 

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Listening
  • 30 questions Tests your ability to follow and understand a range of spoken materials, such as interviews, radio broadcasts, presentations, talks and everyday conversations.

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Speaking

  • See sample paper 4 parts Tests your ability to communicate effectively in face–to–face situations. You will take the Speaking test with another candidate.

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Writing
  • You create two different pieces of writing, such as essays, letters/emails, proposals, reports and reviews.

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Score
A, B, C (pass), D, E or U (fail)
C1 Advanced pass is accepted for entry to some universities.
The Reading and Use of English section counts for 40% of the marks.

The Writing, Listening & Speaking sections each count for 20% of the marks.
You will receive a Statement of Results. If your performance ranges between CEFR Levels B2 and C2, you will also receive a certificate.

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Pass grades
Grade A (C2), Grade B (C1), Grade C (C1)
200–210 = Grade A = C2
193–199 = Grade B = C1
180–192 = Grade C = C1
160–179 = Level B2
If your score is lower than 160, you will not receive a certificate, but your Cambridge English Scale score will be shown on your Statement of Results.


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How to prepare the CAE exam
Online:

https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/


Extra Exam Tips:

https://www.caeexamtips.com/

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How to prepare for the Advanced (CAE) Writing test

Choose a question that you are interested in. You will write better if you know the subject.
Read this explanation of how to write an article.

Read the instructions carefully before you start. Make notes. You must include all the points in the instructions.
Make a plan before you start writing. Decide what information to put in each paragraph.
Think about who you are writing to and use an appropriate style of language.
Try to use a range of complex language.
Leave enough time to check what you have written.

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Essay
  • You need to give your opinion in an interesting way. CAE essays are often academic in tone, so practice of formal writing will be helpful.
  • Don't use contractions in the CAE writing tasks (I'd/ I'm /wouldn't/ can't / We've/ Let's)
  • Use more formal vocabulary
  • inversions 

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Writing
What is the Advanced (CAE) Writing test like?
The test has two sections and takes 90 minutes:
Part 1 - Write an essay with a discursive focus
Some material to read (up to 150 words) which may include material taken from advertisements, extracts from letters, emails, postcards, diaries, short articles, etc. Using this information, write an essay with a discursive focus. 
220–260 words. 
Part 2 - Situationally based writing task
Choose one of four questions. You have to read some input material and write one of the following: a letter/email, a proposal, a report or a review. 
220–260 words. 

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Scoring
The Advanced (CAE) Writing Test makes up 20% of the entire exam.

Your writing is assessed using four criteria:

Content - have you answered the question?
Communicative Achievement - have you completed the task in the right sort of language
Organisation - have you structured your writing with paragraphs?
Language - have you used a good range of grammar and vocabulary

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CAE Writing
Look up the CAE Writing sample part 1
Write your essay and hand it in via SOM Opdrachten at the end of next class

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V5 English
Today: CAE listening practice

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What is The C1 AdvancedListening test like?
The test has four sections and takes about 40 minutes:

Part 1 - three short extracts from conversations with multiple-choice questions 
Part 2 - Sentence completion
Part 3 - conversation with multiple-choice questions
Part 4 - Multiple matching
Scoring
There are 30 questions in The C1 AdvancedListening Test. It makes up 20% of the entire exam.

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How to prepare for The C1 AdvancedListening test

Listen! The more English you listen to the better your will do. Listen to the radio, English language TV, podcasts...
Recordings may be: monologues: announcements, radio broadcasts, speeches, talks, lectures, anecdotes, etc.; or interacting speakers: radio broadcasts, interviews, discussions, etc.
You will hear the audio twice
Read the instructions carefully before you start
You have time to read the questions before you hear the audio
Think about the topic, the speaker(s) and the context as you read the questions.

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Sample practice CAE Speaking test 1

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What is The C1 Advanced Speaking test like?
The test has four sections and takes 15 minutes:
You will do the speaking test with another candidate. The two of you will meet two examiners. One of the examiners will talk to you, the other does not participate in the conversations.
Speaking part 1: short questions and answers between you and the examiner
Speaking part 2: 'Long turn' .The examiner gives you three pictures and asks you to talk about them. You have to speak for 1 minute without interruption and the interlocutor then asks the other candidate to comment on what you have said for about 30 seconds. The other candidate receives a different set of photographs and you have to listen and comment when they have finished speaking.


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Speaking test C1
Speaking part 3: Collaborative task. Conversation with the other candidate. The examiner gives you some pictures and a task to do. You have to talk with the other candidate and make a decision.
Speaking part 4: Discussion. Further discussion with the other candidate based on the topics r issues raised in the task in Part 3.

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Scoring

The Speaking section is worth 25% of the total score for the exam.

Your speaking is assessed using five criteria:

Grammar - have you used a range of grammar structures?
Lexical resource - have you used a range of vocabulary?
Discourse management - have you participated effectively in the conversations and discussions?
Proununciation
Interactive Communication - have you completed the tasks effectively?

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How to prepare for CAE Speaking


Read this article explaining how to do well in the speaking exam.
Listen carefully to what the examiner has asked you to do.
Speak as much as you can, with your friends.
Practise looking at photographs and speaking about them.
Listen! The more English you listen to the better you will do. Listen to the radio, English language TV, podcasts...

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