Cambridge C1 Advanced (CAE) PREP
This course will consist of 30 hours of classes in both the face-to-face and online options that will be developed with our Zoom for Education videoconferencing system. Both options meet twice a week for 90 minutes. The virtual class includes a 15 minute break.
This course is also offered on Saturdays at the International Institute and lasts 3 hours.
This course uses the latest edition of preparation materials designed by Cambridge English Language Assessment, creators of the C1 Advanced exam.
Students who successfully follow this course:
- become familiar with the structure of the exam: tasks, question types, time limits, word count, and text genres
- understand what is expected of Cambridge essay writing and other genres of texts
- adopt successful strategies for the Writing and Speaking sections
- activate sophisticated and expressive language for level C1
- score exercises with the evaluators’ criteria and with the Cambridge scale
- identify your strengths and weaknesses
- they will take a practice test under simulated conditions.
Recommended only for advanced or proficiency students.
Description
Cambridge exams measure proficiency in English by non-native users according to the Common European Framework for languages. The exams are divided into four sections called “papers” with various formats.
| Papers | Format |
| Reading and Use of English (Grammar and Vocabulary) | Multiple answers, spaces to fill, word transformations |
| Writing | Two writing exercises |
| Listening | Multiple answers, spaces to fill |
| Speaking | Spontaneous face-to-face conversation |
Relevant data on C1 Advanced (CAE)
- Accepted by companies and governments, both in Spain and around the world as an official language test.
- Used by universities and for student life applications.
- Trusted to improve your skills to study, work and live in both the US and the UK.
- Designed with standard English for both British and American English