Cambridge ECAE Strategies for Students

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CAE examination strategi

Trainer: Ecaterina Albu, certifed Speaking exVenue: Alliance Fra


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• The Common European Framework o !eerence"anguages #CEF!$ is an international standard odescribing language abilit%&

• http:''www&cambridgeenglish&org'exams'cer'

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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COE (Conrmation o

entry)Candidates are emailed tdocument after tey sign for te exam!

"t contains importantinformation!#ay attention to details$


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Reading te COE(Conrmation of entry)


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Reading te COE (Conrmof entry)


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CEF! le(el: C)Scale score: )+-.)

Test ormat: Computer/basedbased

0o& o papers: 1Exam length: About 1 hours

• CAE / tests all areas o language abilit%&• 2reparing or Cambridge English: Advanced helps

learners de(elop the skills to make the most o st

working and li(ing in English/speaking countries&


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Exam Format#aper Content #urpose

Reading and %se ofEnglis#) hour 3 minutes$See sample paper

& parts'' 4uestions

Shows %ou can deal confdentl% with dtext, such as fction, newspapers and m%our use o English with di5erent t%pethat show how well %ou can control %o(ocabular%&

riting #) hour 3 minutes$See sample paper

* parts 7ou create two di5erent pieces o writiessa%s, letters'emails, proposals, repo

Listening #about 1 minutes$See sample paper

+ parts',- 4uestions

Tests %our abilit% to ollow and understspoken materials, such as inter(iews, broadcasts, presentations, talks and e(con(ersations&

.peaking #)8 minutes per pair ocandidates$See sample paper

+ parts Tests %our abilit% to communicate e5ecti(esituations& 7ou will take the Speaking test wcandidate&/e .peaking test is taken face to face

candidates and two examiners! /is crrealistic and relia1le measure of your

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Statement o !e


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Fail to 2*


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Remem1er$ /e score is an a3era


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CAE Reading and %se of Englis

Time: 4r ,- min

Reading5 #arts 40 '0 0 60 &

%se of Englis5 #arts *0 ,0 +


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Reading 7 Clo8e 9 multiple coice(CAE #4) : ;-!' minute


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%se of Englis 7 Clo8e 9 no coices(CAE #*) : ;4min"C/ what part o speech needs to be deduced

• Eliminate wrong options, ormulating %oursel clear awh% the% don;t ft

• Reread the whole sentence with the choice to see i it s

right


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%se of Englis 7 Clo8e 9 word formation(CAE #,) : ;4minp

them into correct grammatical orms$ b% using pand su?xes

• #RE>"C/ what part o speech needs to be orme

• Eliminate wrong options, ormulating %ourselarguments wh% the% don;t ft

• Reread the whole sentence with the choice to ssounds right

• @ it eels that the gi(en word fts, think again - %might need a negati3e&

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#ractice word ormation extensi(el%&


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%se of Englis 7 Lexico:grammaticaltransformations(CAE #+) : ;*mineduce what needs to be paraphrased&

• "ook at the com1ina1ility o the @VE0 word

• #ay attention to5 prepositions, keeping tenses, keepmeaning, 0T CBA0@0 the gi(en word, use 3/ wo

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Reread and check&


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Reading 7 text 9 multiple coice(CAE #') : ;*min


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Reading 7 opinion texts 9 crossmatcing(CAE #) : ;,min - read all texts keeping in mind what %ou are

locate and isolate the location o possible answer in thebased on ke%words&

• /"R> - conrm that %our choice is correct - underline

line#s$ that contain the right answer& Follow what was p


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Reading 7 gapped text 9 lling(CAE #6) : ;*min connections to main point o

• /"R> - conrm that %our choice is correct - follcorrect connections&


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Reading 7 +:' texts 9 multiple matcing fac(CAE #&) : ;4min phrasal (erbs > complex (ocabula

• Text might contain examples for the general concept gi(en choice&

• F"R./ / read the )st paragraph and discuss it with %oursel -

• .ECO=> - read the DS> identi% keywords& "ocate and isolao possible answer in the paragraph based on ke%words&

• /"R> - !ead all DS'statements and eliminate the wrong onclose reading

• FO%R/ - conrm that %our choice is correct - underline'hig

line#s$ that contain the right answer& Follow what was paraph


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CAE riting

Time: 4r ,-min

#art 4

•essa%

#art *

• ormal letter'e

• inormal letter

•

proposal• re(iew

• report

CAE riting sample


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C g sa p e


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CAE riting 7 Learning .trateg

• The most time/consuming

• 9est book to learn CAE writing step b% step - Ad(anced

Trainer• "earn how to read the task correctl% - co(er all parts o tasks

• "earn ormal'inormal st%le re4uirements

• "earn use o connectors

• "earn the importance o (ocabular% (ariet%

• See 4ualit% samples, see how the% co(er the task

• 2ractice timed writing in class

• "earn writing time management

• "earn sel/checking according to Jriting E(aluation Criteria

• et eedback according to Jriting E(aluation Criteria


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CAE riting Time: 4r ,-min

E3aluation criteria54! Content 7 co3ering all parts of te task

*! Communicati3e Acie3ement 7 purpose0 langufunctions0 formal


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CAE Listening

Time: ;+- min

eac recording is played twice


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Listening 7 , sort dialogues0 multiple c(CAE #4)

• #ay attention to5 distractors, connectors

contrast• !ead the DS, then listen to the answer, manotes< then compare to choices at secondlistening

•Eliminate wrong answers, gi(ing %ourseclear arguments wh% the% don;t ft

Li t i ? lli


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Listening 7 ?ap lling(CAE #*)

• Fill in wit a word or sort prase

• #RE>"C/ what part o speech and categor% neeflled in

• Sentences are #ARA#RA.E> (ersions o whathear

• Spelling is CR%C"AL

• Reread the whole sentence with the choice to ssounds right


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Listening 7 long inter3iew multiple coice(CAE #,)

• @. come in order

• #ay attention to5 distractors, connectorscontrast

• !ead the DS, then listen to the answer, manotes< then compare to choices at second

listening• Eliminate wrong answers, gi(ing %ourseclear arguments wh% the% don;t ft

Li i ' k * f i


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Listening 7 ' speakers0 * sets of matcin(CAE #+)

• Nake a table& Fill it in at frst listening&

• Compare %our notes to matching points at seconlistening&

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Assessor5 gi3es + marks(Analytical mark)


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CAE .peaking E3aluationCriteria5

4! Lexical Resource*! ?rammatical Resource

,! >iscourse Ganagement+! #ronunciation'! "nteracti3e Communicatio

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OMcial exam materi

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"mportant for tecandidate5• The exam ormat #papers and timing$

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Exam paper strategies #Mse o English, !eading, Jriting, "istenSpeaking$

• To con(ert practice test scores to Cambridge Scale

• To keep in mind that the results is an ADERA?E o the 8 scores

• Sel/e(aluation #acc& to assessment criteria - speaking O writintracking progress

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To read their Con(ocation to Exam and Statement o !esults AC• To remember to check results 0"@0E in . weeks #computer/ba

• Time management strategies

• Stress management strategies

9 do a mock:up test$


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"mportant for tecandidate5• To de(elop a habit o watching'listening to pop s

TV programmes in English #Gisco(er%, 0ateo$• To de(elop a habit o reading art, culture, histor%

ps%cholog%, biolog%, geograph% themed articles blogs #ASA2 Science, NedicalGail%$

• > collect (ocabular% units rom EVE!7JBE!E< e

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