programación y contenidos del curso

PROGRAMME AND COURSE CONTENTS
COURSE:
ENGLISH – CAMBRIDGE EXAM PREPARATION
Level
Entry Requirements
CAE
- Student has passed and certified Level C1.1 or PRE-CAE at CSIM or has an official document
grading them as having completed C1.1
- Student has tested at Level C1.2 in a recent placement test at CSIM
Type
Hours
Credits
Certificate
Summer
20 per week
2 ECTS
Level C1.2 CSIM
Coordinador:
Richard Griffiths
Amy Wallace
Caroline Bunce
csim@rect.ucm.es
Course Outline:
CAE is a 60-hr intensive summer course with 20 hours of tasks to be done outside class, in which the 5 main language
skills are consolidated and practised:
(1) Oral expression (speaking)
(2) Oral interaction (conversation)
(3) Listening comprehension
(4) Reading comprehension
(5) Writing
Grammar review and vocabulary acquisition are also an important part of the course. Regular attendance and the
active participation for the full duration of the course are necessary to achieve full competence at this level.
Objectives:
This course is aimed at people thinking of taking the CAE exam in the autumn 2016 window. To that end, students
are prepared not only in the linguistic elements required to pass the exam but also in ‘exam technique’. Students
will be prepared for all papers of the exam and have the opportunity to practise the speaking part of the exam.
Advice will also be given on how to manage your time in all papers.
Course Contents:
The course will include the following
Preparing the written exam
Formal vs. Informal language
Praising and criticising
‘Addition’ links
Purpose links
Contrast links
Coherence
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Organisation of ideas
Preparing the speaking exam
Suggesting and recommending
Comparing and contrasting
Turn-taking
Speculating
Expressing + justifying opinions
Agreeing / Disagreeing
Negotiating towards a conclusion
Adding emphasis / Hedging
Lexical Areas
Suffixes / prefixes
Dependent prepositions
Word-building
Frequently confused words
Collocations
Grammar areas
Review of tenses
Participle clauses
Review of reported speech
Review of passive forms
Causatives
Mixed forms
Review of gerunds / infinitives
Inversion
Modals
Wishes and regrets
Assessment:
Final mark = 60% continuous evaluation + 40% final exam (compulsory)
60% Continuous Evaluation
10% - participation
50% - assessed tasks and homework
Materials:
The teacher will give details of the book, materials and class blog in the first day of class
Other information:
CSIM does not operate as an exam centre in the September to December Windows. Students are free to do the
exam with the centre of their choice and we will help you with the necessary information in order for you to be able
to take the exam on the most convenient date, and at the most convenient venue, for each student.
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