Subject description - A0B04CAE2

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A0B04CAE2 Certificate of Advanced English CAE 2
Roles:V Extent of teaching:2C
Department:13104 Language of teaching:
Guarantors:Jennings P. Completion:Z
Lecturers:  Credits:2
Tutors:Jennings P., Péterová P., Ynsua M. Semester:Z,L

Web page:

https://moodle.fel.cvut.cz/courses/A0B04CAE2, https://jazyky.fel.cvut.cz/vyuka/A/CAE/

Anotation:

The aim of the course is to prepare for Certificate of Advanced English - the second highest level Cambridge ESOL exam. The course CAE2 covers units 5-8. Studying for CAE helps you to improve your language skills (reading, writing, English in use, listening and speaking) and use them in a wide range of contexts. The exam is based on realistic tasks and indicates the ability to use the language in practical situations. You will be able to participate in meetings and discussions, expressing opinions clearly and be able to understand and produce texts of various types. CAE is recognised by the majority of universities in English speaking countries as proof of adequate language skills for courses taught and assessed in English as well as by employers who require knowledge of a foreign language. CAE is taken by more than 60 000 people each year in more than 60 countries. It is possible but not necessary for obtaining credit to take CAE at British Council. Student is allowed to enrol only into one CAE course during one semester.

Study targets:

The aim of the course is to prepare for Certificate of Advanced English - the second highest level Cambridge ESOL exam.

Content:

The course CAE2 covers units 5-8.

Course outlines:

Week 1 The feel-good factor Use of English and speaking: open cloze & speculating; Listening: multiple choice; Grammar: hypothetical meaning Week 2 The feel-good factor Reading: multiple matching; Grammar: substitution and ellipses Week 3 The feel-good factor Vocabulary: prefix mis- and false opposites; Writing: sentence adverb & review Week 4 Living with the past Use of English and Listening: word formation & multiple choice; Grammar: comparing Week 5 Living with the past Speaking: comparing; Reading: multiple choice; Vocabulary: prefixes and suffixes Week 6 Living with the past Grammar: modifying adverbs, Writing: essay Week 7 The hard sell Vocabulary and Grammar: collocations & conditionals; Listening: multiple choice Week 8 The hard sell Use of English: multiple-choice cloze, Reading: gapped text; Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing Week 9 The hard sell Grammar: conditionals - advanced forms; Writing: report Week 10 Passing through Listening and Grammar: sentence completion & reported speech; Use of English: word formation Week 11 Passing through Speaking: speculating; Reading: cross-text multiple matching; Vocabulary: describing trends Week 12 Passing through Grammar: verb patterns with reporting verbs; Writing: proposal Week 13 Final credit test Week 14 Credits

Exercises outline:

Week 1 The feel-good factor Use of English and speaking: open cloze & speculating; Listening: multiple choice; Grammar: hypothetical meaning Week 2 The feel-good factor Reading: multiple matching; Grammar: substitution and ellipses Week 3 The feel-good factor Vocabulary: prefix mis- and false opposites; Writing: sentence adverb & review Week 4 Living with the past Use of English and Listening: word formation & multiple choice; Grammar: comparing Week 5 Living with the past Speaking: comparing; Reading: multiple choice; Vocabulary: prefixes and suffixes Week 6 Living with the past Grammar: modifying adverbs, Writing: essay Week 7 The hard sell Vocabulary and Grammar: collocations & conditionals; Listening: multiple choice Week 8 The hard sell Use of English: multiple-choice cloze, Reading: gapped text; Speaking: agreeing and disagreeing Week 9 The hard sell Grammar: conditionals - advanced forms; Writing: report Week 10 Passing through Listening and Grammar: sentence completion & reported speech; Use of English: word formation Week 11 Passing through Speaking: speculating; Reading: cross-text multiple matching; Vocabulary: describing trends Week 12 Passing through Grammar: verb patterns with reporting verbs; Writing: proposal Week 13 Final credit test Week 14 Credits

Literature:

GOLD Advanced Coursebook (with 2015 exam specifications), A. Thomas with S. Burgess, Pearson Longman Unit 5-8

Requirements:

B2 exam should be passed.

Keywords:

certificate

Subject is included into these academic programs:

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BPSIT Common courses V
BPOES Common courses V
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MPOES2 RF and DSP Engineering V
MPOES1 Communications and Signal Processing V
BKSIT Common courses V
BEOES Open Electronic Systems V


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