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Cambridge ESOL
Worlds leading range of ESOL examinations
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Over 2000 centres in 135 countries
Recognition - http://www.cambridgeesol.org/recognition/search.php
5 ESOL Exams
Pass - 60% in order to pass
PET FCE CAE CPEKET
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FCE / CAE
Assess the 4 skills Reading, Writing, Listening,Speaking, plus Use of English
A communicative approach to assessment
Real life language skills are tested in a practical context
Paper 1: ReadingPaper 2: Writing
Paper 3: Use of English
Paper 4: Listening
Paper 5: Speaking
Papers Time - FCE
1h
1h 20
45 min
40 min
14 min
Time - CAE
1h 15
1h 30
1h
40 min
15 min
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VantageB2
Effective ProficiencyC1
B1 Threshold
MasteryC2
A2 Way stage
CAE
FCE
PET
CPE
KET
60 - 72
40 - 58
105 -120
83 - 94
5.5 - 6.0
4.5 - 5.0
8.0 - 9.0
6.5 - 7.5
Council of Europe Levels
CEFR Cambridge ESOL TOEFLibtIELTS
evels
CEFRCommon European Framework for References
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Results Each Paper20%
3 Pass Rates
Results - 3 weeks
Certificates8 weeks after exam
A 80% - 100%
B 75% - 79%
C 60% - 74%
D 55% - 59%
E 54% and below
Pass
Fail
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Cambridge Exam Preparation
Course at EF London Length:8 weeks (Paper Based)
CAE 10thMarch
FCE 17thMarch
You have:
FCE/CAE SPIN classes
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Paper 1 Reading
Paper Length:
1h 30 questions
FCE CAE Paper Length:
1h 15 min 34 questions
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Reading
Part 1
One text with multiple-choicequestions (gist, attitude, opinion,detail, main idea, text organisation
features etc.)
Part 2
Gapped text with sentencesremoved(text structure, cohesionand coherence)
Part 3
Multiple matching(specificinformation, detail opinion andattitude)
FCEPart 1
One text with multiple-choicequestions (gist, attitude, opinion,detail, main idea, text organisationfeatures etc.)
Part 2
Gapped text with sentencesremoved(text structure, cohesionand coherence)
Part 3
Multiple matching(exemplification,comparison reference)
Part 4
Multiple matching (specific information,detail, opinion and attitude)
CAE
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Paper 2 WritingFCE
1 hr 20 mins
Two writing
tasks
CAE
1 hr 30 mins
Two writing
tasks
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Writing
Part 1:Compulsory letter oremail (120-150 words)
Part 2:Optional task: article,letter, report, essay, story,review.
Set text questions: two books,with one question on each:article, essay, report, review,letter. (120-180 words)
FCEPart 1:Compulsory article,report, proposal, or letter (180-220 words)
Part 2:Optional task: article,competition entry, a contribution,an essay, information sheet, aletter, a proposal, a report, or areview
Set text questions: two books,with one question on each:article, essay, report, review,letter. (220-260 words)
CAE
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Includes a rationalisation of the set text
question
William Golding P.D James
Lord of the Flies The Lighthouse
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Paper 3 - Use of English
Length 45 min
Paper Length: 42
questions
FCE CAE
Length 1h
Paper Length: 50
questions
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FCEPart 1 Multiple-choice cloze
(lexical/ lexico-grammatical)
Part 2 Open cloze
(grammatical/lexico grammatical)
Part 3 Word formation
(lexical, lexico - grammatical)
Part 4 Key word transformations
(lexical and grammatical)
Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze
(lexical/ lexico-grammatical)
Part 2 Open cloze
(grammatical/lexico grammatical)
Part 3 Word formation
(lexical, lexico - grammatical)
Part 4 Gapped sentences
(lexical)
Part 5 Key word transformations
(lexical and grammatical)
Use of English
CAE
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Listening
Only one task is available
in each section
All Listening sections
repeated twice
40 Minutes
FCE CAE
Only one task is available
in each section
All Listening sections
repeated twice
1 Hour
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Listening
Part 1 Short Situations: MultipleChoice
Part 2 Sentence completion withmonologue or conversation(detail, specific information,stated opinion)
Part 3 Identify the speaker
Part 4 Multiple-choice questionswith monologue or conversation(opinion, attitude, gist, main idea,specific information)
Part 1 Short Situations: MultipleChoice
Part 2 Sentence completion withmonologue or conversation(detail, specific information,stated opinion)
Part 3 Multiple Choice (Attitudeand opinion)
Part 4 Multiple-choice questionswith monologue or conversation(opinion, attitude, gist, main idea,specific information)
FCE CAE
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FCE, CAE, CPE Sample Tests:
http://www.englishspeaker.com
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk
http://www.english-online.org.uk/exam.htm
Cambridge information on FCE/CAE:
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams
Good Luck!
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