jueves, 28 de febrero de 2019

ADVANCED C1 (Certificate of Advanced English- CAE)






PARTS OF THE EXAM 

Reading and  Use of English- 1 hour 30 minutes
There are eight parts and  56 questions altogether. Parts 1–3 are text based and involve choosing or supplying a missing word, or forming a new word. Part 4 is sentence based and involves writing a sentence in  a different way. Parts 5–8 are text based and are accompanied by comprehension tasks. The task types are multiple choice, a gapped text with missing paragraphs, and multiple matching. In one part you will need to read across four short texts. The texts  are not for a specialised readership and can be fiction or non-fiction,  but are often academic in nature.
Writing- 1 hour 30 minutesThere are two parts and you will write 220–260 words for each part. Part 1 is a compulsory task where you will write an essay based on two points given in an input text, explaining which point is more important and giving reasons for your opinions. In Part 2 you have a choice of task and will write one of the following: a letter, proposal, report or review. There will be a clear context, topic, purpose and target reader for  your writing.
Listening- Approximately  40 minutes
There are four parts and 30 questions, covering short extracts, a long monologue, an interview or discussion and short monologues on a particular theme. Tasks include multiple choice, completing sentences, and multiple matching
Speaking- 15 minutes Paired: two (occasionally three) candidates together
There are four parts in the Speaking test. It starts with a brief introductory exchange between each candidate and the examiner. In the second part, you are given some pictures to talk about on your own. In Part 3 you will discuss some ideas based on written prompts with the other candidate. Finally there will be a discussion related to the themes in Part 3, in which you will need to give and justify opinions and discuss topics in more depth than in earlier parts of the test.

Try this computer-based exam:
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/advanced/preparation/


READING AND USE OF ENGLISH
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_use_of_english1.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_use_of_english2.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_use_of_english_part3.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/useofenglish4.php
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_use_of_english_part5.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_reading_use_of_english6.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_reading_use_of_english7.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_reading_use_of_english8.htm

Multiple choice cloze:
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-multiple-choice-cloze-test-1/ 
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-multiple-choice-cloze-test-2/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-multiple-choice-cloze-test-3/
Open cloze:
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-open-cloze-test-1-2/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-open-cloze-test-2/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-open-cloze-test-3/
Gapped Sentences:
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-key-gapped-sentences-test-1/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-key-gapped-sentences-test-2/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-key-gapped-sentences-test-3/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-key-gapped-sentences-test-4/
https://todayschool.es/advanced-cae-online-tests/advanced-key-gapped-sentences-test-5/ 

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/ 
https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/cae.php
http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/advanced-key-word-transformations.php
ttps://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-advanced-cae-c1/reading-use-of-english/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/1-1-part-exam/

WRITING
Essay:
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cambridge_advanced_writing_part1.htm
Email:
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_writing_part1.htm
Brochure:
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_writing_part2a.htm
Letter of Application:
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_writing_part2b.htm 
Review:
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_writing_part2c.htm 
Letter to a newspaper:
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_writing_part2d.htm 

https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-advanced-cae-c1/writing/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/1-2-part-exam/

LISTENING
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening1.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening2.htm 
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening3.htm
https://www.examenglish.com/CAE/cae_listening4.htm
https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-advanced-cae-c1/listening/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/1-3-part-exam/

SPEAKING
https://www.englishaula.com/en/cambridge-english-test-exam-preparation/cambridge-english-advanced-cae-c1/speaking/exam-parts/exercise-practice-test/1-4-part-exam/









jueves, 7 de febrero de 2019

THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER



We'll be reading different parts of the book during 3 weeks:
14th February- Part 1
28th February- Parts 2 and 3
8th March- Part 4

SOME MUSIC present in the novel:
Smells like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana:
https://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/view/460/Karaoke
Macho Man by The Village People
and Macho Man lyrics:
https://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/view/1805/Karaoke
 About The Village People:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village_People
One way or another, by Blondie:
https://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/view/7473/Karaoke


SOME IDEAS FOR THE FINAL CONCLUSIONS:

 

 
 

After we have all discussed about the general story and meaning, about our personal opinion and the inferences we can make, you will have to do the following two tasks in pairs:

1. a comic on the book on any aspect you want. Try any of this free software:
http://www.wittycomics.com/

2. a mind map on any aspect of the book, different from the one chosen for your comic:
https://app.mindmapmaker.org/#m:new 

See these mindmaps to inspire you:






or, alternately, a "mix tape" with 5 songs that are related to the themes in the book or to the connections your made. You will provide the lyrics and meaning of the songs, and their relation to the book characters, situations, conflicts, expectations,etc.