Cambridge Advanced in English
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Listening
Presentation & Tips
Speaking
Start
Writing
Use of English
160
180
points
CAE Exam
Reading
180
Use of English
Reading
Listening
174
Listening
Writing
187
Speaking
Writing
Speaking
200
Read more
Structure
Overview
CAE Exam
Writing
Use of English & Reading
Use of English
2 parts (1 hour 30 minutes
8 parts (1 hour 30 minutes)
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Listening
Speaking
4 parts (15 minutes)
4 parts (40 minutes)
Writing
Part 1
Multiple Choice
Every word fits in the blank space but only one can connect with the given preposition that follows.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Study Black Bears The (1) .... this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about bears. (2) .... to popular belief, he contends that bears do not (3) .... as much for fruit as previously supposed. He also (4) .... that they are ferocious. He says that people should not be (5) .... by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground as this is a defensive rather than an aggresive act.
Check the prepositions
Reading
Listening
If you do not know the answer, train yourself to reduce options. Give yourself a 50/50 change of getting the correct answer
Speaking
- A - Perception B - Awareness C - Insight D - Vision
- A - Opposite B - Opposed C - Contrary D - Contradictory
- A - Care B - Bother C - Desire D - Hope
- A - Concludes B - Disputes C - Reasons D - Argues
- A - Misguided B - Misled C - Misdirected D - Misinformed
Writing
Be familiarized with Phrasal verbs and Collocations
Watch
Part 2
Open Cloze
A blank space where only one word fits. However, this is usually a smaller chunk of the language; Pronouns, Determiners, Modals, Negative particles, Auxiliary Verbs, etc.
CAE Exam
Use of English
The Origin of Language Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in (1) ........ a way that we are programmed for language from the moment of birth. In (2) ........ words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage. Language (3) ........ well be programmed into the brain but, (4) ......... this, people still need stimulus from others around them. From studies, we know that (5) ........ children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so. The research shows, if (6) ......... else, that language is a social activity, not something invented (7) ......... isolation.
Most common word: To - Which - Not - As - For - Being - One
Reading
Once you use one word, this will not appear again.
Listening
Speaking
No Adverbs, no Adjective, no Nouns.
Writing
Most common words
Watch
Part 3
Word Transformation
An exercise where you must change the function and, or the condition by adding a prefix and, or a suffixes.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Turn a Hobby into a Business For those looking to make a profit on their (1) ..., these days an audience for products can range from the local to the truly global. Some (2) ... begin by donating a piece of work to a charitable sale just to see how quickly and (3) ... it sells. Local shops can be the next outlet for items, often the step taken by those making things like hand-made greetings cards for instance. And for the truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the hobbiest to reach a (4) ... audience. As with any business idea, an honest (5) ... should be undertaken regarding the demand for the work and the price the customer is prepared to pay in (6) ... .
Find the word function of the word given (N, Vb, Adj., Adv.)
CREATE HOBBY PROFIT WORLD APPRAISE REAL
Reading
Read the text and check what type of word fits in the blank space.
Listening
Speaking
Check if a prefix is necessary. They have to appear, at least, once.
Writing
PREFIX
SUFFIX
Watch
Part 4
Key Word Transformation
In this exercise, you must rewrite the sentence with the word given in a way it keeps the meaning. All of this within THREE to SIX words.
CAE Exam
Use of English
"Anna got the job even though she didn't have much experience in public relations." SPITE Anna got the job .............. of experience in public relations. "I must warn you how dangerous it is to cycle at night without any lights", said the police officer to Max. DANGERS Max received a ................ at night without any lights from the police officer. They are demolishing the old bus station and replacing it with a new one PULLED The old bus station is .................... with a new one
Take away the words which are common on both sentences
Reading
Do not change the word given and don't exceed the word limit.
Listening
Speaking
Focus on sentences regarding grammar, then move to expressions and collocations.
Writing
Each sentence is valued in 2 points, try to get 1 always.
Watch
Part 5
Multiple Choice
1 text followed by 6 (A, B, C or D) questions which are given a value of 2 points per correct answer.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Introduction to a book about the history of colour The silence of historians on the subject of colour, or more particularly their difficulty in conceiving colour as a subject separate from other historical phenomena, is the result of two different sets of problems. The first concerns documentation and preservation. We see the colours transmitted to us by the past as time has altered them and not as they were originally. Moreover, we see them under light conditions that often are entirely different from those known by past societies.
Read the questions, then look in the text and find which is option is better
Reading
Listening
Be aware of the traps.
Speaking
Person & Pronoun
Mosts, Main & Only
What is the first reason of the lack of academic works on the history of colour? A -Problems of reliability with the artifacts available. B - Historian have seen colour as somthing outside their expertise. C - Colour has been looked down as a fit subject of study. D - Very little documentation exists.
Writing
Exact words & Obvious
Watch
Part 6
Cross-Text Multiple Matching
An Advanced-exclusive exercise where you must relate or compare the ideas of certain extracts; 4 questions worth 2 points each.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Pizza seems to be an omnipresent force in our culture - every romantic movie features a gorgeous young couple laughing and joking over a pizza. Nothing could be further from the truth; if heaven is a pizza, give me hell any day.
Go directly to the question...
A B C
Reading
Share X's view: check the opinion, and write 1 defining word. look for the same.
When American culinary scientists perfected a method of forcing cheese into the crust of a pizza, they achieved the impossible. They took an already heavenly creation and gave it wings.
Listening
Has a different view: look for topic, underline & compare
Speaking
The humble pizza - surely the most overrated and overpriced foodstuff on the planet, since it is just some dough, tomatoes, and cheese.
Writing
All questions can be categorised in opposed categories. (good/bad, A/B)
Which expreses a different opinion to the others about pizza
Watch
Part 7
Gapped Text
The fearsome exercise of including paragraphs in each blank space. This is rewarded in 2 points per correct answer.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Underline key words of each option and summarize it in 1 line.
At networking events, I will often look to start a conversation with people who are on their own. It is much easier than breaking into a group conversation. Very few people go to networking events for solitude. When approaching these people you are already at an advantage because they will both respect your courage and be grateful that you've taken the time and effort to relieve them from their anxiety.
Reading
Check the information just before and just after the blank space.
Listening
Speaking
Be aware of pronouns. They might give you a clue to the main focus of the previous paragraph.
Writing
A - The easiest way to approach a group is to catch the eye of one of the participants and smile...B - You can often find these people around a bar. Nervous people on their own seldom stand in the middle of a room...
Take special attention not to fall in the domino effect of incorrect answers.
Watch
Part 8
Multiple Matching
Relate the different fragments of a text or extracts of a topic, to a set of questions with one possible answer.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Go to the options & underline max.4 key words.
Subtitled, The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Jessie Child's debut historical biography, Henry VIII's Last Victim, was the worthy winner of last year's Elizabeth Longford Prize. Henry Howard's victim status is owing to the fact that he was the final person to be executed by King Henry VIII, a mere nine days before the king himself expired. Although killed ostensibly for treason, the Earl of Surrey's only real crime it seems was leading an unsuccessful army campaign in France.
Reading
Read 1 extract and check. State the possibilities
Listening
Speaking
Give your final answers once you finishe all extracts
1 - A book which includes too much factual detail.2 - A book which has already won critical acclaim. 3 - A mention of the profession of the author. 4 - A humorous comparison with a real-life situation.
Writing
Do not be logical. There might be more of one option than others.
Watch
Part 1
Part 2
Multiple Choice
Sentence Completion
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Listening
- Underline the key words of the options.
- Avoid obvious answers.
- 1 word or short phrase
- adapt grammatically to the sentence
- Focus on spelling
Speaking
Writing
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Part 3
Part 4
Long Multiple Choice
Multiple Matching
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Listening
- Answers in order
- Underline key words in option
- Eliminate obvious answers and clearly wrongs
- Focus on both task at the same time.
- Half of the sentence (TASK A), the second half (TASK B)
Speaking
Writing
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Part 2
Part 1
Long Turn (Picture Comparison)
Interview
- 2 sentence long answer.
- Questions about opinion, likings or personal life
- learn keywords, not sentences
- Don't describe, Compare
- Answer question for 1, then the other.
- Speculate as much as possible
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Part 4
Part 3
Listening
Collaborative Task
Discussion
Speaking
- Focus deeply on 3 or 4
- Ask your partner with short opinions and quick questions
- React; agree & disagree
- Collaborate, React and talk with your partner
- buy time to think and learn different ways to express yourself
Writing
Writing
Tips & tricks
CAE Exam
Use of English
Type
Part
How to write
Reading
Essay
Open
Review
Open
Listening
Report
Open
Speaking
Open
Proposal
Writing
Formal Letter
Open
CAE Exam
Use of English
Thank you!
Reading
Listening
Speaking
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Cambridge Advanced in English
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Listening
Presentation & Tips
Speaking
Start
Writing
Use of English
160
180
points
CAE Exam
Reading
180
Use of English
Reading
Listening
174
Listening
Writing
187
Speaking
Writing
Speaking
200
Read more
Structure
Overview
CAE Exam
Writing
Use of English & Reading
Use of English
2 parts (1 hour 30 minutes
8 parts (1 hour 30 minutes)
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Listening
Speaking
4 parts (15 minutes)
4 parts (40 minutes)
Writing
Part 1
Multiple Choice
Every word fits in the blank space but only one can connect with the given preposition that follows.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Study Black Bears The (1) .... this has given him into their behaviour has allowed him to dispel certain myths about bears. (2) .... to popular belief, he contends that bears do not (3) .... as much for fruit as previously supposed. He also (4) .... that they are ferocious. He says that people should not be (5) .... by behaviour such as swatting paws on the ground as this is a defensive rather than an aggresive act.
Check the prepositions
Reading
Listening
If you do not know the answer, train yourself to reduce options. Give yourself a 50/50 change of getting the correct answer
Speaking
Writing
Be familiarized with Phrasal verbs and Collocations
Watch
Part 2
Open Cloze
A blank space where only one word fits. However, this is usually a smaller chunk of the language; Pronouns, Determiners, Modals, Negative particles, Auxiliary Verbs, etc.
CAE Exam
Use of English
The Origin of Language Although there is a lack of clear evidence, people have come up with various theories about the origins of language. One recent theory is that human beings have evolved in (1) ........ a way that we are programmed for language from the moment of birth. In (2) ........ words, language came about as a result of an evolutionary change in our brains at some stage. Language (3) ........ well be programmed into the brain but, (4) ......... this, people still need stimulus from others around them. From studies, we know that (5) ........ children are isolated from human contact and have not learnt to construct sentences before they are ten, it is doubtful they will ever do so. The research shows, if (6) ......... else, that language is a social activity, not something invented (7) ......... isolation.
Most common word: To - Which - Not - As - For - Being - One
Reading
Once you use one word, this will not appear again.
Listening
Speaking
No Adverbs, no Adjective, no Nouns.
Writing
Most common words
Watch
Part 3
Word Transformation
An exercise where you must change the function and, or the condition by adding a prefix and, or a suffixes.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Turn a Hobby into a Business For those looking to make a profit on their (1) ..., these days an audience for products can range from the local to the truly global. Some (2) ... begin by donating a piece of work to a charitable sale just to see how quickly and (3) ... it sells. Local shops can be the next outlet for items, often the step taken by those making things like hand-made greetings cards for instance. And for the truly ambitious, websites like eBay enable the hobbiest to reach a (4) ... audience. As with any business idea, an honest (5) ... should be undertaken regarding the demand for the work and the price the customer is prepared to pay in (6) ... .
Find the word function of the word given (N, Vb, Adj., Adv.)
CREATE HOBBY PROFIT WORLD APPRAISE REAL
Reading
Read the text and check what type of word fits in the blank space.
Listening
Speaking
Check if a prefix is necessary. They have to appear, at least, once.
Writing
PREFIX
SUFFIX
Watch
Part 4
Key Word Transformation
In this exercise, you must rewrite the sentence with the word given in a way it keeps the meaning. All of this within THREE to SIX words.
CAE Exam
Use of English
"Anna got the job even though she didn't have much experience in public relations." SPITE Anna got the job .............. of experience in public relations. "I must warn you how dangerous it is to cycle at night without any lights", said the police officer to Max. DANGERS Max received a ................ at night without any lights from the police officer. They are demolishing the old bus station and replacing it with a new one PULLED The old bus station is .................... with a new one
Take away the words which are common on both sentences
Reading
Do not change the word given and don't exceed the word limit.
Listening
Speaking
Focus on sentences regarding grammar, then move to expressions and collocations.
Writing
Each sentence is valued in 2 points, try to get 1 always.
Watch
Part 5
Multiple Choice
1 text followed by 6 (A, B, C or D) questions which are given a value of 2 points per correct answer.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Introduction to a book about the history of colour The silence of historians on the subject of colour, or more particularly their difficulty in conceiving colour as a subject separate from other historical phenomena, is the result of two different sets of problems. The first concerns documentation and preservation. We see the colours transmitted to us by the past as time has altered them and not as they were originally. Moreover, we see them under light conditions that often are entirely different from those known by past societies.
Read the questions, then look in the text and find which is option is better
Reading
Listening
Be aware of the traps.
Speaking
Person & Pronoun
Mosts, Main & Only
What is the first reason of the lack of academic works on the history of colour? A -Problems of reliability with the artifacts available. B - Historian have seen colour as somthing outside their expertise. C - Colour has been looked down as a fit subject of study. D - Very little documentation exists.
Writing
Exact words & Obvious
Watch
Part 6
Cross-Text Multiple Matching
An Advanced-exclusive exercise where you must relate or compare the ideas of certain extracts; 4 questions worth 2 points each.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Pizza seems to be an omnipresent force in our culture - every romantic movie features a gorgeous young couple laughing and joking over a pizza. Nothing could be further from the truth; if heaven is a pizza, give me hell any day.
Go directly to the question...
A B C
Reading
Share X's view: check the opinion, and write 1 defining word. look for the same.
When American culinary scientists perfected a method of forcing cheese into the crust of a pizza, they achieved the impossible. They took an already heavenly creation and gave it wings.
Listening
Has a different view: look for topic, underline & compare
Speaking
The humble pizza - surely the most overrated and overpriced foodstuff on the planet, since it is just some dough, tomatoes, and cheese.
Writing
All questions can be categorised in opposed categories. (good/bad, A/B)
Which expreses a different opinion to the others about pizza
Watch
Part 7
Gapped Text
The fearsome exercise of including paragraphs in each blank space. This is rewarded in 2 points per correct answer.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Underline key words of each option and summarize it in 1 line.
At networking events, I will often look to start a conversation with people who are on their own. It is much easier than breaking into a group conversation. Very few people go to networking events for solitude. When approaching these people you are already at an advantage because they will both respect your courage and be grateful that you've taken the time and effort to relieve them from their anxiety.
Reading
Check the information just before and just after the blank space.
Listening
Speaking
Be aware of pronouns. They might give you a clue to the main focus of the previous paragraph.
Writing
A - The easiest way to approach a group is to catch the eye of one of the participants and smile...B - You can often find these people around a bar. Nervous people on their own seldom stand in the middle of a room...
Take special attention not to fall in the domino effect of incorrect answers.
Watch
Part 8
Multiple Matching
Relate the different fragments of a text or extracts of a topic, to a set of questions with one possible answer.
CAE Exam
Use of English
Go to the options & underline max.4 key words.
Subtitled, The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Jessie Child's debut historical biography, Henry VIII's Last Victim, was the worthy winner of last year's Elizabeth Longford Prize. Henry Howard's victim status is owing to the fact that he was the final person to be executed by King Henry VIII, a mere nine days before the king himself expired. Although killed ostensibly for treason, the Earl of Surrey's only real crime it seems was leading an unsuccessful army campaign in France.
Reading
Read 1 extract and check. State the possibilities
Listening
Speaking
Give your final answers once you finishe all extracts
1 - A book which includes too much factual detail.2 - A book which has already won critical acclaim. 3 - A mention of the profession of the author. 4 - A humorous comparison with a real-life situation.
Writing
Do not be logical. There might be more of one option than others.
Watch
Part 1
Part 2
Multiple Choice
Sentence Completion
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Part 3
Part 4
Long Multiple Choice
Multiple Matching
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Listening
Speaking
Writing
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE
Part 2
Part 1
Long Turn (Picture Comparison)
Interview
CAE Exam
Use of English
Reading
Part 4
Part 3
Listening
Collaborative Task
Discussion
Speaking
Writing
Writing
Tips & tricks
CAE Exam
Use of English
Type
Part
How to write
Reading
Essay
Open
Review
Open
Listening
Report
Open
Speaking
Open
Proposal
Writing
Formal Letter
Open
CAE Exam
Use of English
Thank you!
Reading
Listening
Speaking