English - Preparation for Cambridge Advanced (C1)
' Preparation course for CAE '''
What will I learn in this course? How will the course be taught?
- You will speak only in English
- The course is taught by a native speaker.
- You will learn all about the structure of the test and the registration process
- You will try the tests from previous years
- Teaching focuses on all of the tests (Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening, Speaking)
- You will practice all the basic language skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening)
Books a study materials
- Cambridge Advanced Trainer 2
- Tests from previous years
Who will lead the course?
The course is taught by a native speaker.
What I will learn?
- Teaching focuses on all of the tests (Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening, Speaking)
- You will practice all the basic language skills (speaking, reading, writing, listening)
- Number of students in the course 4-10
How does the teaching work?
- You will use English only
- You will learn all about the structure of the test and the registration process
- You will try the tests from previous years
How do I determine my language level?
Detailed course syllabus
| Week 1 | - Introduction, welcoming students, getting to know their strengths and weaknesses in English, motivation
- Introducing textbook structure
- Introducing exam structure
- Explaining importance of self-study (having a notebook for vocabulary, phrases, etc.)
- TEST 1 – Reading and Use of English part 1 – p 10-11
|
| Week 2 | - Reading and Use of English part 1 – p 12-13
- Reading and Use of English part 2 – p 14-15
- Writing part 1 – p 42-43
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 2 - 16
|
| Week 3 | - Listening part 1 – p 51
- Writing part 1 – p 44
- Speaking part 1 – p 62
- Homework – writing part 1 – p 45
|
| Week 4 | - Speaking part 2 – p 63
- Reading and Use of English part 3 – p 17-19
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 3 – p 20
|
| Week 5 | - Listening part 1 – p 52-53
- Reading and Use of English part 4 – p 21-22
- Speaking part 2 – p 64
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 4 – p 23
|
| Week 6 | - Speaking part 3 – p 65
- Writing part 2 – p 46-49
- Homework – Writing part 2 – p 50
|
| Week 7 | - Listening part 2 – p 54-55
- Reading and Use of English part 5 – p 24-25
- Speaking part 3 – 66
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 5 – 26-28
|
| Week 8 | - Reading and Use of English part 6 – p 29-30
- Listening part 3 – p 56-58
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 6 – p 31-32
|
| Week 9 | - Speaking part 4 – p 67-68
- Listening part 4 – p 59-60
- Reading and Use of English part 7 – p 33-34
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 7 – p 35-37
|
| Week 10 | - Reading and Use of English part 8 -p 38-39
- PRACTICE TEST 3
- Listening part 1 – p 126-127
- Speaking part 1 – p 131
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 8- p 40-41
|
| Week 11 | - Speaking part 2 – p 132
- Reading and Use of English part 1 – p 112
- Reading and Use of English part 2 – p 113
- Reading and Use of English part 3 – p 114
- Listening part 2 – p 128
- Homework – Reading and Use of English part 5 – p 116-117
|
| Week 12 | - Reading and Use of English part 4 – p 115
- Reading and Use of English part 6 – p 118-119
- Listening part 3 – 129
- Speaking part 3&4 – p 133
- Homework – Writing part 1 – p 124
|
| Week 13 | - Reading and Use of English part 7 – p 120-121
- Listening part 4 – p 130
- PRACTICE TEST 4
- Speaking part 1 – p 153
- Speaking part 2 – p 154
- Homework – Writing part 2 – p 125
- Homework Reading and Use of English part 8 – p 122-123
|
| Week 14 | - Listening part 1 – p 148-149
- Reading and Use of English part 1 – p 134-135
- Reading and Use of English part 7 – p 142-143
- Homework Writing part 1 + part 2 – p 146-147
|
| Week 15 | - Reading and Use of English part 5 – p 138-139
- Speaking part 3&4 – p 155
- Reading and Use of English part 6 – p 140-141
- Listening part 2 + part 3 – 150-151
|
| Week 16 | - Reading and Use of English part 3 + part 4 – p 136-137
- Reading and Use of English part 8 – p 144-145
- Listening part 4 – p 152
- Feedback, review – look back on the semester, what have we achieved
- Goodbye!
|
Classroom
ANDĚL, Viktora Huga 6, Praha 5
- Doprava MHD: Metro trasa B, Anděl a pak pěšky asi 5 minut nebo tramvají na zastávku Arbesovo náměstí a pak 2 minuty pěšky.
- Doprava autem: Parkování v modré zóně na parkovacích hodinách nebo v podzemních garážích OC Nový Smíchov
Who is the instructor?
Brendan Coleman
Brendan Coleman je zkušený lektor anglického jazyka z Velké Británie s více než desetiletou praxí v Evropě i Asii. V Londýně vystudoval magisterský program Aplikovaná lingvistika se zaměřením na didaktiku anglického jazyka a je držitelem mezinárodních certifikátů CELTA a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). Má bohaté zkušenosti s výukou obecné i obchodní angličtiny, přípravou na mezinárodní zkoušky i vedením skupin různých věkových kategorií. Několik let také vyučuje na česko-anglickém gymnáziu v České republice.
Course textbooks
Cambridge Advanced Trainer 2
Required - Main coursebook used in course
750 CZK