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Photocopiable activity (Pre-course)

How much do you know about the


Advanced (CAE) exam?
1 Complete the information on each paper of the
exam by selecting the correct information as given in
the box below and writing it in the appropriate column
of the table.
PAPER
NUMBER

NAME OF
PAPER

TIME
ALLOCATED

Paper 1
Paper 2

5 True or false? In the Reading and Use of English


and Listening papers, marks will be deducted if you
answer a question incorrectly or miss one out.
[ ]T

[ ]F

6 Although you can make notes on the question


paper, what must you ensure you do with all your
answers before the end of the exam?
7 How many parts are there in the Writing paper
and how many questions do you have to answer in
total?
8 Which of the following might you be expected to
write in the Writing paper?

Paper 3

a summary a competition entry an article


a story a review a proposal a postcard
an email/letter an essay a report

Paper 4

9 Approximately how many words should you write


in each part of the Writing paper?
15 minutes

about 40 minutes

90 minutes

Speaking

Writing

Listening

90 minutes

Reading and Use of English


2 How many parts are there in the Reading and
Use of English paper? How many questions do you
have to answer in total?
3

Complete this paragraph:

In the Reading and Use of English paper, you will


encounter (a) __________ different task types. The
task types for the Use of English questions will include
a 4-option (b) __________ cloze, open cloze,
(c) __________ __________ and key word
transformations. In reading-related sections, the task
types you will encounter are multiple-choice, crosstext multiple matching, (d) __________ __________
and multiple matching.

10 Complete the following paragraph.


In the Listening paper there are (a) _____ parts and
you will hear each one (b) _____ . In total there are
(c) _____ questions. In Part 4, there are (d) _____
sets of questions that you need to answer at the same
time.
11 True or false? In the Speaking paper:
(a) there will be three or four other
people in the room with you.

[ ]T

[ ]F

(b) there are four parts to the test.

[ ]T

[ ]F

(c) in Part 2, you have a 2-minute


long turn.

[ ]T

[ ]F

12 Complete this paragraph.

4 Make words from the following anagrams. The


first letter of each has been given. These are some of
the aspects that will be tested in the Reading and Use
of English paper.

In the Speaking test, you are assessed on the


following areas of performance: g__________ ,
v__________ , use of d__________ m__________ ,
i__________ c__________ and p__________ .

An understanding of:

13 Three of the four papers each carry 20% of the


total marks for the exam. Only one carries 40%
which paper is that?

(a) ceeronche and nosocieh


c__________ and c__________
(b) xett and cutrterus
t__________ and s__________
(c) leadit, tautited, note, soruppe, cianiplitom
d__________ , a_________ , t__________ ,
p__________ and i__________

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