Focus on CAE
A comprehensive course for students at B2 level looking to take the Cambridge CAE exam(C1) Advanced, Code: 21013
Exercises: 668 / 120 Hours
Introduction
Focus on CAE is an online course, designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge Advanced exam. It consists of 12 modules and 200 units of English, and provides approximately 120 hours of study for students.
Course aims
- To take students from Elementary, CEFR C1 up to C2.
- To give students information about, coaching in and practice in all areas of the CAE exam, to enable them to be fully prepared when it comes to them taking the test.
- The course blends grammatical structures necessary for this level, with vocabulary, spelling, reading, listening, writing and speaking.
Grammar
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- talk and write confidently about the past, present and future, using a variety of verb forms. They will use the continuous and perfect aspect when the need requires, and also be able to talk about present and past habit.
- form sentences present, past and future perfect, in simple and continuous forms.
- use more complex passive forms and know when to use the active voice and passive voice. They will have increased their knowledge of passive verb forms. They will be able to use causatives to denote arranging to have something done.
- use defining and non-defining relative clauses.
- use all general conditional forms, first, second, third and mixed. Use wish structures in the present past and future.
- identify transitive and intransitive verbs forms, and be accurate when following one verb form with another, which will be in the gerund or infinitive form
- recognise the different ways the verb need can be used, in modal and non-modal contexts.
- use modal verbs in both general and more subtle ways to express differences in nuance, formality and register
- use question tags to form questions from statements
- use articles correctly
- use I'd rather or It's time + subject + past form to express present needs and wishes.
Vocabulary
By the end of the course students will have learnt approximately 800 lexical items, including nouns, verbs and adjectives, phrasal verbs, idiomatic language, different English registers and lexical sets.
Skills
By the end of the course students will have had exposure to and practice in reading and hearing formal and informal English from a wide variety of registers, accents and contexts, descriptions, stories and opinions.
Revision
Each of the 12 modules has a revision test, which gives students another chance to test themselves on the grammar and vocabulary they have learnt during the module. These tests are cumulative, which means the material learnt in each unit is tested at the end of that unit and also in subsequent revision tests, meaning the tests get longer as more material is tested each time.
Exam practice
Each module concentrates on a different area of the CAE exam, giving information about the exam, tips on how to answer the questions and advice about where students often make mistakes. It then tests them on that part of the exam.
Entry and exit tests
Before beginning the course, the student is invited to take an Entry test, which consists of a complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper from the exam. At the end of the course, the student is invited to take another complete Reading and Writing and Listening paper and the student's result is analysed by the program, giving a percentage of improvement and predicts a grade in the actual exam they take.
Unit summary
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General Introduction |
An introduction to the course the student will be taking |
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Exam |
CAE Basics: general information |
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Exam |
CAE Basics: Paper 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Basics: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Basics: Paper 3 |
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Entry Test |
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Module 1 |
Introduction |
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Grammar |
Present Tenses |
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Vocabulary |
Adjectives of character |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 01 |
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Grammar |
Past Tenses |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing words 1 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 08 |
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Reading |
A job vacancy |
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Listening |
A job interview |
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Reading |
The story of Marmite |
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Listening |
Innovative advertising techniques |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 1 |
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Module 2 |
Grammar |
Present Perfect |
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Vocabulary |
Adjectives of mood |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 02 |
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Grammar |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 01 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 09 |
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Reading |
Too many road signs |
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Listening |
A traffic report |
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Reading |
South African election results |
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Listening |
Tony Blair |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 2, Part 1, Practice test 1 |
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Module 3 |
Grammar |
Passive |
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Vocabulary |
Causative Have and Get |
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Vocabulary |
Animals |
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Grammar |
verb + noun collocations 1 |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 03 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 10 |
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Reading |
The hottest cities on earth |
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Listening |
A typical English summer |
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Reading |
Using banknotes for art |
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Listening |
How luxury brands are surviving the recession |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 1, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2a |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 2, Part 2a, Practice test 1 |
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Module 4 |
Grammar |
Articles |
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Vocabulary |
Clothes and clothing |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 04 |
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Grammar |
Talking about quantity |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 02 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 01 |
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Reading |
Horror films |
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Listening |
Film charts |
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Reading |
Downshifting |
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Listening |
Business trip travel arrangements |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 4 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 1 |
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Module 5 |
Grammar |
Future Continuous |
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Vocabulary |
Jobs and professions |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 05 |
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Grammar |
Future Perfect |
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Vocabulary |
verb + noun collocations 2 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 02 |
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Reading |
A wanted man |
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Listening |
An extract from a novel |
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Reading |
Been there, done that |
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Listening |
Bad dreams |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2b |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 2, Part 2b, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 2 |
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Exam |
FCE Practice: Paper 3, Part 2, Practice test 1 |
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Module 6 |
Grammar |
Gerunds and Infinitives |
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Vocabulary |
Parts of the body |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 06 |
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Grammar |
Conjunctions and Connectors |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 03 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 03 |
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Reading |
Khartoum |
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Listening |
Burma |
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Reading |
Albert Einstein |
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Listening |
David Beckham |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 5 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 6 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 6, Practice test 1 |
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Module 7 |
Grammar |
Modal Verbs |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the kitchen |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 07 |
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Grammar |
Past modals - Must and Should |
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Vocabulary |
Confusing words 2 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 04 |
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Reading |
Halloween tales |
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Listening |
Beowulf |
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Reading |
White water rafting |
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Listening |
Young at heart |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 8 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 8, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 3, Practice test 1 |
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Module 8 |
Grammar |
Third Conditional |
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Vocabulary |
Things in the living room |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 08 |
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Grammar |
Mixed Conditionals |
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Vocabulary |
verb + noun collocations 3 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 05 |
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Reading |
Tornadoes |
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Listening |
The Weather |
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Reading |
Young people have feelings too |
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Listening |
Self esteem |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 1, Part 7 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 7, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2e |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 2, Part 2d, Practice test 1 |
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Module 9 |
Grammar |
Wishes |
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Vocabulary |
Verbs connected with cooking |
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Vocabulary |
Question tags |
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Grammar |
Phrasal verbs 09 |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 04 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 06 |
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Reading |
Tierra del Fuego |
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Listening |
Sao Tome |
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Reading |
Revenge |
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Listening |
My paranoid friend |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 3, Part 4 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 4, Practice test 1 |
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Exam |
CAE Coaching: Paper 2, Part 2c |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 2, Part 2e, Practice test 1 |
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Module 10 |
Grammar |
Relative Clauses |
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Vocabulary |
Feeling ill |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 10 |
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Grammar |
Need |
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Vocabulary |
verb + noun collocations 4 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 07 |
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Reading |
Two medical alerts |
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Listening |
Crocodiles |
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Reading |
Architecture in the 1960's |
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Listening |
Cyber waste |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 6, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 7, Practice test 2 |
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Module 11 |
Grammar |
Inversion |
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Vocabulary |
Gradable and non gradable adjectives |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 11 |
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Grammar |
Verb Patterns |
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Vocabulary |
Wordbuilding 05 |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 08 |
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Reading |
My ideal weekend |
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Listening |
Pet hates |
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Reading |
My best friend |
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Listening |
Honey, I'm sorry! |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 1, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 2, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 3, Practice test 2 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 4, Practice test 2 |
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Module 12 |
Grammar |
Reported Speech |
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Vocabulary |
Adjective and noun collocations 1 |
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Vocabulary |
Phrasal verbs 12 |
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Grammar |
Verb patterns |
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Vocabulary |
Make and do |
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Spelling |
Spelling test 09 |
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Reading |
Massacre at Wounded Knee |
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Listening |
Mars |
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Reading |
Jamie Oliver |
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Listening |
Too many shoes |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 1, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 2, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 3, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 4, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 5, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 6, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 1, Part 7, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 1, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 2, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 3, Practice test 3 |
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Exam |
CAE Practice, Paper 3, Part 4, Practice test 3 |
Follow-up
Students completing the Focus on CAE course should feel confident in tackling any Advanced course, including our Advanced Plus Power or Focus on CPE course.