C1 Advanced (CAE) Crammer

Introduction

CAE exam crammer is an online course, designed for students who are thinking of taking the Cambridge Advanced exam. It consists of 22 modules and 78 exam-style exercises, and provides approximately 60 hours of study for students.

Course aims

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. By the end of the course, students will be able to…

Understand the structure of the CAE exam
Develop strategies for answering different types of questions
Improve language skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking
Take practice tests to measure progress and areas of improvement

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

Module 1

Introduction: Information about the course

Module 2

Introduction: Exam introduction and entry test

Module 3

Reading: Reading paper, part 1, multiple choice cloze

Module 4

Reading: Reading paper, part 2, open cloze

Module 5

Reading: Reading paper, part 3, word formation

Module 6

Reading: Reading paper, part 4, key word transformations

Module 7

Reading: Reading paper, part 5, multiple choice

Module 8

Reading: Reading paper, part 6, cross-text multiple matching

Module 9

Reading: Reading paper, part 7, gapped text

Module 10

Reading: Reading paper, part 8 multiple matching

Module 11

Writing: Writing paper, compulsory part

Module 12

Writing: Writing paper, an article

Module 13

Writing: Writing paper, a formal letter

Module 14

Writing: Writing paper, an informal letter

Module 15

Writing: Writing paper, a report

Module 16

Writing: Writing paper, a review

Module 17

Listening: Listening paper, part 1, multiple choice

Module 18

Listening: Listening paper, part 2, sentence completion

Module 19

Listening: Listening paper, part 3, multiple choice

Module 20

Listening: Listening paper, part 4, multiple matching

Module 21

Speaking: Example of a speaking exam

Module 22

Exit test: Exit test

Follow-up

Students completing the CAE exam crammer course should feel confident in tackling any advanced course, including our Advanced Plus Power or Focus on CPE course.