CAE Practice Tests Plus 1(1), skils practice
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Plus
Alan Stanton
Susan Morris
Practice
Pearson Education Limited
Edinburgh Gate
Harlow
Essex CM20 2JE
England
and Associated Companies throughout the world
We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce
copyright material:
Andromeda Oxford Ltd for extracts from 'Insincerity' in
EYE TO EYE
by Peter Marsh; BBC Wildlife Magazine for an extract from 'A Town
Like Davis' from
BBC WILDLIFE
Magazine 1990; Economist
Newspapers Ltd for an extract from 'Whales' in
THE ECONOMIST
8.4.89 © The Economist, London 1989; Gruner & Jahr Ltd for
extracts from 'Why You Feel Under the Weather' in
THE WORLD IN
FOCUS
January 1993 and 'Aspects of Love: What is this thing called
love?' by Sharon Kingston & Amanda Cochrane in
THE WORLD IN
FOCUS
No 3 November 1993; Guardian Newspapers Ltd for extracts
from the articles 'History set in Stone' (adapted) in
THE GUARDIAN
23.3.91, 'You must remember this' by Ian Hunt in
THE GUARDIAN
9.1.93, 'Fast Forward' by Geoff Mulgan & Helen Wilkinson in
THE
GUARDIAN
6.6.95, 'Simply the best' by Penny Cottee and 'The
Power of the spoken word' by Brian Keaney in
THE GUARDIAN
27.4.97, 'Rites of Passage' by Nancy Rawlinson in
THE GUARDIAN
17.6.97, 'They think it's all over' by John Duncan in
THE GUARDIAN
8.1.98, The Writing on the Wall' by Oliver Swanton in
THE
GUARDIAN
1.9.98, 'Across the gap' in
THE GUARDIAN
(EDUCATION)
29.9.92, 'Safety Drive' by Peter Loxley in
THE
GUARDIAN (EDUCATION)
19.1.93, 'A Telephone pioneer: Henry
Hunnings (1843-86)' by Mary Burgess in
THE GUARDIAN
(EDUCATION)
27.4.93, 'Out of this World' by Mary Burgess in
THE
GUARDIAN WEEKEND
14.11.92; 'Best of Times, Worst of Times' by
Rosanna Greenstreet in WE
OBSERVER MAGAZINE
27.12.92; the
Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office for an extract from
'Shoplifting' in
PRACTICAL WAYS TO CRACK CRIME
published by
The Home Office, Crown Copyright; Independent Newspapers (UK)
Ltd for extracts from the articles 'A World without light, colour or
shape' by Tom Maley in
THE INDEPENDENT
16.7'.90, Terrorised by a
collar stud: the Worst of Times' by Glen Baxter in
THE INDEPENDENT
28.1.91, 'An English family, 80 years of
schooling' by Sarah Strickland in
THE INDEPENDENT
28.5.92 and
'They said I was useless but look at me now' by Anne Nicholls in
THE INDEPENDENT
7.1.93; the author for an extract from 'Desert
discoveries and monster myths' by David Keys in
THE INDEPENDENT
ON SUNDAY 2.
12.90; the author Derek Parker for an extract from
his article 'Still Sprinting' in
THE AUTHOR
Spring 1990; Phaidon
Press Ltd for an extract from
CHESS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
by
Raymond Keene; Reader's Digest Association for extracts from The
Pull of the Land' in
FACTS AND FALLACIES
© Reader's Digest 1988,
'Are Women more romantic than men?', 'Going it alone', 'Why do
people sometimes fail to help when they should?' in
MARVELS AND
MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN MIND
© The Reader's Digest 1992 and
'Staying healthy in Space' in
READERS DIGEST
'How is it Done?' -
column © The Reader's Digest 1990; the author for an extract from
'Springing hot from the bowels of the Earth' by June Sampson in
THE EUROPEAN
14-17 January 1993; Times Newspapers Ltd for
extracts from the articles That sweet smell of success' by Mark
Skipworth in
THE SUNDAY TIMES
11.4.93 © Times Newspapers Ltd
1993, 'A consuming addiction' by Chris Johnston in
THE TIMES
2.1.98 © Times Newspapers Ltd 1998; Peters Fraser & Dunlop
Group Ltd on behalf of the author, for an extract from 'Writers do it
lying down' by Joanna Trollope in GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING
February
1993.
www.longman-elt.com
© Susan Morris and Alan Stanton 1994 and 1999
First published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 1994
This edition published by Pearson Education Ltd 1999
The rights of Alan Stanton and Susan Morris to be identified as
authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance
with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publishers
ISBN 0 582 36570 8
Set in 10.5pt Frutiger Light
Printed in Spain by Graficas Estella
Fifth impression 2001
Acknowledgements
,
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(
,
y
,
t
,
We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce
copyright photographs:
John Birdsall for 143 bottom; Sarah Boait for 135 bottom right;
Bristock-IFA for 129 bottom left (Bernd Ducke), 132 bottom (Bernd
Ducke), 134 middle left (Esbin Anderson) 134 bottom right
(Mountain Stock) and 138 middle right (Eric Bach); Camera Press /
Benoit Gysemberg for 136 top left; J Allan Cash for 136 bottom
right; Collections/ Brian Schuel for 133 top left and 135 top left;
Collections/ Geoff Howard for 131 bottom; Firepix International /
Tony Myers for 130 bottom; Robert Harding Picture Library/
D Maxell for 130 top; Robert Harding / Rolf Richardson for 131
middle right; Robert Harding Syndication / IPC Magazines for 135
bottom right; Image Bank / Don Klumpp for 138 top right; Kobal
Collection for 137 bottom left; © Pearson Education / Gareth Boden
for 141 bottom; © Pearson Education /Trevor Clifford for 140;
Photographers Library for 131 top left, 131 top right, 133 top right,
134 bottom left and 136 bottom left; Pictor International for 133
bottom, 143 top left, 143 top right and 143 middle right; Pictures
Colour Library for 139 bottom left; Rex Features for 132 top left;
Science Photo Library for 137 top middle (Celestial Image Co.), 137
top right (David Ducros), 137 top left and 137 bottom left (NASA);
Frank Spooner Pictures / Gamma for 142 top and 142 bottom; The
Stock Market for 129 bottom right, 136 top right and 139 top right
(Ned Gillette); Tony Stone Images for 129 top (Bruce Ayres), 131
middle left (Don Smetzer), 134 top left (Mark Romine), 134 top
right (Donovan Reese), 138 bottom (Christopher Bissell), 139 right
(Gavin Hellier) and 139 middle left (Robert Frerck); Telegraph Colour
Library for 132 top right (FPG / A Tilley), 135 top right (T Leighton),
138 middle left (FPG / R Chappie), 138 top left (Silvestris), 139 top
left (VCL), and 143 middle left (VCL)
We have been unable to trace the copyright holders of the articles
'Volcanoes: Dangers and Benefits' in
BBC WORLD
magazine,
November 1992, 'Sleep Easy' by Nadine Baggott, 'Story of your life'
by Jessica Bondy, 'Hello, hello operator' by Tom Quinn 'Heroes and
Villains - William Carlos Williams' by David Widgery, and would
appreciate any information which would enable us to do so.
Sample OMR sheets are reproduced by permission of the University
of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.
Designed by Michael Harris
Project managed by Jayne Wildman
Contents
Exam Overview
4
Practice Test 1
5
Guide to Paper 1
5
Paper 1 Reading
6
Guide to Paper 2
15
Paper 2 Writing
16
Guide to Paper 3
19
Paper 3 English in Use
21
Guide to Paper 4
27
Paper 4 Listening
28
Guide to Paper 5
32
Paper 5 Speaking
33
Practice Test 2
34
Paper 1 Reading
34
Paper 2 Writing
43
Paper 3 English in Use
45
Paper 4 Listening
51
Paper 5 Speaking
55
Practice Test 3
56
Paper 1 Reading
56
Paper 2 Writing
65
Paper 3 English in Use
67
Paper 4 Listening
73
Paper 5 Speaking
77
Practice Test 4
78
Paper 1 Reading
78
Paper 2 Writing
87
Paper 3 English in Use
89
Paper 4 Listening
95
Paper 5 Speaking
99
Practice Test 5
100
Paper 1 Reading
100
Paper 2 Writing
109
Paper 3 English in Use
111
Paper 4 Listening
117
Paper 5 Speaking
121
Answer Sheets for Papers 1, 3 and 4
122
Visuals for Paper 5
127
Cambridge Common Scale for Speaking
144
Answer Key and Tapescripts
145
CONTENTS
3
Exam Overview
CAE offers a high-level qualification to people wanting to
use English for professional or study purposes and is
much more advanced than FCE.
The
Certificate in Advanced English
is a post-First
Certificate exam which is offered three times a year, in
March, June and December. There are five papers in the
exam and each paper receives an equal weighting of 20
per cent of the marks. Papers are:
• The examination questions are task-based and simulate
real-life tasks.
• Questions in Papers 1-3 are text-based. This means
that there is always something to read before the task
can be done.
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
Reading
Writing
English in Use
Listening
Speaking
1 hour 15 minutes
2 hours
1 hour 30 minutes
45 minutes (approximately)
15 minutes (approximately)
• Rubrics in CAE are longer than in FCE or CPE. They
need to be read carefully as they provide contexts for
the questions.
• For Papers 1, 3 and 4 you will have to transfer your
answers on to an answer sheet.
Paper
Formats
Test focus
Reading
four texts,
approximately
50 questions
Parts 1 and 4:
multiple matching
Part 2:
gapped text
Part 3:
multiple choice
Parts 1 and 4:
reading for the main ideas and
specific information
Part 2:
text structure
Part 3:
detailed understanding of a text
Writing
Part 1:
one or two
compulsory tasks
Part 2:
one task
from a choice of
four
Parts 1 and 2:
from the following: formal and
informal letters, articles, reports, reviews,
memos, information leaflets, brochures,
notices, competition entries, personal notes,
instructions, directions and announcements
Part 1
: applying information from reading
input, selecting, summarising and comparing
to produce the writing task specified
Parts 1 and 2:
writing for a specific target
reader, using appropriate layout, style and
register
English in Use
six texts,
80 questions
Part 1:
4-option multiple-choice cloze
Part 2:
open cloze
Part 3:
error correction
Part 4:
word formation
Part 5:
register transfer (completing a text
using information from an input text)
Part 6:
discourse cloze (choosing sentences or
phrases to complete a text)
Part 1:
understanding lexis
Part 2:
understanding grammatical patterns
Part 3:
identifying extra wrong words or
spelling / punctuation errors
Part 4:
word building from prompts
Part 5:
understanding and changing style and
register
Part 6:
recognising coherence and cohesion
Listening
four parts,
30-40 questions
Parts 1 and 2:
informational monologue
(Part 2 is heard once only); sentence
completion or note-taking
Part 3:
dialogue with 2/3 speakers;
multiple-choice, sentence completion,
completing notes, matching ideas with
speakers
Part 4:
five short extracts by five speakers;
multiple-matching or 3-option multiple-choice
Parts 1 and 2:
understanding the text as a
whole and also detailed information
Part 3:
understanding specific information,
opinions and attitudes
Part 4:
identifying speakers, topic, context,
function, opinion and specific information
Speaking
four parts
Part 1:
exchange of information between two
candidates and one examiner
Part 2:
each candidate speaks for one minute
and makes a twenty-second comment after the
other candidate has spoken
Part 3:
both candidates discuss a problem-
solving task based on visual prompts while the
examiner listens
Part 4:
both candidates continue the Part 3
discussion with the examiner
Part 1:
general social and interactional
language
Part 2:
describing and commenting on visual
prompts and speaking at length
Part 3:
negotiating and collaborating
Part 4:
summarising, reporting, developing
ideas from Part 3
4
EXAM
OVERVIEW
Guide to
PAPER 1 Reading
• Highlight words that refer to people or places.
• Highlight time references - this will help you follow
the sequence of events.
• Highlight linking words - this will help you follow
the argument.
• Look for lexical and grammatical links between the
main text and the paragraphs that have been
removed.
• Look for links both before and after the gaps and at
the beginning and end of the paragraphs.
• Check that the article makes sense when you read it
as a complete text.
PAPER 1 contains four texts of between 450 and 1,200 words
each (a total of about 3,000 words), and about 45-50
reading comprehension questions. A text may be continuous,
or consist of several short texts on a related topic. Texts
are taken from the following sources: newspapers,
magazines, journals, non-fiction books, brochures or
leaflets. They can be informational, descriptive, narrative,
persuasive, give advice or opinions, etc. You must transfer
your answers to an answer sheet (see page 123).
Parts 1 and 4: Multiple Matching
(Part 1, pages 6-7; Part 4, pages 12-14)
Part 3: Multiple Choice Questions
(pages 10-11)
For the multiple matching task, you have to match
questions or statements with relevant information from
the text, presented in the form of a list. Part 4 has a
longer text than Part 1 and has more questions. It may
consist of different texts on the same theme. This task
tests your ability to find specific information in a text,
including opinion or attitude, quickly and accurately.
There are five to seven questions on a text followed by
four possible answers (A, B, C, D). You have to choose
the correct answer. The questions usually follow the order
of the text.
This task tests your ability to find specific information in
the text, to deduce meaning from context and to
understand small but important differences in meaning.
Exam tips
• Read the instructions carefully. They contain
information about the type of text (e.g. newspaper
article) and what you have to read for (e.g. to match
a list of opinions with the people who hold them).
• Skim the whole text quickly before you scan for the
specific information required. This will give you an
idea of what it is about and how it is organised.
• Underline key words and phrases in the questions
and scan for parts of the text which contain the
same ideas. They will probably be expressed in a
different way from the question.
• Read carefully only those parts of the text where the
answer is likely to be found. Don't waste time
reading the whole text in detail.
Exam tips
• Skim the text to get an idea of what it is about.
• Look at the questions first but not the four options.
• Find the section of the text that relates to each
question.
• Underline key words in the questions and options.
• Highlight words in the text that confirm the answer.
Correct answers will paraphrase facts and ideas in
the text.
• Consider why the other answers are wrong - you
can get the right answer by a process of elimination.
How is the Reading Paper marked?
Part 2: Gapped Text
(pages 8-9)
One mark is given for each correct answer to the multiple
matching tasks. Two marks are given for each correct
answer to the multiple choice and gapped text tasks.
This text has six or seven gaps with seven or eight
extracts below the text. You have to choose the correct
extract for each gap. One extract does not fit at all.
Paper 1 is objectively marked by an Optical Mark Reader
(OMR), a computer system which is able to detect marks
on paper. You indicate your answers on an answer sheet
using a pencil, and this sheet is read by the OMR. You do
not lose marks for incorrect answers.
This task tests your ability to understand the structure and
progression of a text, to identify a logical sequence of ideas
and to understand linking words and discourse features.
Exam tips
• Read the main text first, ignoring the gaps. This will
give you an idea of the subject matter and how it is
organised.
Examples of OMR answer sheets for Papers 1, 3 and 4 are
given on pages 123 to 126. You may use photocopies of
these sheets to practise recording answers for each of the
Practice Tests.
PAPER
1
5
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Tests
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Alan Stanton
Susan Morris
Practice
Pearson Education Limited
Edinburgh Gate
Harlow
Essex CM20 2JE
England
and Associated Companies throughout the world
We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce
copyright material:
Andromeda Oxford Ltd for extracts from 'Insincerity' in
EYE TO EYE
by Peter Marsh; BBC Wildlife Magazine for an extract from 'A Town
Like Davis' from
BBC WILDLIFE
Magazine 1990; Economist
Newspapers Ltd for an extract from 'Whales' in
THE ECONOMIST
8.4.89 © The Economist, London 1989; Gruner & Jahr Ltd for
extracts from 'Why You Feel Under the Weather' in
THE WORLD IN
FOCUS
January 1993 and 'Aspects of Love: What is this thing called
love?' by Sharon Kingston & Amanda Cochrane in
THE WORLD IN
FOCUS
No 3 November 1993; Guardian Newspapers Ltd for extracts
from the articles 'History set in Stone' (adapted) in
THE GUARDIAN
23.3.91, 'You must remember this' by Ian Hunt in
THE GUARDIAN
9.1.93, 'Fast Forward' by Geoff Mulgan & Helen Wilkinson in
THE
GUARDIAN
6.6.95, 'Simply the best' by Penny Cottee and 'The
Power of the spoken word' by Brian Keaney in
THE GUARDIAN
27.4.97, 'Rites of Passage' by Nancy Rawlinson in
THE GUARDIAN
17.6.97, 'They think it's all over' by John Duncan in
THE GUARDIAN
8.1.98, The Writing on the Wall' by Oliver Swanton in
THE
GUARDIAN
1.9.98, 'Across the gap' in
THE GUARDIAN
(EDUCATION)
29.9.92, 'Safety Drive' by Peter Loxley in
THE
GUARDIAN (EDUCATION)
19.1.93, 'A Telephone pioneer: Henry
Hunnings (1843-86)' by Mary Burgess in
THE GUARDIAN
(EDUCATION)
27.4.93, 'Out of this World' by Mary Burgess in
THE
GUARDIAN WEEKEND
14.11.92; 'Best of Times, Worst of Times' by
Rosanna Greenstreet in WE
OBSERVER MAGAZINE
27.12.92; the
Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office for an extract from
'Shoplifting' in
PRACTICAL WAYS TO CRACK CRIME
published by
The Home Office, Crown Copyright; Independent Newspapers (UK)
Ltd for extracts from the articles 'A World without light, colour or
shape' by Tom Maley in
THE INDEPENDENT
16.7'.90, Terrorised by a
collar stud: the Worst of Times' by Glen Baxter in
THE INDEPENDENT
28.1.91, 'An English family, 80 years of
schooling' by Sarah Strickland in
THE INDEPENDENT
28.5.92 and
'They said I was useless but look at me now' by Anne Nicholls in
THE INDEPENDENT
7.1.93; the author for an extract from 'Desert
discoveries and monster myths' by David Keys in
THE INDEPENDENT
ON SUNDAY 2.
12.90; the author Derek Parker for an extract from
his article 'Still Sprinting' in
THE AUTHOR
Spring 1990; Phaidon
Press Ltd for an extract from
CHESS: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY
by
Raymond Keene; Reader's Digest Association for extracts from The
Pull of the Land' in
FACTS AND FALLACIES
© Reader's Digest 1988,
'Are Women more romantic than men?', 'Going it alone', 'Why do
people sometimes fail to help when they should?' in
MARVELS AND
MYSTERIES OF THE HUMAN MIND
© The Reader's Digest 1992 and
'Staying healthy in Space' in
READERS DIGEST
'How is it Done?' -
column © The Reader's Digest 1990; the author for an extract from
'Springing hot from the bowels of the Earth' by June Sampson in
THE EUROPEAN
14-17 January 1993; Times Newspapers Ltd for
extracts from the articles That sweet smell of success' by Mark
Skipworth in
THE SUNDAY TIMES
11.4.93 © Times Newspapers Ltd
1993, 'A consuming addiction' by Chris Johnston in
THE TIMES
2.1.98 © Times Newspapers Ltd 1998; Peters Fraser & Dunlop
Group Ltd on behalf of the author, for an extract from 'Writers do it
lying down' by Joanna Trollope in GOOD
HOUSEKEEPING
February
1993.
www.longman-elt.com
© Susan Morris and Alan Stanton 1994 and 1999
First published by Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 1994
This edition published by Pearson Education Ltd 1999
The rights of Alan Stanton and Susan Morris to be identified as
authors of this work have been asserted by them in accordance
with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
All rights reserved; no part of this publication may be reproduced,
stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
otherwise without the prior written permission of the Publishers
ISBN 0 582 36570 8
Set in 10.5pt Frutiger Light
Printed in Spain by Graficas Estella
Fifth impression 2001
Acknowledgements
,
,
(
,
y
,
t
,
We are grateful to the following for permission to reproduce
copyright photographs:
John Birdsall for 143 bottom; Sarah Boait for 135 bottom right;
Bristock-IFA for 129 bottom left (Bernd Ducke), 132 bottom (Bernd
Ducke), 134 middle left (Esbin Anderson) 134 bottom right
(Mountain Stock) and 138 middle right (Eric Bach); Camera Press /
Benoit Gysemberg for 136 top left; J Allan Cash for 136 bottom
right; Collections/ Brian Schuel for 133 top left and 135 top left;
Collections/ Geoff Howard for 131 bottom; Firepix International /
Tony Myers for 130 bottom; Robert Harding Picture Library/
D Maxell for 130 top; Robert Harding / Rolf Richardson for 131
middle right; Robert Harding Syndication / IPC Magazines for 135
bottom right; Image Bank / Don Klumpp for 138 top right; Kobal
Collection for 137 bottom left; © Pearson Education / Gareth Boden
for 141 bottom; © Pearson Education /Trevor Clifford for 140;
Photographers Library for 131 top left, 131 top right, 133 top right,
134 bottom left and 136 bottom left; Pictor International for 133
bottom, 143 top left, 143 top right and 143 middle right; Pictures
Colour Library for 139 bottom left; Rex Features for 132 top left;
Science Photo Library for 137 top middle (Celestial Image Co.), 137
top right (David Ducros), 137 top left and 137 bottom left (NASA);
Frank Spooner Pictures / Gamma for 142 top and 142 bottom; The
Stock Market for 129 bottom right, 136 top right and 139 top right
(Ned Gillette); Tony Stone Images for 129 top (Bruce Ayres), 131
middle left (Don Smetzer), 134 top left (Mark Romine), 134 top
right (Donovan Reese), 138 bottom (Christopher Bissell), 139 right
(Gavin Hellier) and 139 middle left (Robert Frerck); Telegraph Colour
Library for 132 top right (FPG / A Tilley), 135 top right (T Leighton),
138 middle left (FPG / R Chappie), 138 top left (Silvestris), 139 top
left (VCL), and 143 middle left (VCL)
We have been unable to trace the copyright holders of the articles
'Volcanoes: Dangers and Benefits' in
BBC WORLD
magazine,
November 1992, 'Sleep Easy' by Nadine Baggott, 'Story of your life'
by Jessica Bondy, 'Hello, hello operator' by Tom Quinn 'Heroes and
Villains - William Carlos Williams' by David Widgery, and would
appreciate any information which would enable us to do so.
Sample OMR sheets are reproduced by permission of the University
of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate.
Designed by Michael Harris
Project managed by Jayne Wildman
Contents
Exam Overview
4
Practice Test 1
5
Guide to Paper 1
5
Paper 1 Reading
6
Guide to Paper 2
15
Paper 2 Writing
16
Guide to Paper 3
19
Paper 3 English in Use
21
Guide to Paper 4
27
Paper 4 Listening
28
Guide to Paper 5
32
Paper 5 Speaking
33
Practice Test 2
34
Paper 1 Reading
34
Paper 2 Writing
43
Paper 3 English in Use
45
Paper 4 Listening
51
Paper 5 Speaking
55
Practice Test 3
56
Paper 1 Reading
56
Paper 2 Writing
65
Paper 3 English in Use
67
Paper 4 Listening
73
Paper 5 Speaking
77
Practice Test 4
78
Paper 1 Reading
78
Paper 2 Writing
87
Paper 3 English in Use
89
Paper 4 Listening
95
Paper 5 Speaking
99
Practice Test 5
100
Paper 1 Reading
100
Paper 2 Writing
109
Paper 3 English in Use
111
Paper 4 Listening
117
Paper 5 Speaking
121
Answer Sheets for Papers 1, 3 and 4
122
Visuals for Paper 5
127
Cambridge Common Scale for Speaking
144
Answer Key and Tapescripts
145
CONTENTS
3
Exam Overview
CAE offers a high-level qualification to people wanting to
use English for professional or study purposes and is
much more advanced than FCE.
The
Certificate in Advanced English
is a post-First
Certificate exam which is offered three times a year, in
March, June and December. There are five papers in the
exam and each paper receives an equal weighting of 20
per cent of the marks. Papers are:
• The examination questions are task-based and simulate
real-life tasks.
• Questions in Papers 1-3 are text-based. This means
that there is always something to read before the task
can be done.
Paper 1
Paper 2
Paper 3
Paper 4
Paper 5
Reading
Writing
English in Use
Listening
Speaking
1 hour 15 minutes
2 hours
1 hour 30 minutes
45 minutes (approximately)
15 minutes (approximately)
• Rubrics in CAE are longer than in FCE or CPE. They
need to be read carefully as they provide contexts for
the questions.
• For Papers 1, 3 and 4 you will have to transfer your
answers on to an answer sheet.
Paper
Formats
Test focus
Reading
four texts,
approximately
50 questions
Parts 1 and 4:
multiple matching
Part 2:
gapped text
Part 3:
multiple choice
Parts 1 and 4:
reading for the main ideas and
specific information
Part 2:
text structure
Part 3:
detailed understanding of a text
Writing
Part 1:
one or two
compulsory tasks
Part 2:
one task
from a choice of
four
Parts 1 and 2:
from the following: formal and
informal letters, articles, reports, reviews,
memos, information leaflets, brochures,
notices, competition entries, personal notes,
instructions, directions and announcements
Part 1
: applying information from reading
input, selecting, summarising and comparing
to produce the writing task specified
Parts 1 and 2:
writing for a specific target
reader, using appropriate layout, style and
register
English in Use
six texts,
80 questions
Part 1:
4-option multiple-choice cloze
Part 2:
open cloze
Part 3:
error correction
Part 4:
word formation
Part 5:
register transfer (completing a text
using information from an input text)
Part 6:
discourse cloze (choosing sentences or
phrases to complete a text)
Part 1:
understanding lexis
Part 2:
understanding grammatical patterns
Part 3:
identifying extra wrong words or
spelling / punctuation errors
Part 4:
word building from prompts
Part 5:
understanding and changing style and
register
Part 6:
recognising coherence and cohesion
Listening
four parts,
30-40 questions
Parts 1 and 2:
informational monologue
(Part 2 is heard once only); sentence
completion or note-taking
Part 3:
dialogue with 2/3 speakers;
multiple-choice, sentence completion,
completing notes, matching ideas with
speakers
Part 4:
five short extracts by five speakers;
multiple-matching or 3-option multiple-choice
Parts 1 and 2:
understanding the text as a
whole and also detailed information
Part 3:
understanding specific information,
opinions and attitudes
Part 4:
identifying speakers, topic, context,
function, opinion and specific information
Speaking
four parts
Part 1:
exchange of information between two
candidates and one examiner
Part 2:
each candidate speaks for one minute
and makes a twenty-second comment after the
other candidate has spoken
Part 3:
both candidates discuss a problem-
solving task based on visual prompts while the
examiner listens
Part 4:
both candidates continue the Part 3
discussion with the examiner
Part 1:
general social and interactional
language
Part 2:
describing and commenting on visual
prompts and speaking at length
Part 3:
negotiating and collaborating
Part 4:
summarising, reporting, developing
ideas from Part 3
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EXAM
OVERVIEW
Guide to
PAPER 1 Reading
• Highlight words that refer to people or places.
• Highlight time references - this will help you follow
the sequence of events.
• Highlight linking words - this will help you follow
the argument.
• Look for lexical and grammatical links between the
main text and the paragraphs that have been
removed.
• Look for links both before and after the gaps and at
the beginning and end of the paragraphs.
• Check that the article makes sense when you read it
as a complete text.
PAPER 1 contains four texts of between 450 and 1,200 words
each (a total of about 3,000 words), and about 45-50
reading comprehension questions. A text may be continuous,
or consist of several short texts on a related topic. Texts
are taken from the following sources: newspapers,
magazines, journals, non-fiction books, brochures or
leaflets. They can be informational, descriptive, narrative,
persuasive, give advice or opinions, etc. You must transfer
your answers to an answer sheet (see page 123).
Parts 1 and 4: Multiple Matching
(Part 1, pages 6-7; Part 4, pages 12-14)
Part 3: Multiple Choice Questions
(pages 10-11)
For the multiple matching task, you have to match
questions or statements with relevant information from
the text, presented in the form of a list. Part 4 has a
longer text than Part 1 and has more questions. It may
consist of different texts on the same theme. This task
tests your ability to find specific information in a text,
including opinion or attitude, quickly and accurately.
There are five to seven questions on a text followed by
four possible answers (A, B, C, D). You have to choose
the correct answer. The questions usually follow the order
of the text.
This task tests your ability to find specific information in
the text, to deduce meaning from context and to
understand small but important differences in meaning.
Exam tips
• Read the instructions carefully. They contain
information about the type of text (e.g. newspaper
article) and what you have to read for (e.g. to match
a list of opinions with the people who hold them).
• Skim the whole text quickly before you scan for the
specific information required. This will give you an
idea of what it is about and how it is organised.
• Underline key words and phrases in the questions
and scan for parts of the text which contain the
same ideas. They will probably be expressed in a
different way from the question.
• Read carefully only those parts of the text where the
answer is likely to be found. Don't waste time
reading the whole text in detail.
Exam tips
• Skim the text to get an idea of what it is about.
• Look at the questions first but not the four options.
• Find the section of the text that relates to each
question.
• Underline key words in the questions and options.
• Highlight words in the text that confirm the answer.
Correct answers will paraphrase facts and ideas in
the text.
• Consider why the other answers are wrong - you
can get the right answer by a process of elimination.
How is the Reading Paper marked?
Part 2: Gapped Text
(pages 8-9)
One mark is given for each correct answer to the multiple
matching tasks. Two marks are given for each correct
answer to the multiple choice and gapped text tasks.
This text has six or seven gaps with seven or eight
extracts below the text. You have to choose the correct
extract for each gap. One extract does not fit at all.
Paper 1 is objectively marked by an Optical Mark Reader
(OMR), a computer system which is able to detect marks
on paper. You indicate your answers on an answer sheet
using a pencil, and this sheet is read by the OMR. You do
not lose marks for incorrect answers.
This task tests your ability to understand the structure and
progression of a text, to identify a logical sequence of ideas
and to understand linking words and discourse features.
Exam tips
• Read the main text first, ignoring the gaps. This will
give you an idea of the subject matter and how it is
organised.
Examples of OMR answer sheets for Papers 1, 3 and 4 are
given on pages 123 to 126. You may use photocopies of
these sheets to practise recording answers for each of the
Practice Tests.
PAPER
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