Who the course is for
This course is open to everyone aged 18 and over.
Entry requirements
Students must have completed a C1.1 language course within the last 6 months. Alternatively, prospective students can take a level test and have a brief interview with the teacher.
If you want to take a level test contact us at cambridge@udg.edu
Aims
This course aims to prepare students for the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam with practice of the grammar, vocabulary, language skills, topics and exam skills needed for success in all four papers of the exam: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to sit the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam.
Syllabus
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Cambridge English Advanced (C1.2) Exam Preparation course
Syllabus and Materials:
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Topics
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Events, issues and the media
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Past, present and future tenses
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Collocations; frequently confused words
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Travel, customs and traditions
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Participle clauses
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Prefixes; academic expressions
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Human behaviour and relationships
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Reported speech
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Idioms with keep
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Money and business
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Passive forms; causatives
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Fixed phrases; phrasal verbs with out; money
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Health and sport
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Conditionals
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Word building; suffixes; compound adjectives
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The arts and entertainment
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Verb + infinitive/gerund
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Collocations; frequently confused words
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Nature and the environment
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Inversion
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Phrasal verbs with on; nature idioms
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Education, learning and work
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Relative clauses; introductory it/what
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Affixes; spelling changes
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Science and technology
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Modals, including continuous and passive forms
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Dependent prepositions; science
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Psychology and personality
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Wishes and regrets
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Three-part phrasal verbs; adjectives
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Qualification
Certificate of attendance for the preparation course
Teaching staff
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Sandra Gorman Durango
Native English teacher with over 20 years of experience teaching at all levels and Cambridge exam preparation courses. For the last 10 years she has worked as an official Cambridge speaking examiner as well as working as a translator and interpreter of Spanish to English and English to Spanish.
*Management reserves the right to modify the teaching staff, if necessary, to ensure the levels of quality and professional category.
Teaching and Assessment
The course includes 56 classroom hours and 56 self-study hours.
The course will focus on:
- Task achievement: what this means and how to achieve it.
- Understanding the reasoning behind a task.
- Timing and planning.
- Accuracy and appropriacy.
- Skills: speaking, writing, listening, reading.
- The use and control of grammatical structures.
- Improving and expanding lexical range.
Assessment will be based on class based and homework activities, combined with model exams to monitor progress and eligibility for the Cambridge exam.
Book: CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH COMPACT Advanced Student’s Book with answers. ISBN 978-1-107-41819-6
Self -study: Cambridge English Exam Booster for Advanced. Will be made available to the students in a digital format.
Evaluation system
To qualify for an attendance certificate, students must attend a minimum of 50% of the classes.
