Who the course is for
This course is open to everyone aged 18 and over.
Entry requirements
Students must have completed a C1.2 language course within the last 6 months or have the Cambridge C1 Advanced (or equivalent). 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 C2 Proficiency 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 further along their learning path towards the Cambridge Proficiency exam.
Syllabus
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Cambridge English Proficiency (C2) Exam Preparation course
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Topic
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Ring the changes
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Perfect tenses
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Idioms; phrasal verbs; word formation
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Expectation
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Future tenses
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Collocations; prepositional phrases
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Strange behaviour
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Conditional clauses
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Phrases; modifiers; word formation
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Sweet rituals
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Past tenses
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Collocations; compound adjectives; food idioms
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The consumer society
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Countable/uncountable nouns; possession
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Phrasal verbs; prepositions; abstract nouns
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The sound of music
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Degrees of likelihood; contrastive stress
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Collocations; idioms
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Before your very eyes
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Participle clauses
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Idioms; noun phrases; adjectives
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Urban jungle
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Inversion
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Compound adjectives; phrases
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Fitting in
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Gerunds and infinitives
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Phrases; prefixes; linking words;
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Globalisation
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Reference devices; expressing wishes and preferences
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Expressions
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For better, for worse
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Gradability
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Phrasal verbs; idioms
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At the cutting edge
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Passive structures
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Idioms; phrases
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Save the planet
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Reported speech
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Register; synonyms
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Get fit, live longer
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Articles
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Register; phrases; prepositions; word formation
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The daily grind
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Purpose and reason clauses
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Topic expressions; neologisms; gender-specific words
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Hidden nuances
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Concessive clauses
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Adjectives
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Defining happiness
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Comparison
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Idioms; metaphor; synonyms
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On freedom
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Modal review
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Synonyms
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The unexplained
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Word order and adverbs
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Adjectives; onomatopoeia; word formation
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A sense of humour
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Uses of have, get, go
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Expressions with go
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Qualification
Certificate of attendance at the preparation course.
Teaching staff
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Vivien Greatorex Davies
Graduated in English Literature and Philosophy from the University of Reading and has a post-graduate degree in English Education and Theatre Studies as well as a Diploma in English language teaching for adults. She is part of the language training technical team at the Servei of Llengües Modernes at the UdG. She has more than 25 years experience in preparing students for high level English exams such as Cambridge Advanced and Proficiency.
*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 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.
- Control and flexibility when using grammatical structures.
- The use of high level vocabulary.
Assessment will be based on class based and homework activities, combined with model exams to monitor progress and eligibility for the Cambridge exam.
Books:
Objective Proficiency Second Edition Student’s Book with answers: Cambridge University Press: ISBN: 9781107646377
Objective Proficiency Second Edition Workbook with answers: Cambridge University Press: ISBN: 9781107619203
Evaluation system
To qualify for an attendance certificate, students must attend a minimum of 50% of the classes.
