Cambridge English Proficiency (C2) Exam Preparation course -

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

Topic	Grammar	Vocabulary
Ring the changes	Perfect tenses	Idioms; phrasal verbs; word formation
Expectation	Future tenses	Collocations; prepositional phrases
Strange behaviour	Conditional clauses	Phrases; modifiers; word formation
Sweet rituals	Past tenses	Collocations; compound adjectives; food idioms
The consumer society	Countable/uncountable nouns; possession	Phrasal verbs; prepositions; abstract nouns
The sound of music	Degrees of likelihood; contrastive stress	Collocations; idioms
Before your very eyes	Participle clauses	Idioms; noun phrases; adjectives
Urban jungle	Inversion	Compound adjectives; phrases
Fitting in	Gerunds and infinitives	Phrases; prefixes; linking words;
Globalisation	Reference devices; expressing wishes and preferences	Expressions
For better, for worse	Gradability	Phrasal verbs; idioms
At the cutting edge	Passive structures	Idioms; phrases
Save the planet	Reported speech	Register; synonyms
Get fit, live longer	Articles	Register; phrases; prepositions; word formation
The daily grind	Purpose and reason clauses	Topic expressions; neologisms; gender-specific words
Hidden nuances	Concessive clauses	Adjectives
Defining happiness	Comparison	Idioms; metaphor; synonyms
On freedom	Modal review	Synonyms
The unexplained	Word order and adverbs	Adjectives; onomatopoeia; word formation
A sense of humour	Uses of have, get, go	Expressions with go

Qualification

Certificate of attendance at the preparation course.

Teaching staff

Vivien Greatorex Davies
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.

*The management team reserves all rights to make changes if any teacher can’t teach a subject, always ensuring the same quality and professional category levels.

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

Bank financing

Enrolled students can pay in installments.

The Fundació has agreements in place offering preferential terms for their students with the following entities:

– Sabadell Consumer
– CaixaBank
– Banco Santander

Financing through the Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Interuniversitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR)

With the aim of facilitating access to Masters and Postgraduate courses, the Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) promotes the following loan programme.

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Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo – FUNDAE (formerly Fundación Tripartita)

Workers whose enrolment is being paid by a private company, can apply for a subsidy through the Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo – FUNDAE (formerly Fundación Tripartita)

To apply for this subsidy, the worker must contact their company’s Human Resources department.

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For further information, please send an email to: economia.fundacioif@udg.edu

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Cambridge English Proficiency (C2) Exam Preparation course

Who the course is for

Entry requirements

Aims

Syllabus

Qualification

Teaching staff

Vivien Greatorex Davies

Teaching and Assessment

Evaluation system

Bank financing

Financing through the Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Interuniversitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR)

Fundación Estatal para la Formación en el Empleo – FUNDAE (formerly Fundación Tripartita)

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