Description
This online course prepares you to pass the most prestigious and recognized English tests in the World: Preliminary English Test, First Certificate and the Certificate of Advanced English of the University of Cambridge.
Today, there are many companies that require these certificates as a proof of knowledge of English, so it can be helpful to gain a foothold in the job market.
At Cambridge Institute we know it and, therefore, we have specially designed this online course to prepare you for this exam.
What is PET?
The Cambridge PET is an internationally recognized exam for people who can use every day written and spoken English at an intermediate level.
PET is recognized worldwide in academic and professional sectors. Thousands of companies, universities and Government departments consider PET as a certificate of intermediate level of English. This test measures your strong and weak points in the use of English.
It is equivalent to level B1 of the common European framework of reference for languages.
What is FIRST?
It is an upper intermediate level examination for learners of English. FCE is at level 3 of Cambridge examinations that assesses the knowledge of general English from beginner to advanced. At this level, students should be able to work, study or even interact comfortably as tourists in an English speaking environment.
As with all Cambridge examinations, FCE covers the main language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking, as well as grammar and vocabulary.
Each year this exam is taken by 250,000 people in over 100 countries.
It is equivalent to level B2 of the common European framework of reference for languages.
What is ADVANCED?
The Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) is one of the ESOL tests, offered by the University of Cambridge.
CAE is a very well respected exam. It is a very good assessment of proficiency in English and is recognized by thousands of companies and educational institutions around the world as a certificate in advanced English. Passing CAE means being able to express yourself fluently, understand and comprehend texts from different fields, write clearly and use the language in daily life in different situations.
Each year this exam is taken by 50,000 people in over 60 countries.
It is equivalent to level C1 of the common European framework of reference for languages.
Objectives
The course includes 50 hours of training with explanations of speaking and writing to prepare for the five different parts of the exam (reading, writing, listening, use of English) and an explanation of how to deal with the speaking test. Each one of them represents 20% of the final grade. At Cambridge, we prepare you for that. The objectives of our preparation courses are:
- Exam practice.
- Improvement of grammatical structures and syntax.
- Reading comprehension exercises.
- Expression of ideas and opinions, pronunciation.
- Acquisition of vocabulary and idiomatic expressions.
- Improvement of listening skills.
Advantages of the online preparation course of Cambridge Institute
- At your pace, no fixed schedules, unlimited access to the course.
- Learn from anywhere: you just need a computer with Internet connection.
- Possibility to repeat each exercise up to 5 times.
- The best technology to learn English online through an Associated centre of the University of Cambridge International
Examinations and British Council.
- The course has "Live Chat" option where you can contact teachers through text chat to resolve didactic questions (from Monday to Friday, except public holidays in Spain, 24 hours).