PRESENTATION OF THE COURSE

CAE 2 Group: 01

• Timetable: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 09.00 to 11.30 am.
• First part of the class: from 09.00 to 10.10 am.
• Break time: from 10.10 to 10.30 pm.
• Second part of the class: from 10.30 to 11:30 am.
• Books:

• Gude, K. and Stephens, M. (2014). Cambridge English Advanced Result Student's Book with Online Practice. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Gude, K. (2014). Cambridge English Advanced Result Workbook Resource Pack. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

CALENDAR

• Drop out due date: Tuesday 04 September.
• Holidays: Thursday 01 November.
• Christmas holidays: from 21 December to 04 January.
• End of the course: Tuesday 18 December (Second midterm exam check)
• Dates of issue of academic records: 14 and 15 January.
• Assessment:
• 1st midterm exam (Units 7-9): 09 and 11 October.
• 2nd midterm exam (Units 10-12): 11 and 13 December.

ASSESSMENT

• Assessment of 5 skills:
• Reading (20%)
• Writing (20%)
• Use of English (20%)
• Listening (20%)
• Speaking (20%)
• The final grade is the average of the two exams.
• Passing grade: 80 pts. and 80% of attendance (maximum number of absences = 6; but 5 consecutive absences are cause for dismissal)

OTHER ASPECTS

• The use of the Workbook is mainly at home. Be ready for its checking after each unit.

USEFUL SITES

• Facebook: CELe UAEMex
• CAE Result
• www.cambridgeenglish.org
• Cambridge exam preparation
• Online English exam preparation
• The Spelling Challenge: are you up to it?
• Cambridge English preparation
• Teacher's email: flamenca.rt@gmail.com

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Hewings, M. (2005). Advanced Grammar in Use: A self-study reference and practice book for advanced students of English, with answers. Second edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• McCarthy, M. and O'Dell, F. (2007). English Phrasal Verbs in Use Advanced. Cambridge: CUP.
• Powell, D. (2005). Common mistakes at CAE... and how to avoid them. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Swan, M. (2005). Practical English Usage. Third edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Thomas, B.J. (1991). Advanced Vocabulary and Idiom. Edinburgh: Nelson.
• Vince, M. (1994). Advanced Language Practice. Hong Kong: Macmillan Heinemann. 
• Yule, G. (2006). Oxford Practice Grammar Advanced With answers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.