Cambridge Advanced

If you want to gain entrance into an English speaking university, have a competitive edge when applying for a job, enhance your career or move to a different country, you need an internationally recognised qualification. Certification will prove you have the necessary standard of English skills required by employers and universities.

Cambridge Examination courses at Castle School are designed to improve your overall language ability in addition to developing the language skills necessary to pass your chosen exam. They provide complete and careful preparation for all aspects of the examinations and include:

Key facts

• placement test to ensure a class at the right level
• regular progress checks
• regular homework
• multi-national classes
• a course book when you arrive (minimum 2 week course)
• regular tutorials with class teacher to give advice (two every 10-14 week term)
• end of course certificate stating hours of study and final level (Minimum attendance 80%)

 

N.B. Exam fees are not included in course fees. FCE / CAE: £110 (approx) per candidate. The exams can be taken in Brighton in March, June and December.

 

 

 Term Dates 2010

Term 1	Term 2	Term 3	Term 4
04/01/2010	15/03/2010	14/06/2010	13/09/2010
to	to	to	to
12/03/2010	11/06/2010	10/09/2010	17/12/2010
(10 weeks)	(13 weeks)	(13 weeks)	(14 weeks)

The school is closed on public/bank holidays. You do not get any refund if there is a bank holiday during your course.

 

English Skill	CAE You will learn to:
Reading	Analyse a text for detail, opinion, tone, purpose, main idea and attitude. Read quickly enough to cope with an academic course. Comprehend stylistic and organisational aspects of a text, such as; exemplification, comparison, reference.
Writing	Write reports, transactional letters, articles, discursive and descriptive and narrative compositions. Note-taking for listening tasks. Produce clear, well structured and detailed pieces of writing.
Listening	Understand a variety of listening texts, including lectures, phone messages, news, interviews, conversation, extracts from plays and stories with native and non-native accents. Understand complex opinions
Speaking	Make contributions to discussions on a variety of topics. Express yourself well with a good degree of fluency. Use English flexibly for social, professional and academic purposes.
Grammar	Review and practise all aspects of previously-learned grammar including hypothetical meanings.
Vocabulary Topics	Use vocabulary connected with new directions, Seeing is believing, Values, Life changes, Global issues, Health and fitness, Breaking the mould, Law and order, Communication, The world of entertainment.
Other	EXAM FOCUS – practice on all aspects of the CAE exam.