Contents

Module Section Reading & Use of English Listening Language Writing

development
1 Success A Paper 1 Part 8 Developing Mixed verb Using an
(p. 7) Finding a job Multiple matching The secret of my skills forms: present appropriate
success (pp. 8–9) Sentence and past (simple, register (Letter)
Vocabulary completion: perfect and (p. 14)
Collocations: adjectives + nouns; Paper 3 Part 2 continuous)
Verbs + nouns; Phrasal verbs and (p. 12) (p. 13)
expressions with take (p. 10)
Paper 1 Part 3
Word formation The office as a
playground (p. 11)
Module 1 review (p. 22)
2 New directions A Paper 1 Part 5 Developing Review of Planning and
(p. 23) Making a Multiple choice Only connect skills relative clauses; organising
difference (pp. 24–25) Multiple choice: Relative (Review)
Vocabulary Paper 3 Part 3 pronouns with (p. 30)
Adjectives: describing attitudes; (p. 28) prepositions;
Fixed expressions: describing Reduced
characteristics; Phrasal verbs and relative clauses;
collocations (p. 26) Combining
Paper 1 Part 1 sentences
Multiple-choice cloze The (p. 29)
extended family (p. 27)
Module 2 review (p. 38)
3 Leisure time A Paper 1 Part 7 Developing Review of Coherence
(p. 39) The creative Gapped text Heard any good films skills future forms; (Essay)
instinct lately (pp. 40–41) Multiple Expressions with (p. 46)
Vocabulary matching: future meaning;
Near synonyms; Phrasal verbs; Paper 3 Part 4 Future in the
Verbs to describe sounds or (p. 44) past (p. 45)
actions; Metaphors (p. 42)
Paper 1 Part 1
Multiple-choice cloze The man
who invented playtime (p. 43)
Module 3 review (p. 54)
4 The global A Paper 1 Part 8 Developing Word families; Attitude phrases
village A small Multiple matching: How the world skills Adding suffi xes; (Report)
world? sleeps (pp. 56–57) Multiple choice: Making spelling (p. 62)
(p. 55)
Vocabulary short extracts: changes; Adding
Sleep; Similar words; Idioms: word Paper 3 Part 1 prefi xes (p. 61)
pairs; Phrasal nouns (p. 58) (p. 60)
Paper 1 Part 3
Word formation The daily
commute (p. 59)
Module 4 review (p. 70)
5 Controversy A Paper 1 Part 5 Paper 3 Part 2 Modifying Supporting
(p. 71) Global issues Multiple choice How green is your Sentence gradable and sentences
pet? (pp. 72–73) completion The ungradable (Essay)
Vocabulary decline of the adjectives; (p. 78)
Global issues: Similar words; bee population Adverb and
Collocation; Word formation (p. 76) adjective
(p. 74) collocations
Paper 1 Part 1 (p. 77)
Multiple-choice cloze Can whales
predict disasters? (p. 75)
Module 5 review (p. 86)

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Section Listening Speaking Language Reading & Writing

development Use of English
B Paper 3 Part 2 Paper 4 Part 2 The passive; Register Paper 1 Part 2 Paper 2 Part 2
Learning Sentence completion Vocabulary: feelings; (p. 18) Open cloze Letter: writing a letter
experiences Migrant children at Long turn (pp. 16–17) The Simón Bolívar of request
primary school (p. 15) Youth Orchestra (p. 19) (pp. 20–21)

B Paper 3 Part 3 Paper 4 Part 1 Use of articles; Paper 1 Part 2 Paper 2 Part 2
A second Multiple choice Social interaction Singular and Open cloze A second Report: writing
chance (p. 31) (pp. 32–33) plural nouns and chance (p. 35) a report about a
verb agreement; project
Determiners and (pp. 36–37)
pronouns (p. 34)

B Paper 3 Part 4 Paper 4 Part 3 Modals and semi- Paper 1 Part 4 Paper 2 Part 1
Stars in their Multiple matching Vocabulary: modals (Part 1); Key word Essay: writing an
eyes (p. 47) entertainment; Useful Necessity, transformations essay about spending
language: exchanging prohibition, advice, (p. 51) leisure time profitably
ideas; Collaborative criticism, permission; (pp. 52–53)
task (pp. 48–49) Ability, possibility/
probability, deduction
(p. 50)

B Paper 3 Part 1 Paper 4 Part 2 Noun clauses (p. 66) Paper 1 Part 2 Paper 2 Part 2
Making a Multiple choice: Vocabulary: issues Open cloze The good Proposal: writing a
difference short extracts (p. 63) and opinions; Useful gym (p. 67) proposal about a
language: expressing community project
probability and (pp. 68–69)
certainty; Long turn
(pp. 64–65)

B Paper 3 Part 3 Paper 4 Part 3 Review of Paper 1 Part 6 Paper 2 Part 1

An open Multiple choice Vocabulary: security; conditionals; Mixed Cross-text multiple Essay: writing
society? (p. 79) Useful language: conditionals; matching The social an essay about
intensifying Alternatives to if; network (p. 83) protecting against
expressions; Omission of if identity theft
Collaborative task (p. 82) (pp. 84–85)
(pp. 80–81)

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Module Section Reading & Use of English Listening Language Writing

development
6 Communication A Paper 1 Part 7 Paper 3 Part 4 Spelling rules; Cohesion
(p. 87) Getting your Gapped text You’ve been verbed Multiple Words that are (p. 94)
message (pp. 88–89) matching easily confused;
Vocabulary (p. 92) Hyphens
across
Communication: Phrasal verbs; (p. 93)
Expressions with speak, talk and
say; Informal expressions: speaking
and understanding (p. 90)
Paper 1 Part 3
Word formation Mobile phones: a
benefit or social nuisance? (p. 91)
Module 6 review (p. 102)
7 Values A Paper 1 Part 5 Paper 3 Part 1 Cleft sentences: Punctuation
(p. 103) Home Multiple choice Why going back Multiple choice: emphasis with (p. 110)
matters home can be dangerous (pp. 104–105) short extracts what, the thing,
Vocabulary (p. 108) the reason,
Words that are easily confused; the place, all …;
Idiomatic expressions: home and Emphasis with
family; Word formation; My ideal it + be
home (p. 106) (p. 109)
Paper 1 Part 1
Multiple-choice cloze What is a
home? (p. 107)
Module 7 review (p. 118)
8 A rich life A Paper 1 Part 8 Paper 3 Part 3 Emphasis Using a range
(p. 119) Mixing Multiple matching Two’s company Multiple choice using negative of language
business and (pp. 120–121) (p. 124) introductory (Review)
Vocabulary expressions; (p. 126)
pleasure
Business: Fixed expressions; Emphasis
Collocations; Compounds; through fronting
Prepositions (p. 122) parts of the
Paper 1 Part 3 sentence
Word formation Amazon.com: (p. 125)
a success story of our time (p. 123)
Module 8 review (p. 134)
9 The world of A Paper 1 Part 7 Paper 3 Part 2 Reported Sentence
science Personal Gapped text The men and women Sentence speech: skills: accuracy
challenges hurtling around the planet completion The patterns after (Article)
(p. 135)
(pp. 136–137) self-cleaning reporting verbs; (p. 142)
Vocabulary house Impersonal
Expressions connected to space; (p. 140) report structure
Ways of seeing; Word formation: (p. 141)
science; Idioms with like (p. 138)
Paper 1 Part 3
Word formation An instinct to
invent (p. 139)
Module 9 review (p. 150)
10 A positive A Paper 1 Part 8 Paper 3 Part 1 Participle and Sentence
outlook Teamwork Multiple matching Team Vettel Multiple choice: to-infinitive variety: using
(pp. 152–153) short extracts clauses a range of
(p. 151)
Vocabulary (p. 156) (p. 157) structures
Health and fitness: Word formation, (Email)
similar words, etc.; Sport and (p. 158)
fitness metaphors (p. 154)
Paper 1 Part 1
Multiple-choice cloze Team spirit
(p. 155)
Module 10 review (p. 166)

Exam reference (pp. 167–172) Expert grammar (pp. 173–189) Expert writing (pp. 190–202) Expert speaking (pp. 203–207)

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Section Listening Speaking Language Reading & Writing

development Use of English
B Paper 3 Part 2 Paper 4 Part 2 Verb + -ing or Paper 1 Part 4 Paper 2 Part 1
A sixth sense Sentence completion Vocabulary: infinitive with to?; Key word Essay: writing an
Intuition (p. 95) emotional reactions; Verb + object + transformations essay about today’s
Useful language; infinitive/-ing; Verb (p. 99) youth (pp.100–101)
Long turn + -ing form/infinitive
(pp. 96–97) with a change of
meaning (p. 98)

B Paper 3 Part 4 Paper 4 Part 3 Past tenses for Paper 1 Part 2 Paper 2 Part 2
Seeing the Multiple matching Vocabulary: travel; hypothetical Open cloze Letter of complaint:
world (p. 111) Collaborative task meanings; wish/ Memories are made writing a letter to an
(pp. 112–113) if only; Other of this (p. 115) airline (pp. 116–117)
expressions (p. 114)

B Paper 3 Part 1 Paper 4 Part 2 Comparatives and Paper 1 Part 4 Paper 2 Part 2
A means to Multiple choice: Vocabulary: superlatives; Other Key word Review: writing a
an end? short extracts spending, investing ways of making transformations review of a book
(p. 127) and giving; Long turn comparisons (p. 130) (p. 131) (pp. 132–133)
(pp. 128–129)

B Paper 3 Part 3 Paper 4 Part 3 Nouns, adjectives, Paper 1 Part 6 Paper 2 Part 1
Brain power Multiple choice Vocabulary: the mind; verbs + prepositions; Cross-text multiple Essay: writing
(p. 143) Collaborative task Preposition + -ing matching Adult an essay about
(pp. 144–145) verb; Confusing pairs learning (p. 147) government funding
(p. 146) for scientific research
(pp. 148–149)

B Paper 3 Part 4 Complete Paper 4 Modals and semi- Paper 1 Part 2 Paper 2 Part 2
Feeling good Multiple matching Paper 4 quiz; Part 1: modals (Part 2); Open cloze The Proposal: writing a
(p.159) Social interaction; Certainty, willingness optimism bias proposal for a leisure
Part 2: Long turn; and characteristic Paper 1 Part 4 centre (pp. 164–165)
Part 3: Collaborative behaviour; Modal Key word
task; Part 4: Extending revision; Alternatives transformations
the discussion to modals (p. 163)
(pp. 160–161) (p. 162)

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 Exam overview
 See pages 167–172 for more detailed information and task strategies.

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English has four papers. Paper 1 receives 40% of the total marks and the other
three papers have 20% each. The pass mark is based on an overall mark (you do not need to pass every paper to
pass the exam). There are three pass grades (A, B and C) and two fail grades (D and E).

Paper Task type Task description

Paper 1: Reading
and Use of English
1 hour 30 minutes
Eight parts
56 questions in total
Paper 2: Writing
1 hour 30 minutes
Two tasks (one compulsory, may include a letter, a proposal, Part 2: Carrying out a writing task, using an
the other a choice out of a review or a report
three options)
220–260 words each
Paper 3: Listening
Approximately 40 minutes
Four parts
30 questions in total
Paper 4: Speaking
Approximately 15 minutes
Four parts
Part 1: multiple-choice cloze Part 1: Choosing a word or phrase from four
(8 questions) options to fi ll in gaps in a text.
Part 2: open cloze (8 gaps) Part 2: Filling in gaps in a text with an
Part 3: word formation (8 gaps) appropriate word.
Part 4: key word transformation Part 3: Changing the form of a given word to
(6 questions) make it fi t the gaps in a text.
Part 5: multiple choice (6 questions) Part 4: Using a given word to complete a
Part 6: cross-text multiple matching sentence so that it means the same as a
(4 questions) previous sentence.
Part 7: gapped text (6 questions) Part 5: Answering four-option multiple-choice
Part 8: multiple matching questions on a text.
(10 questions) Part 6: Matching a prompt to the relevant part
of one of four texts.
Part 7: Completing a gapped text with
paragraphs which have been removed and
placed in jumbled order.
Part 8: Matching information to 4–6 different
texts (or different parts of a text).
Part 1: essay (compulsory) Part 1: An essay based on two points in the
Part 2: one writing task: the choice input text.
appropriate format and style. There are three
task types to choose from.
Part 1: multiple choice (6 questions) Part 1: Three short unrelated extracts of
Part 2: sentence completion around 1 minute each; each extract has two
(8 questions) three-option multiple-choice questions.
Part 3: multiple choice (6 questions) Part 2: A 3–4-minute monologue with eight
Part 4: multiple matching sentence completion questions.
(10 questions) Part 3: A 4-minute interview or discussion with
six four-option multiple-choice questions.
Part 4: Five short related monologues of
around 30 seconds each. There are two tasks
of fi ve questions each, which must be selected
from a list of eight options.
Part 1: conversation, giving personal Part 1: The interlocutor asks each candidate
information (2 minutes) questions about themselves.
Part 2: ‘long turn’, giving information Part 2: Each candidate, individually, compares
and expressing opinions (1 minute two out of the three photos given (1 minute)
each candidate) and comments briefl y on the other candidate’s
Part 3: collaborative task, exchanging photos (30 seconds).
information and ideas (3–4 minutes) Part 3: Each candidate works with a partner for
Part 4: discussion, developing the 2 minutes to discuss a task based on a diagram.
topic from Part 3 (5 minutes) They then try to reach a decision in 1 minute.
Part 4: The interlocutor leads a discussion
between the two candidates, developing the
topics related to Part 3.

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