A few of you mentioned what websites to use to practice reading.
This website: http://www.aldaily.com/ has many noteworthy news articles / magazines articles / blogs.
This site is updated daily and is an excellent resource! : )
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Areas to work on!
Please comment on topics covered in class that you feel you need more work on or on topics not yet covered! :)
Website of the Week!
About FreeRice
FreeRice is a non-profit website run by the United Nations World Food Programme.
FreeRice has two goals:
2. Help end world hunger by providing rice to hungry people for free.
Two Important Websites
Lots of exercises to help you practice!
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/index.htm
and
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cpe.html
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/index.htm
and
http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cpe.html
What does CPE involve?
What does CPE involve?
CPE has five papers:
Reading 1 hour 30 minutes
You will need to be able to understand the meaning of written English at word, sentence, paragraph and whole text level.
You will need to be able to understand the meaning of written English at word, sentence, paragraph and whole text level.
Writing 2 hours
You will have to show you can produce a number of different items such as a short story, a letter, an article, a report or a composition, each of about 300—350 words.
You will have to show you can produce a number of different items such as a short story, a letter, an article, a report or a composition, each of about 300—350 words.
Use of English 1 hour 30 minutes
Your use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary and how well you can summarise information.
Your use of English will be tested by tasks which show how well you can control your grammar and vocabulary and how well you can summarise information.
Listening: 40 minutes (approx)
You need to show you can understand the meaning of a range of spoken material, including lectures, news programmes and public announcements.
You need to show you can understand the meaning of a range of spoken material, including lectures, news programmes and public announcements.
Speaking: 19 minutes
You will take the Speaking test with another candidate or in groups of three, and you will be tested on your ability to take part in different types of interaction: with the examiner, with the other candidates and by yourself.
You will take the Speaking test with another candidate or in groups of three, and you will be tested on your ability to take part in different types of interaction: with the examiner, with the other candidates and by yourself.
Don't forget to use: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams/general-english/cpe.html
cpe-britishcouncil-singapore
Welcome everyone to CPE 1!
This class journal is for those who are preparing for the CPE exam and will hopefully be sitting the exam in June, 2011.
Please add any tips you may have, but please be respectful of those on the site.
Don't forget if there is something you forgot to mention in class, please email me:
des.osullivan@britishcouncil.org.sg
Don't forget if there is something you forgot to mention in class, please email me:
des.osullivan@britishcouncil.org.sg
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