Practice Tests Heinle Exam Essentials is a major new test preparation series that provides students with an essential combination of exam information, task guidance and exam level practice. CAE Practice Tests offers practice in all five Papers of the CAE exam: Reading, Writing, Use of English, Listening and Speaking. CO ight complete practice tests cover a wide range of typical CAE topic areas. © Essential tips inTests 1, 2 and 3 explain how best to approach each task type and give guidance on typical exam questions. CO Language banks offer students useful language for the Speaking Paper. OA detailed Glossary at the back of the book includes helpful efinitions for the key language items in the texts. OA complete Writing bank gives students valuable information about the tasks in the Writing Paper, along with complete model answers and useful phrases. 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HEINLE © CENGAGE Learning ‘Rasa Bal pan aves Mani» Singapore» Span = United Kingdom» UnidasCAE Peron Paper 1: READING Number of questions fee acu proposal, formal/informal letter. 1 | Fouroption mukiple-choice |6 ‘Three texts on one thome from a rango of sources. Each Task focus detail, opinion, text is followed by two fouroption multiple-choice tone, purpose, main idea, questions. implication, atitude, text organisation features. 2 6 Six paragraphs have been removed and placed in jumbled order after @ text. You are required to decide Understand how a text is rom where in the text the paragraphs have been structured (cohesion, removed. coherence, global meaning). 3 | Fouroption multiple-choice [7 You are required to answer seven fouroption multiple- Task focus: reading for choiee questions on @ tex otal, gist, opinionvatttude [Multiple matching 6 You are required to match prompts to diferent texts or Task focus: reading for diferent sections of a text specitic information, detail, pinion and atitude, CAE Paper 2: WRITING Part | Task type and focus | Number | Task format of qu 1 | Question 1 Part is You are required to write a taxt based on information Writing one of the following | compulsory, _| from one or more input texte and possible graphic or text types: newspaper! visual material as well. magazine article, report, | 180-220 words. The focus is on content, effective organisation of the input, appropriacy of the writing to the intended audience| and on accuracy. You are required to evaluate, express opinions, hypothesise, etc. There will always be an element of persuasion, ‘Questions 2-4 Candidates choose one task from the following: article, letter, report, proposal, review, competition entry, ‘conitibution to a longer plece, essay. ‘Question § Candidates write a task based on set texts. The tesk may be an essay, a review, an article or a report. You have a choice from four tasks. 220-280 words. “Tho focus is on content, range and style/register. ‘You may be required to give opinions, persuade, justify, ive advice, compare, etc. Paper Geeagyaacueheres Multiple-choice cloze ‘Task focus: lexicaVlexico- grammatical {idioms, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs, collocations, ete), USE OF ENGLISH Diilerie of quest 2 ich ‘A multiple-choice cloze text of about 200 words with twelve gaps, followed by twelve fouroption multiple- choice questions. Task focus: lexis. 2 | Open cioze 16 ‘A modified cloze text of about 200 words, with fifteen Task focus: grammatical! {gaps which you must complete with the appropriate lexico-grammatical, word. 3 | Word formation 10 ‘A text of about 200 words. You are required to complete the text by forming an appropriate word from the prompt. word given for each gap,eee @ | Gapped sentences 5 ‘Task focus: lexical (e.9- collocation, phrasal verbs, word combinations) Each question consists of a set of three discrete sentences. Each sentence has one gap which you are required to complete with one ‘word which is common to the three sentences, 8 | Key word transformations [3 Task focus: lexicalflexico- grammatical. Each question consists of a lead-in sentence and a gapped response. You are required to complete the gapped sentence using a given word so that it means the same as the lead-in sentence. CAE Paper 4: LISTENING Peace eon es Garces Three-option multiple choice| 6 Task focus: listening for feeling, attitude, opinion, purpose, function, agreement, course of action, general gist, detail, ete Perea Three short extracts from monologues or texts involving interacting speakers with two three-option multiple-choice questions on each extract. 2 | Sentence completion e Task focus: listening for specific information and stated opinion, [A monologue or prompted monologue. You are required to complato| eight sentences with one, two or three words, or a number. ‘3 [Multiple choice 6 Task focus: listening for attitude and opinion, [A conversation between two or three speakers. You are required to ‘anawer six fouroption multiple-choice questions. | Multiple matching 70 Task focus: listening for gist, altitude and main points; interpreting context. Five short monologues in which different people talk about the same theme, There are two tasks, In both tasks you are required to match the speakers with the correct option from a choice of eight. CAE Paper 5: SPEAKING Part | Task type and focus Sensi 1 [A thresway conversation bewoen candidates |3 minutos | Candidates are required to respond to the and the interlocutor, intorlgute's quostions about themselves and to one Using general transactional and social language. ccm eeenaes 2 individual ong turns with brie responses from [# minutes [Each candidate in tur s given visual and writen the second candidate prompts. They talk about the prompts for about one oo rC—S minute. The second candidate responds a speed. describing, expressing opinions and speculating Candidates ae required to organise a larger unit of iscourse, comparing and describing, expressing opinions and speculating. 3 Atworway interation between candidates. [Sminutes | Candidetes are given visual and wrltan prompts. They are requited to sustain an interaction, exchange ideas, Negotiating and collaborating reaching express and justy opinion, agree endor disagree, o areeing ‘suggest, speculate, evaluate, reach a decision through negetiation, et, @ | Aihrosway discussion betwoon the candidates | minutos |The topic area from Par 3s openad up by dscussing fand the inteocutr related to the tasks in Part 3 wider isoues. Candidates are requied to exchange information, express and justly opinions, agree andor disagree.2% HEINLE aS CENGAGE Learning Heinte Exam Essentials CAE Practice Tests, Second Edition Charles Osborne with Carol Nutt Executive Editor Bryan Fletcher Development Editar: Process ELT (wmprocestl.con) {© 2006, 2009, Heinle, Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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The series is characterised by the close attention each component pays to developing a detailed knowledge of the skils and strategies needed for success in each paper or part of the exams. CAE Practice Tests helps learners become aware of CAE exam requirements, offers details about the format, and language in the exam, and helps learners develop ‘exam skills necessary for success. The book also provides: extensive practice in all parts of the exam, using the actual test format. Taking the CAE Exam The CAE is at Level 4 of the series of Cambridge ESOL. Examinations: Level 1 is the Key English Test, Level 2 the Preliminary English Test, Level 3 the First Cerificate in English, and Level 5 the Certificate of Proficiency in English. CAE is also at Level 4 of the ALTE framework IALTE, the Association of Language Testers in Europe, promotes transactional recognition of levels of language proficiency and certification). It is also classified as being {at C1 level of the Common European Framework. The CAE is widely recognised in commerce and industry, and by universities and similar educational institutions, as proof that the holder of this qualification can do office work or take a course of study in English. ‘The exam, which is usually held twice a year, consists of five Papers: Paper 1 Reading (1 hour 15 minutes) ‘Part 1 consists of three short texts from a variety of sources. They all have a common theme. There are two fouroption multiple-choice comprehension questions for each text. Part 1 tests your ability to read for detail, ‘opinion, tone, purpose, main idea, implication, attitude, and to understand text organisation features (exemplification, comparison, reference). + Part 2 consists of a long text from which six paragraphs have been removed and placed in jumbled order after the text. You have to decide from where in the text the paragraphs have been removed. Part 2 tests your understanding of how a text is structured. Part 3 consists of a long text with seven fouroption multiple-choice questions. Part 3 tests your ability to read for detail, gist, opinion and attitude. Part 4 consists of a long text with several sections or several short texts. There are 16 questions which require you to decide which section of the text/short text each one refers to, Part 4 tests your ability to read for specific information, detail, opinion and attitude. 4 CAE Tests introduction Paper 2 Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) ‘*Part 1 is compulsory. You are required to write an article, a formal or informal letter, a proposal or 2 report in 180-220 words. Before you write your answer, you must read the instructions as well as an input text or texts. ‘There may also be input in the form of a diagram, graph, etc. Part 1 focuses on your ability to evaluate, express opinions, hypothesise, etc. Persuasion is always an important element in your writing in Part 1. There are four questions to choose from in Part 2. For questions 2-4, you are required to write an article, an essay, a letter, a proposal, a report, @ review, a competition entry or a contribution to a longer piece 220-260 words. Part 2 focuses on your ability to give opinions, persuade, justify, give advice, compare, etc. For question §, you choose from one of two tasks on the set toxts. You are required to write an article, an essay, a report or a review. Both parts of the Writing Paper test your ability to write a text according to instructions in an appropriate style and. register for a given purpose and target reader. Effective text organisation, accuracy and a good range of vocabulary are also important. Paper 3, Use of English (1 hour) «Part 1 is @ multiple-choice cloze task. You read a text with 12 gaps. This is followed by 12 fouroption multiple choice questions. You need to complete each gap with the correct option. Part 1 tests your knowledge of vocabulary, including idioms, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs and semantic precision. + Part 2 is an open cloze task. You read a text with 15 gaps. You need to complete each gap with an appropriate word. Part 2 tests your knowledge of the structure of the language. ‘Part 3 is @ word formation task. You read a short text with 10 gaps. You need to complete each gap with an appropriate word formed from a prompt word in capitals that appears to the right of the text on the same line as the gap. Part 3 tests your knowledge of how words are formed from other words. Part 4 consists of five sets of three gapped sentences. You need to complete the gaps in each sot with an appropriate word which will be the same for all tho sentences in a set. Part 4 tests your knowledge of vocabulary and lexical patterns such as collocations and phrasal verbs. ‘Part 5 consists of eight sentences, each of which is followed by a word and a gapped sentence. You need to complete the gapped sentence s0 that its meaning is the same as the first sentence using three to six words, including the word given. Part 5 tests your knowledge of vocabulary and grammar. Paper 4 Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1 consists of three short monologues or texts, involving interacting speakers. You are required to