At C1 Advanced level, being able to write formally starts to increase in importance. Not only do successful candidates at C1 level have to understand formal grammatical structures, they also have to be able to write a greater variety of formal texts. One of the factors that can be challenging for users of English as […]
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Speaking Part 1 in Preliminary (PET), First (FCE) and Advanced (CAE) are all quite similar and can be practised with these fantastic chat cards! Chat cards are great because you can use them in lots of different ways. They could be a warmer for a rainy day, they could be used as part of a
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Advanced (CAE) C1 key word transformations can be a huge challenge for students. These fixed expressions CAE transformations use expressions that can be difficult to remember. Fixed expressions like “make up your mind” or “taken aback” can pop up at C1 level and you need to be prepared not only to recognise them in a
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Advanced (CAE) word formation gets to be quite tricky. You might occasionally get an easy word, but you’ll also get multiple changes and uncommon vocabulary thrown at you. You can do lessons on negative prefixes, lessons on uncommon suffixes and many other Advanced (CAE) word formation strategies. However, the fact remains that one of the best
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