Ihlow october 2014 changing face of cambridge exams
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An overview of the changes to the Cambridge English: First & Advanced exams that are occurring in January 2015 and what these changes may mean for us as teachers and our learners.
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- 1. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams nglish ertificates in dvanced irst David Petrie Friday 10th October 2014 / Monday 13th October 2014
- 2. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 3. Influence of the exam The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 4. Influence of the exam The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 5. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 6. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 7. Reading & Use of English 2008 Reading: (60 min) Part 1 – 8 question multiple choice Part 2 – 7 question text insertion Part 3 – 15 question multiple matching 2008 Use of English: (45 mins) Part 1 – 12 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 12 question open cloze Part 3 – 10 question word formation Part 4 – 8 question Key Word Transformations The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 8. Reading & Use of English 2008 Reading: (60 min) Part 1 – 8 question multiple choice Part 2 – 7 question text insertion Part 3 – 15 question multiple matching 2008 Use of English: (45 mins) Part 1 – 12 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 12 question open cloze Part 3 – 10 question word formation Part 4 – 8 question Key Word Transformations 2015 Reading & Use of English: (75 mins) Part 1 – 8 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 8 question open cloze Part 3 – 8 question word formation Part 4 – 6 question Key Word Transformations Part 5 – 6 question multiple choice Part 6 – 6 question text insertion Part 7 – 10 question multiple matching The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 9. Reading & Use of English 2015 Reading & Use of English (75 mins) Part 1 – 8 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 8 question open cloze Part 3 – 8 question word formation Part 4 – 6 question Key Word Transformations Part 5 – 6 question multiple choice Part 6 – 6 question text insertion Part 7 – 10 question multiple matching The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 10. Reading & Use of English 2008 2015 Lexical / lexico-grammatical Part 1 Grammatical / lexico-grammatical Part 2 Lexical / lexico-grammatical Part 3 Lexical and grammatical Part 4 Detail, opinion, gist, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, meaning from context, text organisation (exemplification, comparison, reference) Part 5 Text structure, cohesion & coherence Part 6 Specific information, detail, opinion & attitude Part 7 The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 11. Reading & Use of English 2008 2015 Lexical / lexico-grammatical Part 1 Vocabulary: e.g. Idioms, collocations, fixed phrases, complementation, phrasal verbs, semantic precision Grammatical / lexico-grammatical Part 2 Awareness and control of grammar with some focus on vocabulary Lexical / lexico-grammatical Part 3 Vocabulary, in particular the use of affixation, internal changes and compounding in word formation Lexical and grammatical Part 4 Grammar, vocabulary and collocation. Detail, opinion, gist, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, meaning from context, text organisation (exemplification, comparison, reference) Part 5 Detail, opinion, attitude, tone, purpose, main idea, gist, meaning from context, implication, text organisation (exemplification, reference) Text structure, cohesion & coherence Part 6 Cohesion, coherence, text structure Specific information, detail, opinion & attitude Part 7 Detail, opinion, specific information, implication The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 12. Writing 2008 Part One 2015 Part One Letter / email Essay 120-150 Words 140 – 190 words 3 or 4 content points 2 content points & candidate’s own idea Approx. 160 words of input Shorter, question based input The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 13. Writing 2008 Part Two 2015 Part Two Five possible questions (including 2 “book” questions) Three possible questions (no “book” questions) article, essay, letter, report, review, story article, email/letter, report, review 120 - 180 words 140 – 190 words The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 14. Listening The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 15. Listening In part three, the multiple matching, there are now 8 possible options to choose from, as opposed to 6 previously. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 16. Speaking 2008 2015 Part 1 3 mins 2 mins Part 2 4 mins (1 min answer / 20 second response) 4 mins (1 min answer / 30 second response) Part 3 3 mins visual based prompt discuss & decide 2 min & 1 min text based prompt discuss (2 mins) & decide (1 min) Part 4 4 mins 4 mins Now with added speculation... The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 17. Reading & Use of English 2008 Reading: (75 min) Part 1 – 3 texts with 2 multiple choice questions each Part 2 – 6 question text insertion Part 3 – 1 text with 7 multiple choice questions Part 4 – 15 question multiple matching 2008 Use of English: (60 mins) Part 1 – 12 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 12 question open cloze Part 3 – 10 question word formation Part 4 – 5 question gapped sentences Part 4 – 8 question key word transformations The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 18. Reading & Use of English 2008 Reading: (75 min) Part 1 – 3 texts with 2 multiple choice questions each Part 2 – 6 question text insertion Part 3 – 1 text with 7 multiple choice questions Part 4 – 15 question multiple matching 2008 Use of English: (60 mins) Part 1 – 12 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 12 question open cloze Part 3 – 10 question word formation Part 4 – 5 question gapped sentences Part 5 – 8 question key word transformations The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 19. Reading & Use of English 2008 Reading: (75 min) Part 1 – 3 texts with 2 multiple choice questions each Part 2 – 6 question text insertion Part 3 – 1 text with 7 multiple choice questions Part 4 – 15 question multiple matching 2008 Use of English: (60 mins) Part 1 – 12 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 12 question open cloze Part 3 – 10 question word formation Part 4 – 5 question gapped sentences Part 5 – 8 question key word transformations 2015 Reading & Use of English: (90 mins) Part 1 – 8 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 8 question open cloze Part 3 – 8 question word formation Part 4 – 6 question Key Word Transformations Part 5 – 7 question multiple choice Part 6 – 4 texts with 4 cross text multiple matching questions Part 7 – 6 question text insertion Part 8 – 10 question multiple matching The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 20. Reading & Use of English 2015 Reading & Use of English: (90 mins) Part 1 – 8 question multiple choice cloze Part 2 – 8 question open cloze Part 3 – 8 question word formation Part 4 – 6 question Key Word Transformations Part 5 – 7 question multiple choice Part 6 – 4 texts with 4 cross text multiple matching questions Part 7 – 6 question text insertion Part 8 – 10 question multiple matching 1 min 35 secs The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 21. Reading & Use of English The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 22. Reading & Use of English The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 23. Writing 2008 Part One 2015 Part One article / letter / report / proposal Essay 180-220 Words 220 – 260 words 3 or 4 content points Choose 2 content points from 3 options. “notes” also available Up to 150 words of input Length not specified The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 24. Writing 2008 Part Two 2015 Part Two Five possible questions (including 2 “book” questions) Three possible questions (no “book” questions) article, competition entry, contribution, essay, information sheet, letter, proposal report, review, story letter, proposal report, review 220 - 260 words 220 – 260 words The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 25. Listening The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 26. Listening In part four, the focus has been expanded from: “Gist, attitude, main points, interpreting context” to also include: “opinion, purpose and speaker feeling”. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 27. Speaking 2008 2015 Part 1 3 mins 2 mins Part 2 4 mins (1 min answer / 20 second response) Choose 2 of the 3 pictures 4 mins (1 min answer / 30 second response) Choose 2 of the 3 pictures Part 3 3 mins visual based prompt discuss & decide 2 min & 1 min text based prompt discuss (2 mins) & decide (1 min) Part 4 4 mins 5 mins Now with added speculation... The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 28. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 29. meaning behind words greater lexical focus / range essay writing skills focus on function critical thinking skills discourse patterns & structures discussion & decision deeper text evaluation The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 30. Influence of the exam The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 31. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 32. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014
- 33. The Changing F A C E of Cambridge Exams David Petrie Friday 10th October & Monday 13th October 2014