C1 ADVANCED 40hr COURSE OF STUDY

C1 Advanced formerly known as CAE, is an high-stake assessment framed by Cambridge to

assess the language ability of individuals in international benchmark of standards

Since this exam is used as an authenticated proof for immigration (study or work abroad),
this exam is framed in such a way to meet the employers and institutional standards.

Let’s get into what C1 is!!!

C1 assess all 4 language skills

Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing

Paper 1:

Reading & Use of English:

Part 1: Multiple choice cloze

Skill check:

1. Collocations
2. Phrasal Verbs
3. Common phrases and expressions
4. Linking words

Part 2: Open cloze

Skill check:

1. Pronouns
2. Relative pronouns
3. Articles and Determiners
4. Modal Auxiliary verbs

Part 3: Word formation

Skill check:

1. Parts of speech
2. Forming nouns, verbs, adjectives
3. Forming compound words
4. Common “internal” changes
5. Tricky word forms
Part 4: Key word transformation

Skill check:

1. Comparative structures/ Adverbs

2. Expressions/ Common lexical patterns
3. Phrasal verbs
4. Formal structures

In paper 1, there are totally 8 parts, of which first 4 checks candidates grammatical and
usage ability of English.

This part being the most tricky and potential one to score high, greater emphasize on
practice has to be given to students.

Let’s check what all the 4 parts look like:

Part 1: Multiple choice cloze

Multiple Choice Cloze Worksheet

For each question, choose which of the four possible answers fits the space best. Also think
about why the other three answers are not possible.

1. Lance is ________ knowledgeable on this subject.

a) smartly
b) powerfully
c) firmly
d) highly

2. I need a good explanation of all the costs ________ in buying a new car.
a) affected
b) involved
c) concerned
d) implied

3. There was a ________ debate about the Middle East, then they moved to a vote.
a) lively
b) flexible
c) main
d) nimble
4. The doctor told him to lose weight quickly or pay the ________ later in life.
a) fee
b) fine
c) price
d) cost

5. Jet lag causes problems with our ________ clock.

a) biological
b) botanical
c) natural
d) rhythmical

6. This species of seagull is not a ________ of the island, but will sometimes rest here a
while.
a) neighbour
b) national
c) citizen
d) resident

7. Doesn't it ________ you as strange that it's the middle of May and it's snowing?
a) hit
b) occur
c) strike
d) touch

8. I didn't stay behind because I wanted to, I did so because it was my ________.
a) work
b) duty
c) shift
d) chore

Answers:

Highly Resident

Involved Strike

Lively Duty

price

biological
Part 2: Open cloze

Open Cloze Worksheet 1

For each space, choose ONE word which you think best completes the sentence. Look
carefully at the words both before and after each space.

1. It was the sale ________ my first car that gave me enough money to go travelling for
the first time.
2. I can't ask for help from anyone in my family. You know what they're ________.
3. Available flavours include ________ only the usual strawberry and chocolate, but
also peach.
4. A collision ________ two satellites has filled the sky with debris.
5. Jane has so many cats, ________ only those she has rescued, but ones that friends
have given her.
6. The reason they are called daily requirements is that we need to consume an
amount of them ________ day.
7. "Tess Of The D'Urbervilles" is probably the novel for ________ Thomas Hardy is best
known.
8. A hippopotamus can be just ________ dangerous as a lion.

Answers:

1. of
2. like
3. not
4. between
5. not
6. every/each
7. which
8. as

Part 3: Word Formation/ Vocabulary formation

Vocabulary Formation Worksheet 1

For each question, fill the space or spaces in the sentence using the base word given in bold
at the end. The required word may be a noun, adverb, adjective or verb and it may be either
positive (e.g. helpful) or negative (e.g. unhelpful).

1. Many people often make a ________ between London and New York
compare
2. This book ________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two
decades ago.
origin

3. There are power stations across Europe that use the ________ rise and fall of the ocean
tides.
day

4. If you weren't so ________ of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you.
critic

5. Don't you find it ________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?
intrigue

6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ________ night's
sleep.
rest

7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as the ________ of the world wide web.
invent

8. On the final day, we visited the ________ Victoria Falls and then flew home.
Majesty

Answers:

1. comparison
2. originated
3. daily
4. critical
5. intriguing
6. restful
7. inventor
8. majestic

Part 4: Key word Transformation:

Key Word Transformations - worksheet 1

You need to take the information in the first sentence and re-write it, using the word in
bold so that the second sentence has exactly the same meaning. You cannot change the
word in bold in ANY way. You can use between THREE and SIX words for each space.
Remember, contractions such as I'm or shouldn't count as two words.
1. None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.
time
______________________________ the shop, all the phones had been sold.

2. I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat.

when
Only ______________________________ his hat did I recognise Carl.

3. Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.

worth
It's ______________________________ to come with us.

4. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.

have
Pippa might ______________________________ story.

5. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way.
long
______________________________ the boss, I'll run the company my way.

6. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality.

into
Allegations of teacher brutality ______________________________ the school's
management.

7. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us!
have
You ______________________________ last night, she was with us!

8. The beach was fun even though it was too cold.

fact
______________________________ too cold, the beach was fun.

Answers:

1. by the time we got to

2. when he took off
3. not worth asking Bryan
4. have told John the
5. as long as I'm
6. are being looked into by
 7. can't have seen Mary
8. despite the fact that it was.

Guess, now you would have got a clear picture on what has to be taught to the students’ 

But how? 

I will get you there. 

One most difficult scenario faced by the CAE teachers, is there ain’t no previous year
question system followed by Cambridge assessment team. Every year there seem to be
a different question with increasing difficulty.

One best way to approach this section is to follow a standard reference book suggested
by Cambridge team.

And they are as follows:

I have mentioned the books as well the eBook of those mentioned.

For part 1 to 4:

1. Collocations in use by Macmillan

2. 120 English collocations
3. 1000 Phrasal verbs
4. English phrasal verbs in use advanced by Cambridge
5. Longman grammar and vocabulary for CAE and CPE.

For worksheets and practice modules,

http://www.esl-lounge.com