Going beyond the boundaries

between exam preparation

and real-world language with
your C1 Advanced learners
Andrzej Raczkowski
Cambridge Day Bulgaria, 12th May 2021
WHAT’S IN THE MIX?

• Learners’ interests and expectations

• Exam preparation

• Challenging learners to push themselves further

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HOW CAN WE ...?

CONNECT TO THE INTERESTS AND

EXPECTATIONS OF TODAY´S LEARNERS
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Real World English

Video and audio serve as

a basis for authentic
The Real World pages add an
language examples as
extra layer of authenticity to
each unit, giving the learners a well as further listening
chance to demonstrate the practice for the learners.
English abilities they need to
communicate effectively in the Each Real World lesson
open world. ends with a link to a Life
Competence: a life-long
skill taken from The
Cambridge Framework
for Life Competencies.
Open World
C1 Advanced
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THE CAMBRIDGE LIFE COMPETENCIES FRAMEWORK

Helping learners to develop the

English abilities and life-long skills
needed to communicate effectively
in the open world

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COMPETENCES ARE MORE THAN JUST SKILLS

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Knowledge is …
… what you need to know to do something well.
Skill is …
… the degree of mastery or fluency in using the
competency. Skill is what you get from practice.
Attitudes refer to …
… the mindset you need to develop knowledge and skill in
this area.
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HOW CAN WE ...?

HELP LEARNERS PREPARE FOR THE LEVEL OF

THE EXAM THEY ARE AIMING FOR
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THE EXAM JOURNEY

• Expose learners to each exam question type, giving them

the confidence to progress to full task practice.

• Develop the students’ strategies for exam success.

• Provide even more opportunities for practice.

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The Exam Journey

Exam Training tasks expose the learners to each

exam question-type, giving them the
Maximising students’ performance by confidence to progress to full task practice in
the Exam Focus sections.
providing a systematic route to exam
success.

Open World
C1 Advanced
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The Exam Journey
Exam Tips and Exam Facts given
throughout the Exam Focus pages
develop the students’ strategies for
exam success.

Each unit has a separate exam

focus with full exam tasks and
a familiarisation task.

Open World
C1 Advanced
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Language and Skills
As students progress through each unit, there are constant
opportunities to develop grammar, vocabulary, reading, writing,
listening and speaking in addition to exam practice.

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Language and Skills

Grammar on the move sections in each

unit launch mobile grammar animations
which can be used before, during or
after classes to help support learning

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HOW CAN WE ...?

CHALLENGE LEARNERS TO
PUSH THEMSELVES BEYOND THE LEVEL OF
THE EXAM THEY ARE STUDYING FOR
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HOW CAN WE CHALLENGE LEARNERS TO
PUSH THEMSELVES?

• By providing a space for students to practise language at

the next CEFR level

• By challenging students at a level beyond the exam they are

studying for

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Push Yourself Further

At C1 Advanced level students can choose to extend their

practice to C2 level in each Push Yourself section. Push yourself sections extend
students’ capability and confidence
to an even higher level.
These sections allow students to
stretch to the CEFR level above their
current exam.

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 Extra Practice

Writing Bank, Speaking Bank, Phrasal

Verb Builder and Grammar Reference
sections give extra exam practice with
further language, skills development and
exam practice.

Open World
Open World
C1 Advanced
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B2 First
» NEW Cambridge One Digital Pack with Open World C1 Advanced
All your teaching and learning resources in one place:

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Push Yourself Further

Easy access to all teaching and learning materials in one

place across multiple devices

Meaningful, relevant and actionable data with

elements of gamification to guide teachers and
keep learners motivated

https://www.cambridgeone.org

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• Practise whenever and wherever you want.
• Extra vocabulary, grammar and games, unit by unit.
• Track your successes with My Progress.

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Class-based

A class-based version of our new, mobile-

friendly, test practice experience with the
added bonus of a timed Practice Test.

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Class-based

Exam Practice (content of 2 tests):

• Train with short, on-the-go exam tasks
• Improve performance with expert hints and tips
• Boost confidence with instant feedback on multiple attempts
• Live the exam day experience with full speaking test video
• Sharpen writing andGoingspeaking
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Class-based

Practice Test: 1. A taste of the real exam to get you ready for test day*
2. Assign single paper or whole exam
3. Replicate exam
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*Speaking and Writing (Paper-based PDFs)
Push Yourself Further

https://www.englishprofile.org/wordlists/evp
https://www.englishprofile.org/english-grammar-profile/egp-online
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