En el presente documento dispones, de manera gratuita, de una infinidad de recursos

específicos para la preparación de la prueba de C1 Advanced de Cambridge, a través de los

cuales reforzar las diferentes destrezas lingüísticas.

Contents Index
1. Grammar
- Parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, adverbs, articles, prepositions, verbs)

- Sentence formation (conditionals, clauses, adverb clauses, adjective clauses, noun clauses,
participle clauses, prepositional phrases, reported speech, passive, causative, inversion)

- Expressing connotations (emphasis, language of persuasion, argument and advice, wishes

and regrets, hypothesising, interpreting and comparing, connecting words and ideas)

2. Vocabulary

3. Reading
- Just reading practice

- Tips to improve your reading skills

- Test your reading

4. Writing

- Improve your writing

- Punctuation

- Learn about writing

- Reports

- Practice
5. Listening
- Just listening practice

- Skills to improve your critical thinking

- Tips to improve your listening skills

- Listening for CAE

6. Speaking
- Let’s learn how to sound more natural in English

- Tips

- Exam example

- Candidates speaking exam

- Fillers

- Tips to improve your English by sounding as a native speaker (general, opinion,

talking about home town, talking about studies and education, talking about free time, talking
about travelling, useful phrases, practice speaking English online)

7. Tests
- All you need to know

- Sample paper 1 for Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

- Sample paper 2 for Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)

- Computer-based sample test

 Grammar
Parts of speech

NOUNS, ADJECTIVES, ADVERBS

Word formation

Explanation

http://www.bedavaingilizce.com/advanced/wf/wfa.htm

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21ACS0L7Fi2v%2Dsuyo&cid=79CFF252BEEA0A7D&id=79CFF
252BEEA0A7D%21190&parId=root&o=OneUp(pdf)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9FEz3X_nFU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=P6-wWF8UQCw

Practice

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/advanced-word-formation.php

http://www.englishaula.com/en/use-of-english-part-3-word-formation-exercise-cae-cambridge-
advanced-certificiate.html

http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=cae-word-formation-1-forming-nouns

Adjectives order

Explanation

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/es/english-grammar/adjectives/order-adjectives

Practice

http://random-idea-english.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/adjective-order-plus-various-exercises.html
ARTICLES

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9N_aNSKgEE

http://englishpage.com/articles/advanced-articles.htm (written explanation with many examples)

Practice

http://englishpage.com/articles/articles_22.htm (Do the exercises from 22 to 30)

http://vivquarry.com/wkshts/articlesex.html (further practice)

PREPOSITIONS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcI1Sz3wZh4

Practice

http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/prepositions/prep4.pdf (Review mixed

prepositons - pdf)

https://www.espressoenglish.net/advanced-english-prepositions-quiz/

http://www.english-grammar.at/worksheets/prepositions/prep5.pdf (preposition “on” – pdf)

VERBS

Tenses

Explanation

https://es.pinterest.com/pin/461126449317510191/ (review)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu-b037H5O0

Practice

http://www.englishtenses.com/exercises (all tenses - notice at the bottom of the page that you can
chose to do more exercises)
Phrasal verbs

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeMA_VvpLV4

Practice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLfQSN9FlyB6RWrQawJdK0i07WGho635Ho&v=WLJ-
HlwxWWg

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-phrasal-verbs.php

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/strategy/openclze/preps.htm

Dependent prepositions

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fzsIzDuFKw

Practice

http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises/test/esol-smc-dependent-prepositions

http://www.grammarnet.com/gdownload/pdf/intermediate/iexe26.pdf

https://englishwithjames.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/dependent-prepositions-quiz.pdf

Modals and semi-modals

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjt0c2QBwEI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWgZsme6WV0

Practice

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-exercises.html (easier to review)

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g89-past-modals-matching.php (past modals)

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g44-advanced-modal-verbs-of-deduction-re-
ordering.php (modals of deduction)

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g90-titanic-modal-verbs-error-exercise.php (past
modals of deduction)

http://usefulenglish.ru/grammar/modal-verbs-exercise-eight (final test)

-ing and infinitive forms

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=konyY8sQQ4E

http://languageavenue.com/intermediate-english/intermediate-grammar/gerunds-and-
infinitives (written explanation and lists of words)

Practice

http://www.esl-lounge.com/level5/lev5infingerundwsheet.php (verbs that change meaning)

http://languageavenue.com/advanced-english/advanced-grammar-exercises/gerunds-and-infinitives-
1-advanced

http://languageavenue.com/advanced-english/advanced-grammar-exercises/gerunds-and-infinitives-
2-advanced (2 exercises from the same website: verbs, adjectives, prepositions… Also available
downloadable pdf)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Trm-9vChgsA

Sentence formation

CONDITIONALS

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH9pk6s1xfo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBvXjZmpraU

http://www.grammaring.com/if-even-if-only-if-as-long-as-provided-supposing-unless-but-for-if-
necessary-if-so-in-case-etc

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/conditionals-other-expressions-
unless-should-as-long-as

Practice

http://menuaingles.blogspot.com.es/2011/01/unit-20-level-3-upper-intermediate.html

http://autoenglish.org/gr.conmixed.pdf

http://www.englishgrammar.org/long-2/

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/unless-in-case-of-in-case-as-
long-as
CLAUSES

General explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BsBbZqwU-c

ADVERB CLAUSES

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0m6LoUWtwg

Practice

http://www.englishgrammar.org/adverb-clause-exercise/

ADJECTIVE CLAUSES

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNffrSmX2gk

Practice

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/adjclausequiz.html

http://www.grammarbank.com/relative-clauses-examples.html

NOUN CLAUSES

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SrEEPt4MQA

Practice

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-noun-clauses5.html

http://englishteststore.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1648:english-grammar---
noun-clauses-test-002&catid=481&Itemid=192
PARTICIPLE CLAUSES

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuTSOQ9kIdY

Practice

https://englishelxna2.wordpress.com/2012/11/06/participle-clauses/ (you’ll find a written explanation

on this site. At the bottom of the page, you’ll find several exercises)

Coments

Notice that you can use participle clauses instead of relative clauses in order to sound more natural.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS3bKw_cyow

Practice

http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/prepositional-phrases/

REPORTED SPEECH

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCaULnNRVIo

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech/advanced

Practice

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-4.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/reported-speech-exercise-5.html
PASSIVE

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g72m8wyNzsI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVlgzuhBi-I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB4zY8dnyss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=rryZEbWDO7E

Practice

https://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/animals/snowboarding?param=&mark=simpapassiv (Read and

identify the passive voice)

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/upperint/grammar/grammar_06_012e?cc=global&selLanguage=
en

CAUSATIVE

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVdmN8L0-xk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVF9Pdnlv9s

Practice

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g1-causative.php

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/causative-form-esl3.html

INVERSION

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUTn63TAsCs

Practice

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g85-inversion-multiple-choice.php

http://englishadvanced2.blogspot.com.es/2010/05/ready-for-cae-p-144-inversion-extra.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced/a_grammar/file03/nef_int_grammar_3_02?cc=us&sel
Language=en
 Expressing connotations
EMPHASIS

Explanation

http://esl.about.com/od/grammarstructures/a/g_emphasis.htm

Practice

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/advanced/grammar/grammar_07_022e?cc=global&selLanguage
=en

https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/advanced/a_grammar/file06/nef_int_grammar_6_03?cc=us&sel
Language=en

LANGUAGE OF PERSUASION, ARGUMENT AND ADVICE

Explanation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/writing/argue_persuade_advise/activity/ (explanation and

practice)

Practice

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks3/english/writing/argue_persuade_advise/revision/1/ (Read to notice

the language use and write your own texts)

WISHES AND REGRETS

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buFJvc59uZU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMAcLQ7joQo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4fTVzsqyU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-pox7I6JdU

Practice

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g7-wishes-and-regrets.php

http://www.carmenlu.com/fifth/grammar/wishes5.html

http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/wishes-regrets/ (with written explanation)

HYPOTHESISING

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luCqb_jWbNg

Practice

http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/wish-4

INTERPRETING AND COMPARING

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nDEvB5eWDU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8WSzwBD7GQ

Practice

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/4g2-the-the-comparatives.php

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/comparativecls.html (you’ll find all kind of comparative sentences,

check the ones you know and learn about the ones you don’t frequently use)

CONNECTING WORDS AND IDEAS

Explanation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CAgBAKwpDo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2YsroEPH5M

Practice

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/linking-words-contrast-exercise-1.html (easier review)

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/linking/

http://www.english-in-chester.co.uk/e-learning/lesson/linking-words/
 Vocabulary
https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/wordbank/

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/category/language-level/c1

http://vocabulary.clubefl.gr/category/levels-c1-c2/

http://ut20.com/files/140224172035.pdf

Reading
JUST READING PRACTICE

Linguapress.com/advanced.htm Lot of reading-comprehension activities.

bbc.com Read the news
readanybook.com If you like literature, try to read some books in English,
there are many books for free online.

TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMF8XAizknk

Exercises pdf
Caeexamtips

TEST YOUR READING

Usingenglish
English-online.org.uk
 Writing
Writing activities

IMPROVE YOUR WRITING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqexoUfv0_0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6trm7Pcbjw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLzKqujmdGk

PUNCTUATION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJuRqxZyLnI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiqUp3rpkBc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37Zeagy8t2c

LEARN ABOUT WRITING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi5tld98ePE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqwzYoThUpg
https://youtu.be/x3RkxKQ2Kqo?list=PLGywk08Bxa690UdtwzolPPLicbgBB6-zd

REPORTS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h53hZPKvHI4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KQTTHxFr6E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WPX94Y_8zM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIp4eOuV848
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ

PRACTICE
Ideas to write essays
Writing practice for CAE exam
Writing reports for CAE exam - with useful language
 Listening
JUST LISTENING PRACTICE

Incaadvancedlevelsenglisheoi

5 SKILLS TO IMPROVE YOUR CRITICAL THINKING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dItUGF8GdTw

Ted.com
Choose the topics you like, learn new and interesting facts at the same time you practice
English listening – also available in YouTube

TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

PowerPoint presentation with comments about how to improve your Listening for the
Cambridge English: Advanced exam

Caeexamtips

LISTENING FOR CAE

Virtuaule
Helpforenglish.cz
 Speaking
LET’S LEARN ABOUT HOW TO SOUND MORE NATURAL IN ENGLISH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLD-
YxwW2jAGzbPz6k6UBwDWSgLY8vNOm0&v=1v7E57JDbns

TIPS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTdte3pksBs

EXAM EXAMPLE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nGESyDgmdw

Even though this is not the current exam format, you can see what the candidates are doing and the
marks below in the comments, then, you can have a clearer idea of what you are expected to do in
your speaking exam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yde9HKd01k

FILLERS
When you need to think what you want to say, use these expressions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d858oKdkK4
TIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH BY SOUNDING AS A NATIVE SPEAKER

General opinion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EicryCXJtY

Talking about home town

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=iscBMK7JzvI

Talking about studies and education

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5QnmTk5wh4

Talking about free time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SDqzdk7Qj0

Talking about travelling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xdktuh6B3U

Useful phrases
https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2015/03/11/cae-speaking-phrases/

Practice speaking English online

http://www.betteratenglish.com/practice-speaking-english-free
 Tests
Detalles del examen
Después de estudiar, aprender y practicar cada una de las habilidades, en este apartado
"TESTS" dispones de exámenes para practicar el examen completo. Lee y sigue las
instrucciones al principio de cada parte. Controla el tiempo y poco a poco trata de ceñirte al
que vas a disponer en el examen. El examen consta de cuatro partes (papers). En la
siguiente tabla se detalla la duración de cada una de ellas.

Papers duration

Reading&Use of English 1h 30'

Writing 1h 30'

Listening 40'

Speaking 15'

En cambridgeenglish tienes información detallada de cada parte del examen y un ejemplo

que deberías descargarte y realizar.

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nXRzMTlnAA

Sample Papers

SAMPLE PAPER 1 FOR CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: Advanced (CAE)

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/174025-advanced-2015-sample-papers-1.zip

SAMPLE PAPER 2 FOR CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH: Advanced (CAE)

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/Images/178484-advanced-2015-sample-papers-2.zip
 Computer-Based Sample Tests
Watch this tutorial before you start

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-JArDMr81U

Check your answers as you do the test. Once the test has finished you will not be able
to check them.

Reading and Use of English sample test

Listening sample test
Writing sample test
Answer keys:
Reading and Use of English answer key
Listening answer key

There is no answer key for the Writing Paper, but there are sample answers and
examiner comments on the relevant pages of the Cambridge English: Advanced
Handbook.

INFORMATION AND PRACTICE

http://www.examenglish.com/CAE/index.php

READING AND USE OF ENGLISH

http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/strategy/

COMPLETE COMPUTER-BASED TEST

https://olpt.s3.amazonaws.com/online-practice-cae/index.html
http://www.englishaula.com/en/cae-exam-cambridge-certificate-in-advanced-english-video-
lessons-practice-tests-exercises.php
http://englishtests.ucoz.com/index/0-31