CAE crib sheet
Дата публикации: May 27, 2017 5:59:33 PM
General
Письменная часть: ул. Белореченская 26, библиотека им. К.Г. Паустовского
Устная часть: ул. Добролюбова 16, офис 403, English Lab.
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07/06/2017 09:00-10:30 Reading and Use of English READING HALL, BELORECHENSKAYA LIBRARY
-Break 20 min
07/06/2017 10:50-12:20 Writing READING HALL, BELORECHENSKAYA LIBRARY
-Break 30 min
07/06/2017 12:50-13:30 Listening READING HALL, BELORECHENSKAYA LIBRARY
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08/06/2017 14:32-14:49 Speaking Seminar room, English Lab
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С собой: паспорт, копия расписания, часы, бутылка воды (прозрачная), карандаш, ручка, резинка.
Speaking
BIG5
Smile + eye contact + body language
No pause (pauses are worse than mistakes), use fillers: "well, so, let me see, that's a good question, okay" and try paraphrasing
Interact with the partner but be careful with interruption
Intonation (no rise without a purpose)
No repetition, use your own words, synonyms
part 1, warming up, one or two questions
Place
Where are you from?
What did you like most about the area where you grew up?
Work/study
What do you do here/there?
Do you think you spend too much time working or studying? Why?
Hobbies, free time
How do you prefer to spend your leisure time? Why?
What free time activity do you most enjoy? Why?
Have you celebrated anything recently? How?
What has been your most interesting travel experience? ...... (Why?)
I'm keen on reading
I'm fond of reading
I'm obsessed with/by reading
I'm fanatical about something
to unwind - Music helps me unwind after a busy day
I’m into…
I’m a keen (surfer)
I (go surfing) to unwind, to escape the stresses and strains of my day to day life.
I'm not much of a tennis player.
I've always wanted to have a bash at dancing
Plenty of food for thought ...
What makes me tick
English
How long have you been studying English?
How important is it for you to learn English? Why?
What do you enjoy most about learning English? Why?
How important do you think it is to speak more than one language? ...... (Why?)
What keeps you motivated to learn English?
Future
What are your hopes and ambitions for the future?
What sort of work would you like to do in the future? Why?
If you could travel to one country in the world, where would you go? Why?
What do you hope to be doing in five years’ time?
Do you ever wish you were rich and famous? ...... (Why? / Why not?)
Comminucations, family, friends
Do you like using the Internet to keep in touch with people?
What do you think is the best way to keep in touch with friends and family? ...... (Why?)
How important is it to you to spend time with your family? Why?
Who do you think has had the greatest influence on your life? Why?
Do you prefer to get the news from newspapers, television or the internet? ...... (Why?)
Who has more influence on your life – your friends or your family? ...... (Why?)
part 2, two pictures + 2 question + 1 additional question (referring to the partner's speech)
main aim: compare, speculating about people's feelings and reasons for their behaviour
BIG5
Present continuous for actions
Perfect for the actions in the past
Modal verbs and structures of possibility
Linking elements
Never repeat the questions
Typical questions:
Why do people do this?
What are they feeling?
What are their benefits from doing that?
Why do they do it together?
How helpful would it be for them in the future?
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Both
Each
Similarly
In the same way
We can also see that
><
By contrast
Whereis
Meanwhile
On the other hand
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Might, may, could - I think they might be having a picnic
It seems like
It is (un)likely
It looks like
He looks as if
They give the impression that
The appear to be/do/have
I'm sitting on the fence
It's a debatable/doubtful/contention question
I'm in two minds
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Must (have)
It must be
There is no/little question
There is no/little likelihood of smb doing smth
to be bound to be
Obviously
It may well be
It is (un)likely
Almost certainly
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If I were him/her/in his/her shoes, I would be/do/have ..
part 3, mind map of topic/issue/question, discuss at least 3 points
part 4, final questions (connected with p3)
opinion
To my mind, In my opinion
As for me, If you ask me
As far as I know, To the best of my knowledge/belief
Suffice it to say
I'm inclined to think, I tend to think that
I believe wholeheartedly
if it comes to (smth/doing smth), as for something, speaking about something
agreement
we are on the same page about ...
that makes two of us
sure thing
fair enough
partly agreement
I can agree with you to some extent
I see things slightly different
disagreement
I'm afraid I think otherwise
I'm afraid that you bet on a wrong horse
No such thing
suggestions
take it from me
take my tip
take account of something
take something into account/consideration
asking opinion
What do you think about that?
How do you feel about that?
What do you reckon?
What's in your mind?
Do you agree with me?
How about ...?
additions
Although we have reached a decision, I would propose/like to add
Let's get to the point
May/Can I have a say?
Pardon me
Hold your horses
to lose one's train of thought
the word has just escaped my mind
idioms
to stand smb in good stead
to add another string to one's bow
to have a good command of smth
to kill two birds with one stone
neither fish nor fowl
to be in smb's shoes
when pigs fly
till the cows come home
to keep one's chin up
cannot make heads or tails of it
hold your own (against somebody/something) (in something)
the grass is always greener on the other side
skating on thin ice
break the ice
from scratch
in a nutshell
put/keep somebody in the picture
take someone or something for granted
a double-edged sword
keep your head above water
She passed the exam with flying colours.
the icing on the cake
see CAE. Speaking part example
Writing
1. Essay
Introduction
1th
2th
Conclusion
The only question then is which one of these is more important, what are the pros and cons of each one?
These factors lead me to my conclusion
I believe wholeheartedly that it is crucial to encourage people to adopt a healthier life style because it raises the standard of living and, consequently, facilitates society being developed, civil and tolerate.
It is widely believed that ...
It is generally agreed that ...
It has been suggested that ...
It is often claimed that ...
let alone the force of habit
to try, for instance, some injury-preventative or aerobic activity
I believe wholeheartedly that technological improvements have facilitated our life.
For instance, I am learning English and, thanks to the Internet and digital books, it takes me half as much time to find words' translation or to check grammar rules as it could if I did not have all these modern technological marvels.
IT has paved the way for less troublesome working life.
2. The chosen one
!!! Heading + Subheadings
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to outline, point out, highlight
The aim of this report is to inform, to elaborate on its future plans and to propose some recommendations
Pluses + Minuses
the town's infrastructure needs some revamp
It would be judicious and overdue to make
Never before had I had such wise and patient mentors as in that company.
Not only did they provide me with all the information about business processes but also gave me some impressive life lessons.
Issues + Suggestions
I would strongly advise
I think that if my proposals are approved,
These measures are likely to help us
It is likely that participants could be given safficient different tasks to convert their mostly theoretical skills into professional competence
Intro
Responding to your invitation, I would like to report on ... as well as to recommend some measures to...
Body
The other issue is that we have some lack of
I would like to recommend altering the programme so that the writing part could take its well-deserved position among the other shades of the English language learning
I am sure that this episode of the series will appeal to many people due to being thrilling and spectacular at the same time.
I am sure that it would make your course well-balanced and, consequently, engage more participants in it.
which were relevant and timely
Final
If my choice is accepted, I suggest setting up
I am looking forward to your positive decision about implementing my suggestions. I believe that these alterations would be judicious and overdue.
I am looking forward to your positive decision about changing your language course's agenda according to my proposals.
I consider my proposals to be eligible for ... due to having a high potential for serving the main purpose
I suppose my proposals to be eligible for the series owing to the aforementioned reasons.
Dear Sir or Madam,
1. Reason for writing
I am writing on behalf of ...
I am writing with regard/reference to ...
I am writing to express (my concern about/ disappointment with/ disapproval of/ apologies for) .. .
I would like to draw your attention to/point out .. .
2. Introducing points
(I feel) I must also (dis)agree with .. .
I should also like to point out that .. .
Your (article) states that ... However, .. .
As to what in particular should be organised
3. Request for action
I would appreciate it/be grateful if you would .. .
I look forward to receiving/seeing ...
I trust/very much hope you will ...
We are looking forward to implementing our recommendations into the council plans
Yours sincerely,
Vyacheslav Kazakov
Listening
Listen to the english speech on way to the exam
Imagine the situation
Reading
time management!
Use of English
to be in the habit of
every chance
it goes without saying
strike as something
go it alone
to have yet to do something
come to terms with something
to piece something together
to be of (no) use to smb, to be of no consequence to
it is not beyond the bonds of possibility
more often than not
there's often nothing quite like this
to date back
it's prone to smth
read too much into smth
an eye-opener
in the public eye
it's high time she left the party
to be worth listening to
make use of
to come/get to grips with smth
to put one's feet up
Would you mind keeping an eye on my suitcases?
to come up with the idea
to come to a decision
to brush up my English
to thank smb for keeping in the picture
to be taken aback by
to take no notice
to date back to...
make no difference
if it had not been for Joe
do what ever it takes
in the light of
make it illegal to drive
to led to no consequence
to advise her not to let her children watch TV
rise/increase in
have no head for heights
blame for smth
put up with smth
it is worth keeping...
to have no illusion
to pull down (=demolish)
in comparison to
in spite of a lack of
to stand up for smth
to be none of one's business
to come easily to smb
to be held in high regard by smb
were it not for smth/smb = if it were not for
resulted in/from
have no other choice but to do smth
there was no alternative for her but to take ...
would rather not be sent
with the aim of = because
not so much = not particularly
make an impression on smb
before my eye = in front of my eyes
to get used to smth
deny doing smth
make it = do smth in time (to make it разг. добраться (до места, до цели); добиться (чего-л.), достичь успеха (в чём-л.))
take a pride in smth
not only did she take pride in her work
she prides herself on her ability to do smth
she prides herself on doing smth
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to get smb down = to make feel sad
so much = such a lot of
make a recovery
It was a while before ...
It is not worth arguing about
should there be a delay to your order
don't have anything in common with
to my amazement nothing went wrong
I wouldn't dream of doing any other kind of job
I have not got round to answering y emails yet (to get round = to deal with a difficult problem successfully)
it was a matter of minutes before
there is no doubt that things will get better
It was Jake who got me interested in ...
He was desperate to give the interviewers a good impression
his injures prevented him from playing
come up with the solution
accusing smb of not telling the truth
without giving enough thoughhowever bad his behaviour was
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it took me all morning to look for ..
I can't imagine living without
1937 saw the beginning of ...
I don't hold her responsible for
he might have made up the whole story
No sooner ...than
Hardly had .... when
with the exception of smb/smth
there are thought to be ...
in order to be able to ...
thre is no question of rearranging ..
no difficulty in recognising
they seem to get along with smth
there is no point in discussing ...
I object to people using ...
he was under the impression
the match has been called off due to the bad weather
consumption
such was her hatred of publicity
no sooner had I made a complaint
I'm sure she would do an excellent job were she ever to become head of department
- if she were ever to become
possibility (of something/of doing something)
opportunity (to do something)
chance of something, chance to do something
little likelihood of
no intention of staying
under constant pressure
it can't have been Sam who broke the window
he may well be chosen by ..
so as not to wake up him
owing to the fact that
has not led to his being in top
this was due to ..
you should think yourself lucky you were not injured
was taken aback/ taken by surprise
please respond at your earliest convenience
in the unlikely event that you ...
there is a world of difference between ..
I completely lost track of time
how can I get it across to him ( get the message across)
to be/keep on the lookout for smb/smth
I should have made a point of writing down the number
plans are being drawn up to reroute the traffic to reduce congection.