| Use of English and Vocabulary |
A. Grammar
- Selection of topics discussed in the coursebook, covering (mainly but not exclusively) Reported speech, Relative clauses, Passive constructions, Conditional sentences, Infinitive and/vs -ing constructions, Introductory-it, Cleft- and What-sentences, Wh-ever constructions, Coherence and Cohesion strategies.
B. Vocabulary
- Selection of topics discussed in the coursebook, covering (mainly but not exclusively) collocations, word formation, and academic English.
C. Tasks modelled on Cambridge Advanced Examination (CAE)
- Practice exercises discussed in the coursebook, covering open cloze exercises, word transformation tasks, gapped sentences, and key-word transformation tasks. |
| Reading |
A. Tasks modelled on Cambridge Advanced Examination (CAE)
- Multiple choice, multiple matching, cross-text multiple matching, gapped text
B. Fiction book
- Reading comprehension of a fiction book set as compulsory reading (cf. Bibliography section).
C. General
- Understanding written English at word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, and text level.
- Interpreting text register, and writer/audience relationship concerning ideas, opinions, suggestions, and attitudes.
- Understanding cohesion, structure and organisation of the text. |
