First class Cambridge

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Welcome

Today:

• Your teacher
• Your English classes
  
• Cambridge Year 2
• Game

Your teacher

• Ms. van der Kroon
• Cambridge Year 1, 2 & 3 and regular English
  
• Cambridge coordinator at ISW Hoogeland.
• I am here to help you!
  

Ask me anything!

Your English classes

• Four hours a week. Each class starts with 10 minutes of reading.
• We are here to improve our English! That means we speak only English in class!
  
• Make sure you are prepared; homework finished, books with you.

Cambridge Year 2

• Five hours of class a week
• Exam year: preparation for FCE in spring.
• One TW (FCE) test and one project each period.
• Trip to York in March/April! 

Important!

• In Cambridge Year 2, we work towards the FCE exam. 
• You need to have an FCE certificate in order to continue Cambridge English in Year 4. 
• You don't have to take the exam this year, you can do so next year as well.

Important for M2!

In year 3 (next year), you can already sit your final exam (eindexamen) for English. These are the requirements:

• Average grade (at the end of the year) of at least 6,5.
• A passing grade (5,5 or up) for the final test of the year.

Let's see what you know. :)

What does FCE stand for?

1. First Class English
2. First Cambridge Exam
3. First Certificate in English
4. First Certificate Examination

True or false?
There are four components in the FCE Exam.

1. True
2. False

Which of these is not an FCE Exam?

1. Writing
2. Use of English
3. Grammar & vocabulary
4. Speaking

FCE style quiz

You hear a student talking about her college course.
What does she say about it?

1. She enjoys seeing how things work in practice.
2. She is sure she'd like to work in a related field.
3. She wants to know more about an aspect of the course.

Fill in the missing word:
We would have called you if we ___ known you were in.

Change the word so that it fits in the sentence.
What a beautiful vase! That's the __(LOVE) present I've ever had.

Practise or practice?
You need more _____ before you’re ready to take the exam.

1. practise
2. practice

Fill in the missing word:
He failed his exam, ___ was a real surprise.

You hear a conversation between a customer and a florist.
What does the customer decide to do?

1. Research a new species of rose.
2. Take the florist's advice.
3. Buy an expensive bunch of flowers.

Change the word so that it fits in the sentence.
My teacher says there has been a big __ (IMPROVE) in my English lately.

Affect or effect?

The strike will seriously ___ the train service.

1. affect
2. effect

Did you have any problems ____ our house?

1. to find
2. finding
3. find
4. for finding

Fill in the missing word:
The police are looking __ the recent series of robberies in the area.

Complete sentence 2, making sure the meaning is the same as sentence 1. Use the given word.
I must buy bread later.
REMEMBER
I ___ bread later.

To recap:

• FCE - First Certificate in English
• Four components: Reading and Use of English, Writing, Listening, Speaking.

Let's get started! :)

Have a great day!