Cambridge Cirtificate in Advanced English 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE), also known as the Certificate in Advanced English (CAE), is an international English language examination developed by Cambridge English Language Assessment (previously known as University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations). It is targeted at Level C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and can be used for study, work and immigration purposes.

Here you can freely download the series of CAE books which are, to some extend, helpful for your dream of reaching the C1 Level of the CEFR.


CAE 1: Book + Audio 1 + Audio 2
CAE 2: Book + Audio
CAE 3: Book + Audio
CAE 4: Book + Audio
CAE 5: Book + Audio
CAE 6: Book + Audio

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QUIZ about English tenses 2

 Here is another 20-question quiz about English verb tense. Can you got 20/20 correct answers? Prove your talent Now.

1. On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong ___down onto the moon, the first person ever set foot on another planet.   
   was stepping
   stepped
   has stepped
   was step
2. He went back to work in his country after he ………… his course on Advanced Engineering in London.   
   has finished
   had finished
   was finishing
   finishes
3. We……………the film last night because we…………it several times before.   
   don’t see / saw
   didn’t see / have saw
   didn’t see / had seen
   haven’t seen / saw
4. By the time I got to the station, …………….   
   the train has leave
   the train are leaving
   the train had left
   the train is going to leave
5. John’s father often………coffee in the morning but yesterday morning he………tea instead.   
   drink / drank
   drinks / drunk
   drinks / drank
   drank / drunk
6. Finally, Miss Linh……… to join us on the trip to the Cat Ba islands.   
   has decided
   will decide
   decides
   decided
7. They ……………..a new school for disadvantaged children in our village.   
   have just built
   have been built
   was going to built
   building
8. She regretted to tell him that………………   
   she had left the tickets at home
   the tickets at home would be left
   she will have left the tickets at home
   she was leaving the tickets at home
9. When boarding the plane, many passengers were annoyed because they ________ waiting in the airport for three ad a half hours.   
   are
   were
   have been
   had been
10. If coastal erosion continues to take place at the present rate, in another fifty years this beach________ any more.   
   doesn't exist
   isn't going to exist
   isn't existing
   won't be existing
11. Their football team________ a championship until last season.   
   has never won
   had never been winning
   is never winning
   had never won
12. By the end of this year, Tom ________English for three years.   
   will be studying
   has studied
   will have studied
   has been studying
13. She will go abroad as soon as she________ this English course.   
   by
   with
   of
   on
14. She will go abroad as soon as she________ this English course.   
   has completed
   will complete
   will have completed
   completed
15. This is the first time they…………….a modern sewing machine.   
   have used
   used
   had used
   are using
16. They ………..at home to watch the final football match on TV now.   
   are going to stay
   staying
   were staying
   are staying
17. I first met her two years ago when we…………at Oxford University.   
   have been studying
   were studying
   had been studying
   are studying
18. Kim: “ what……………this weekend?” Sally: “ Oh, we’re going windsurfing. It’s fantastic.”   
   do you go
   would you do
   are you doing
   are going
19. In one year's time, I________ in this school for 15 years.   
   will be working
   will work
   haave been working
   will have worked
20. They ________ this course by next June.   
   has completed
   will complete
   will have completed
   completed



  

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QUIZ about English tenses 1

Here is a 20-question quiz about English verb tense. Can you got 20/20 correct answers? Prove your talent Now.

1. My friend _______ to the museum last weekend.   
   goes
   went
   had gone
   is going
2. Our Singaporean friends _____ to visit our school last year.   
   is coming
   come
   came
   have come
3. The children _____ their parents for a long time.   
   didn't see
   haven't seen
   don't see
   haven't see
4. I and Kenny __ pen pal friends since I ____ Singapore.   
   are/visit
   were/visited
   have been/visited
   were/have visited
5. The kids ____________ that show before.   
   didn't see
   don't see
   aren't seeing
   haven't seen
6. Since the worldwide recession of the 1990’s, the sail of jeans __________ growing.   
   stopped
   was stopped
   have stopped
   has stopped
7. What were you doing when he _____________?   
   comes
   to come
   came
   coming
8. Monica________ with her sister at the moment until she finds a flat.   
   stays
   is staying
   will stay
   is going to stay
9. After I ______ lunch, I looked for my bag.   
   had
   had had
   have has
   have had
10. Almost everyone ___ for home by the time we arrived.   
   leave
   left
   leaves
   had left
11. We _____ English this time last week.   
   learned
   were learning
   have learned
   had learned
12. Henry _____ for 10 years when he finally gave it up.   
   has smoked
   has been smoking
   had smoked
   had been smoking
13. He said he would visit me, but he ____ me yet.   
   has not visited
   had not visited
   is not visiting
   does not visit
14. The weather ____ fine so far this week.   
   is
   has been
   was
   had been
15. As soon as he ____ a certificate in English, he will apply for a job.   
   would get
   got
   gets
   will get
16. Old Ted ____ twenty cigarettes a day till he gave up.   
   had smoked
   has smoked
   smokes
   smoked
17. While mother I ___dinner when the phone rang.   
   cooked
   had cooked
   has cooked
   was cooking
18. We had just got out of car when it ___ to set fire.   
   has begun
   had begun
   was begining
   began
19. They will have gone home before you __ to meet them.   
   came
   come
   will come
   are coming
20. This is the first time I ________ here.   
   am
   have been
   was
   be

  

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HAND idioms QUIZ

QUIZ ABOUT HAND IDIOMS

1. Learning a foreign language goes hand in hand with International Business.     
     individually
     together
     tossed from one hand to another
     in different directions
2. Honey, can you hand me the car key, please? It's right next to you on the table.  
     make a copy of
     take to me
     give me
     find me
3. Jane Williams is a very good investigative reporter, you've got to hand it to her.     
     forgive her
     give a promotion to her
     give a present to her
     give her credit
4. The FBI told the local police that their case was off their hands. The investigation was now a Federal matter.     
     out of their control
     out of their jurisdiction
     improvised by them
     lost by them
5. Do we have enough people on hand to help us move our stuff into the house?     
     confident
     indisposed
     available
     nearby
6. The beginning of a new generation of computer software is at hand.   
     in someone's possession
     current
     remote
     imminent
7. As soon as he laid his hands on all that money, he donated part of it to charitable institutions.     
     took possession of
     released
     scattered
     stole
8. This last year, my company has made money hand over fist!   
     distribution
     poorly
     at a huge rate
     with a lot of struggle
9. Now the grandparents have the children on their hands.    
     to obey them
     spanked
     in trouble
     in their care
10. We need to do something about it! This situation is getting out of hand!     
     out of order
     out of control
     too organized
     too big

      

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The best way to learn English???

From VOA Learning English this is As It Is.  I’m Anna Matteo in Washington.

Today on, As It Is, we will hear about something our listeners do every day they hear, read or watch VOA Learning English --  learning a second language.


We will hear whether being surrounded by a foreign language, or immersed in it, is the best way to learn a language.  Or are traditional lectures with grammar rules and vocabulary lists the best way to learn to speak like a native speaker.
Steve Ember has more on that topic.

What is the best way to learn a new language?  A small study of foreign language learning in adults compared two methods. One is known as the explicit or classroom method.  This is the kind of traditional classroom teaching where students are taught a lot of information about grammar rules.

The other method is known as the implicit or immersion method. The idea here is to learn much the way children do when they learn a native language. That is, by being with native speakers and absorbing the language that surrounds them, generally without a lot of explanation. Teachers may combine these two methods into what Professor Michael Ullman calls immersion-style classroom teaching. But is that necessarily a better way to learn a language?
Mr. Ullman was the senior investigator for the new study. He is a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington.  He says he was surprised to find that combining the two methods might not help the brain in processing the new language. 

MICHAEL ULLMAN: "You know, if my life were on the line, and I had to learn a language, what would I do? I'm not sure. One possibility would be that, to start with explicit and then go to immersion, right? Start with classroom and then go to immersion. But there is this possibility that classroom could hurt later immersion. That's what, you know, one possibility of interpreting our data."  

The twenty-one adults in the experiment learned Brocanto2, a thirteen-word language created for the study. The words and grammar rules relate to a computer game similar to chess that the learners played. For example, "Blom neimo lu neep li praz" means "The square blom-piece switches with the neep-piece."
                             
The researchers tested the people three to six months after they had learned the language, to see how well they could remember it. The study found that those who had learned it with the immersion method had brain waves similar to those of native speakers of a language when speaking that language.                                                                        

Professor Ullman says those who trained with the classroom method also became more native-like in their brain processing.  But only the immersion group showed full native-like processing of the grammar.  Still, he says teachers should be careful how they use the results of his study.

MICHAEL ULLMAN: "You know I would not make any curriculum changes based on this. Nevertheless, it is suggestive, and I think it warrants further research to see whether in fact what kind of training might in fact be best not just for reaching the native brain bases but also for, you know, maximum proficiency in different aspects of language, like grammar, you know, syntax and lexicon. So I think further research is warranted. And it may be, for example, that a combination of classroom and immersion might be best. But we don't know that."

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KEEP idioms Quiz

 Quiz on idioms with KEEP
1. My only advice to Charlie was to keep his chin up and stop worrying.     
     try to be optimistic
     try to hold his head straight
     try not to look on the ground
     try to remain upright
2. His problem really was that he had tried very hard to be as successful as the rest of the people in his street by trying to keep up with the Joneses.     
     to travel at the same speed as his neighbours
     to reach the same place as his neighbours
     to run as fast as his neighbours
     to remain on the same social level as his neighbours
3. When he confided in me, I promised Charlie that I wouldn't tell anybody about it and until now I have kept my word.     
     said what I could
     did what I said
     said what I did
     did what I could
4. Charlie's having a lot of problems with his business but at least he's keeping his head above water.     
     keeping dry
     managing to survive
     not drowning
     trying to swim
5. In a situation like his of course the one thing you must do is keep the wolf from the door and try to find money to pay all the bills.     
     make sure the door is locked
     breathes easily
     not let wild animals in
     get enough money to live on
6. That's the thing about Charlie even when things are really bad he doesn't panic and keeps his cool.   
     stays calm
     puts ice on his head
     uses a fan
     turns on the air conditioning
7. It's surprising how few people knew that Charlie was having money problems but I suppose it was because he had kept it to himself..     
     looked it up.
     looked after it.
     kept it secret.
     held it tightly.
8. At least Charlie can manage that but he doesn't go telling everyone about his problem and keeps himself to himself.   
     stays in a lot
     doesn't talk about himself to others
     doesn't go out much
     talks to himself a lot
9. Some of his friends are a bit worried about him because he doesn't seem so friendly to them as he used to be and keeps his distance.    
     decides how far to go
     doesn't like travelling
     doesn't let people get too close
     doesn't travel far
10. The main thing that you have to admire him for is that he doesn't get into trouble and keeps his nose clean.     
     behaves legally
     breathes easily
     blows his nose a lot
     sneezes often

      

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Tip 7 for better spoken English - Use Listen And Answer Stories

You learned English, probably from a teacher who spoke your own language. So when you were studying English you were always translating to your language from your language. When you studied vocabulary you would memorize the meaning in your language, translation. You also learn lots and lots and lots and lots of grammar rules. And so that makes you think all the time about English, when you’re supposed to be speaking, when you should be speaking easily without thinking, instead you’re thinking about grammar, you’re thinking about vocabulary. You’re also feeling nervous. All of these things are happening and that’s why your speaking is not so great right now.

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Tip 6 for better spoken English - Use Only Real English Materials

Tip 6 is to use real English materials. DON'T USE TEXTBOOKS. DON'T use textbook CDs. Use real English materials. So, how can you learn English using real English materials? By getting real materials that native English speakers would use. In this videos you'll hear the teacher discuss two examples of real English materials.

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Tip 5 for better spoken English - Use Point of View Stories

Tip 5 is to use point of view stories. How do we use this technique? How do we use point of view stories? Let's watch the video to answer the questions by yourself.

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Tip 4 for better spoken English - Learn deeply

So what does that mean when we’re talking about learning? Well, youneed to think about like your mind, your brain. So if you learn something deeply, the idea is that it goes deep, deep, deep. It goes into your brain very far, meaning that it’s part of you. You’ll never, never, never forget it. You totally master it. It becomes simple and easy and automatic. That’s the idea of learn deeply.

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