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Cambridge English Proficiency Kathy Gude MichaeL Duckworth MASTE~LASS Louis Rogers Contents Reading & Reading & Listening Use of English (Parts 1-4) Use of English (Parts 5-7) 1 People & places • Part 1, Multiple-choice doze • Part 5, Multiple choice • Part 1, Multiple choice page 11 page 17 page 12 page 18 2 Our environment • Part 2, Open doze • Part 6, Gapped text • Part 2, Sentence page 22 page 24 completion page 21 page 27 3 Language& • Part 3, Word formation • Part 7, Multiple matching • Part 3, Multiple choice .. culture page 33 page 34 page 32 .cC.l) page 31 Cl) c o u 4 Family & • Part 4, Key word • Part 6, Gapped text • Part 4, Multiple matching relationships transformations page 42 page 44 page 48 page 41 5 Safety & danger • Part 1, Multiple-choice doze • Part 5, Multiple choice • Part 3, Multiple choice page 51 page 52 page 56 page 55 6 Health & lifestyle • Part 2, Open doze • Part 7, Multiple matching • Part 1, Multiple choice page 61 page 64 page 62 page 67 7 Science & • Part 3, Word formation • Part 6, Gapped text Part 2, Sentence technology page 72 page 74 completion uel7 page 71 2 'riting Speaking Grammar Vocabulary Part 2, Set text • Part 1, Introduction • Narrative tenses • Describing characters and plots page 19 page 16 • Past verb forms with • Word knowledge: get present or future meaning • Collocations: memory page 14 • Word knowledge: would • Link words • Word knowledge: help and give Part 1, Discursive essay • Part 2, Two-way • Future forms and time • Collocation: adjectives and nouns Paraphrasing conversation clauses .. Animal expressions page 29 page 28 • Future phrases • Dependent prepositions page 23 • Compound adjectives • Discourse markers: generalizations and exceptions Part 2, Review • Part 3, Individual • Focus and emphasis: cleft • Describing culture Creating interest long turn sentences • Descriptive adjectives page 38 page 40 page 36 • Style: informal and formal vocabulary n 0 • Prefixes .... ~ • Idioms for emphasis (1) • Discourse markers: giving examples .~... III • Borrowed words Part 1, Discursive essay • Part 3, Individual • Perfect aspect • Describing behaviour Cause and effect long turn page 46 • Expressions: communication page 49 page 45 • Discourse markers: various Part 2, Letter • Part 3, Individual • Past modals: possibility, • Phobias Sentence adverbs: long turn speculation, necessity, • Ways of looking apparently, seemingly, etc. page 58 obligation • Word knowledge: weather and storm page 59 page 53 • Collocations: risk and danger Part 2, Article • Part 2, Two-way • Defining and non-defining • Illness and injury Exemplification conversation clauses • Expressions: sport Persuasive devices page 68 • Reduced clauses • Feelings page 69 page 65 • Expressions: life Part 1, Discursive essay • Part 3, Individual • Stative verbs • Prefixes and suffixes Evaluative language long turn • Simple or continuous • Words describing light page 79 page 78 • Nouns and -ing forms • Expressions: science and technology page 73 • Consequences and effects • Synonyms: change 3 Contents (continued) Reading & Reading & Listening Use of English (Parts 1-4) Use of English (Parts 5-7) 8 Law&order • Part 4, Key word • Part 7, Multiple matching • Part 3, Multiple choice page 81 transformations page 86 page 85 page 84 "~ 9 Psychology & • Part 3, Word formation • Part 5, Multiple choice • Part 4, Multiple matching employment page 92 page 96 page 94 page 91 10 Entertainment & • Part 1, Multiple-choice doze • Part 6, Gapped text • Part 2, Sentence .C..l.) leisure page 102 page 108 completion c page 110 .C..l.) page 101 c 0 (,) "--: :- 11 Money matters • Part 2, Open doze • Part 5, MUltiple choice • Part 1, Multiple choice page 111 page 112 page 114 page 117 12 Travel & tourism • Part 4, Key word • Part 7, Multiple matching • Part 4, Multiple matching page 121 transformations page 122 page 132 page 128 • Part 6, Gapped text page 130 Introduction and exam overview page 6 Exam strategies page 133 Writing guide page 138 Grammar notes page 149 Information files page 163 Review (Units 1-12) page 166 4 Writing Speaking Grammar Vocabulary • Part 2, Report • Part 2, Two-way • Gerunds and infinitives • Collocations: crime, punishment, • Hedging conversation page 83 rights, rules page 89 page 88 • Crime vocabulary and dependent prepositions • Word knowledge: law • Speculating • Problems and solutions • Part 2, Letter • Part 3, Individual • Uses of have and get • Suffixes • Supporting and giving long turn • Passives with have • Expressions: listen, hear and ear reasons page 95 something done • Verbs and meanings • Being tactful • Using passives • Word knowledge: face page 99 (maintaining focus) page 93 • Part 1, Discursive essay • Part 3, Individual • Contrast clauses • Food and drink adjectives • Complex sentences long turn • Reason clauses • Word knowledge: make C') 0 page 105 page 107 • Adverb clauses of manner .::.::.I. page 103 (I) .::.::.I. III • Part 2, Report • Part 2, Two-way • Reported speech • Money sayings and proverbs • Nominalization conversation • Reporting questions and • Synonyms: rich and poor page 119 page 118 verb patterns • Collocations with money page 113 • Words or expressions connected with trade and money • Word knowledge: market • Words connected with success and failure • Part 2, Article • Part 2, Two-way • Counterfactual conditionals • Word knowledge: if • Descriptive language conversation • Mixed unreal conditionals • Word knowledge: cut page 124 page 129 • Alternative conditional • Word knowledge: road, path, and track structures • Discourse markers: various page 126 5 Introduction & exam overview Introduction About Proficiency Masterclass This fully-updated and revised edition of Proficiency Masterclass provides material which gives prospective candidates appropriate preparation and practice for the 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) exam. The material in this course also provides opportunities for candidates to develop their English on a broader level for success in the real world beyond the exam. The units in this Student's Book contain practice of exam-type tasks for all the parts of each paper in the exam. High-level vocabulary and grammar are developed throughout the course. The grammar syllabus is supported by a Grammar notes section (page 149) written by linguist George Yule. The Review section (page 166) contains exercises that review and consolidate the language covered in the main units. The Online Skills and Language Practice (your unique access code is on the card at the back of this book) contains over 150 exercises which build on and extend the language and skills covered in the Student's Book. It includes: • exam practice tasks for each part of the four papers in the exam, including 3: speak-and-record tasks .Q.) '; • skills-training exercises Q) o> • text-analysis tasks E • vocabulary exercises nI >< • grammar exercises Q) oiS • "Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 8th Edition search box c: o • "feedback on your answers. ;: (,) (",Available if your teacher sets assignments from your Online Skills and Language :::s "..C.. Practice 'with help' or with self-study use.) o The access code for your Online Skills and Language Practice also gives access to a full c: online practice test. We hope you enjoy using Proficiency Masterclass to help you to prepare for the Cambridge English: Proficiency exam. About the exam Revisions to the Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) exam for 2013 ensure that it is up to date with the latest methodological approaches to communicative language testing. It is a C2-level exam, at the highest end of the CEFR framework. It is proof that successful candidates have achieved an exceptional level of English. As such, it attracts candidates who require English for higher levels of academic study and/or those who wish to enhance their career options and professional development. Cambridge English: Proficiency is recognised by a wide range of organisations, including universities, government agencies and international companies. For more information about recognition see www.cambridgeesol.org/recognition. The revised Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) exam for 2013 consists of four papers: • Reading and Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes) • Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) • Listening (appox. 40 minutes) • Speaking (approx. 16 minutes). The exam is approximately 3 hours and 56 minutes long. More information For more details and the most up-to-date information about the 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, go to www.cambridgeesol.org. 6 Reading & Use of English (1 hour 30 minutes) This paper consists of seven tasks which test a variety of reading The texts are taken from a wide range of authentic sources skills. In the first four parts the focus is largely on testing including newspapers, magazine articles, fiction, guides, letters language knowledge - vocabulary and grammar, while the last and reports. There are 53 questions in total in this paper and it three parts (Parts 5-7) focus on more extensive reading skills carries 40% of the total marks. with tasks based on longer texts than in Parts 1-4. Task type Number of items/ What you do What it tests Exam strategies marks Part 1 Multiple-choice 8 items; 8 marks Choose the correct Accuracy with page 133 cloze word(s) from a set of vocabulary and some four options to fill each grammar (meaning of gap in one short text. single words, phrases, phrasal verbs, etc.). Part 2 Open cloze 8 questions; 8 marks Think of a single word to Accuracy with grammar page 133 complete each gap in a and some vocabulary short text. in context. Part 3 Word formation 8 questions; 8 marks Use the given root word Accuracy with page 133 to form the correct word vocabulary, particularly ... to fill each gap in one with word-building, ~... short text. including compound 0 Cl. words and the use of c ... prefixes and suffixes. (') 0' ~ Part 4 Keyword 6 questions; 12 marks There are 6 unrelated Accuracy with a wide page 134 Qo transformations Cl mark for each part sentences, each followed range of grammar and CD >< of the answer, max. by a single word and a vocabulary, including Q) 3 2 marks per question) gapped sentence. Use the collocation, phrasal word given to complete verbs and lexical 0< .C.D. the gapped sentence (in phrases. < 3-8 words) so that it CD' :e means the same as the first sentence. PartS Multiple choice 6 questions; 12 marks There is one longer text Understanding of page 134 for this part. Answer each detail, opinion, attitude, question about the text tone, purpose, main by choosing the correct idea, implication, option from a set of four. exemplification, reference, etc. Part 6 Gapped text 7 questions; 14 marks There is one text from Understanding of text page 134 which 7 paragraphs are structure, links between missing. Choose from a parts of text. choice of 8 paragraphs to fill the gaps. Part 7 Multiple matching 10 questions; 10 marks There is one text divided Understanding of page 134 into sections OR there detail, opinion, attitude, are several short texts. specific information, etc. Match ten statements / pieces of information to the relevant section(s) of the text(s). 7 Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) This paper consists of two parts and carries 20% of the total marks. Each part carries equal marks. Part 1 is a compulsory essay question. In Part 2 you must choose one of four questions. These may include: articles, reviews, letters, reports, essays (for the set text questions only). Task type Word limit What you do What it tests Exam strategies/ Writing guide Part 1 Essay (compulsory) 240-280 words Identify, summarize Ability to identify page 135 and evaluate the key and evaluate key pages 138-139 points in two short information and texts in an essay that incorporate this incorporates your own into a coherent opinions. Candidates essay using own must do this task. words, expressing and supporting your opinions. Part 2 Choose one question from 280-320 words Choose one task from Ability to put together page 135 Questions 2-4. These can Questions 2-4 OR relevant ideas and pages 140-148 :: include an article, report, one of the set text express them clearly review, letter. questions (there are for the reader within Q..) '; OR two set books for the the format of the task. Q) exam which change > Choose one question o periodically) . about the set books from E ca Questions Sa and sb. >< Q) These can include an ~ article, report, review, c o letter or essay. :;:: (,) ;, .. 'C o .... c 8 Listening (approx. 40 minutes) This paper consists of four parts and takes about 40 minutes. It carries 20% of the total marks. The recorded text may include the following: • for monologues: radio programmes, lectures, talks, anecdotes, speeches • for interacting speakers: interviews, conversations, discussions. The speakers will have a variety of accents. Each recording is heard twice. At the end of the exam, candidates are given 5 minutes to transfer their answers to the answer sheet. Task type Number of items/ What you do What it tests Exam strategies marks Part 1 Multiple choice 6 questions; 6 marks Listen to 3 short unrelated Understanding of detail, page 136 (3-option) pieces (monologues or gist, opinion, feeling, conversations). For each attitude, purpose, one, answer a question by agreement between choosing one option from speakers, course of a set of three. There are action. two questions per piece. .. :..:,l Part 2 Sentence 9 questions; 9 marks Listen to one monologue Understanding of page 136 0 completion and complete each of specific information .c.. c 9 sentences with a word given in the piece. n or short phrase from the 0 recording. ::l AD Part 3 Multiple choice 5 questions; 5 marks Listen to an interview Understanding of page 136 C><D (4-option) or discussion (two or opinion, attitude, detail, III 3 more speakers). For each gist, inference. 0 < question, choose one .C.D, option from a set of four. :S. CD :E Part 4 Multiple matching 10 questions; 10 marks Listen to 5 short themed Understanding of detail, page 136 (2 tasks) monologues. Match what gist, opinion, feeling, each speaker says to one attitude, purpose, . of 8 options in Task 1 and agreement between one of 8 options in Task 2. speakers, course of action. 9 Speaking (approx. 16 minutes) This paper consists of three parts and takes approximately 16 minutes. Paper 4 carries 20% of the total marks. There are normally two candidates and two examiners. One examiner assesses, while the other gives instructions and interacts with candidates. In some circumstances, three candidates may sit the test together, this will increase the time. You will be assessed throughout the test on: • accurate use of grammar • range and use of vocabulary • pronunciation • communication • discourse management • successful completion of tasks • ability to take part in different kinds of interaction. Task type Timing (examiner What you do What it tests Exam strategies + two candidates) Part 1 Conversation 2 minutes Answer the examiner's Ability to use general page 137 between candidates questions. and social language and examiner to talk about personal C==l) topics relating to the .>.. candidate. Cl) > o Part 2 2-way conversation 4 minutes Answer a question about Ability to exchange page 137 E with decision- one or more of the pictures ideas, give and justify III >< making task you are shown and do a opinions, make Cl) decision-making task. suggestions, agree/ 011 s:: disagree, reach a o .... decision through CJ negotiation. ::l 'C .o.. .... Part 3 Individual long turn 10 minutes Each candidate speaks Ability to speak page 137 s:: and topic related alone for 2 minutes, based continuously on a given discussion on a prompt card; each topic, and to comment candidate is also asked a on what someone has question about what the said. Also ability to other candidate said. This exchange ideas, give is followed by a discussion and justify opinions, between candidates and agree/disagree. examiner on the same topics. 10