1. Revised FCE and CAE exams 2015
… and above all, I shall do no harm.
Belgrade April 2014
Bob Obee
Professional Support Leader
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2. Lesson Paths

3. Serbia performance vs top 10 countries – 2012
Performance - CAE
Serbia performance vs top 10 countries – 2012
*June session only

4. Serbia Results 2013

5. Findings FCE and CAE in future
over 70% of respondents wanted shorter exams
a majority favoured a four paper format
combined Reading and Use of English most favoured
content should be suitable for study purposes, work/career advancement, as well as for general purposes

6. Summary of new FCE(fS) format
FCE and FCEfS from 2015
Paper/timing
Content
Reading
and
Use of English
75 min
Part 1 4-option MC cloze
Part 2 Open cloze
Part 3 Word formation
Part 4 Key word transformations
Part 5 4-option multiple choice
Part 6 Gapped text
Part 7 Multiple matching
Writing
80 min
Part 1 one compulsory question (essay)
Part 2 one question from a choice of three (four for FCEfS). Set text option for FCEfS only
Listening
40 min (approx.)
Part 1 3-option multiple choice
Part 2 Sentence completion
Part 3 Multiple matching
Part 4 3-option multiple choice
Speaking
14 min
Part 1 Interview
Part 2 Individual long turns
Part 3/4 Collaborative task and follow-up discussion
Total timing: 3 hours 29 minutes (current exam 3 hours 59 minutes)

7. Summary of new CAE format
CAE from 2015
Paper/timing
Content
Reading
and
Use of English
90 min
Part 1 4-option MC cloze
Part 2 Open cloze
Part 3 Word formation
Part 4 Key word transformations
Part 5 4-option multiple choice
Part 6 Cross-text multiple matching
Part 7 Gapped text
Part 8 Multiple matching
Writing
Part 1 one compulsory question (essay)
Part 2 one question from a choice of three. No set text option
Listening
40 min (approx.)
Part 1 3-option multiple choice
Part 2 Sentence completion
Part 3 4-option multiple choice
Part 4 Multiple matching
Speaking
15 min
Part 1 Interview
Part 2 Individual long turns
Part 3/4 Collaborative task and follow-up discussion
Total timing: 3 hours 55 minutes (current exam 4 hours 40 minutes)

8. FCE(fS) and CAE Reading and Use of English
Summary of main changes
all current FCE(fS), and most current CAE R and UE tasks retained in shortened formats (current CAE R short texts and CAE UE gapped sentences tasks dropped)
new cross-text multiple matching task developed for CAE, enhancing the academic coverage of the test
UE tasks before R tasks in the new format
progression from FCE to CPE clearer

9. New CAE Reading task Four reviews of a book. A B C Which reviewer
has a different view from the others on the confidence with which Botton discusses architecture
shares reviewer B’s opinion of the significance of Botton’s book

10. FCE(fS) and CAE Writing
Summary of main changes
both FCE(fS) and CAE to include new compulsory essay in Part 1
FCEfS to include a modified ‘story’ task in Part 2, while the ‘report’ as an output text type has been dropped. There will be a single set text included, rather than the current two.
FCE will retain the ‘report’ text type, but will not include the story. There will be no set text option.
CAE Part 2 will no longer include ‘article’ or ‘information sheet’ as output text types. There will be no set text option.
the output word ranges have been increased for both exams

11. Writing Part 1 question

12. FCE Part 1 Writing question
In your English class you have been talking about education. Now your teacher has asked you to write an essay for homework.
Write your essay using all the notes and giving your point of view.
Some parents teach their children at home rather than sending them to school. Is this a good or a bad thing for the children ?
Write about
- Having a teacher as a parent
- making friends
- ___________ your own ideas.

13. Modified Speaking Part 3 Task

14. FCE(fS) and CAE Speaking
Summary of main changes
FCE(fS) and CAE Part 1 Phase 2 modified to reduce the number of follow up questions. FCE(fS) includes 12 questions grouped in three categories. CAE includes eight discrete questions. Part 1 timing reduced by one minute
FCE(fS) Part 2 the ‘listening candidate question’ (LCQ) has been extended slightly to allow for a more meaningful contribution from the listening candidate (similar to CAE)
FCE(fS) and CAE Part 3 visuals replaced with written prompts. Task now split into two to include a discussion phase and a decision-making phase
FCE(fS) and CAE Part 4 timing extended by one minute

15. Modified Speaking Part 3 Task

16. CAE Part 3 extract

17. CAE Part 3

18. Impact on teaching
Writing : [discursivity]
we will probably want to emphasise paragaph shape and paragraph development more

19. Paragraph Development

22. Coherence : putting it together
Main ideas
Shameful lack of government investment in research.
Renewable energy is a security as well as an environmental issue.
Fossil fuel resources are rapidly depleting.
Language for developing ideas
cause and effect
This leads/has led to
This can impact on
As a direct result, economies
explanation
This is obvious if you consider…
What this means in reality is ..
Thus, today ….
Such problems have been made worse
evidence
One /another example of this is …..
Approximately/Only around 10 %
It is estimated that …
You only have to look ….

23. Impact on teaching Speaking [discursivity]
we will probably want to emphasise turn shape and turn development more

24. CAE Part 3

25. Turn shape
Focusing :
Extending :
Rounding Off :

26. Focusing My parents would say.. Most school-leavers…
..I think this one is very different for men and women…
In the past …
For me, personally..
What’s crucial here …

27. CAE Part 3

28. A good Part 3 candidate will..
actively listen …
support and comment ….
seek and help to clarify
initiate and respond …
probe and question ….
help navigate …..
…….. agreeing / disagreeing …. tend to seek closure

29. Encourage simple ‘across turn’ strategies for development in Parts 3 and 4
…And ….But ….That’s

30. Exam teacher roles

31. Doctors in a sense …..…
I, the exam teacher, shall do my utmost to engage you with language through and around the exam and to train you in all its aspects, shedding light into its darker corners ... and thereby enhancing your accuracy, dexterity and fluency in English..and above all I shall do no harm

32. ….and above all I shall do no harm
Slavish ‘exam practice’ can potentially do harm in terms of ..
- demotivation
- not optimising opportunities for language
development
- potential re-enforcement of poor strategies

33. Exam Teaching Mix Exam practice [full specification, comprehensive ]
Exam Training [ modified tasks , task platform ]
Exam awareness-raising
[familiarisation , post-task review and reflection ]

34. Exam Practice and above all I shall do no harm
Genuine
looks like the test
no modification of test feature e.g. text length
full range of test item difficulty
requires total strategy engagement
is just there
Authentic
looks like some of the test
some modification of test feature e.g. text length
part range of test item difficulty
can prioritise/delimit strategy engagement
can be used within a progressive cycle

35. Authentic v Genuine FCE Reading and USE
1 You only get depressed because you worry
If you _______ not get so depressed NOT
2 You’re always blaming me for things that go wrong
Whenever _____________ me ANYTHING
3 I didn’t phone because I didn’t know you were back
I _____________ I’d known you were back. IF
FCE Reading and USE

36. One day : One focus -able -ible CAE Reading and Use
poss access- comprehens- afford- sustain flex-
biodegrad fashion-
valu respons suit profit- exhaust vis-
renew feas-
revers desir- compat reus-
-able
-ible
CAE Reading and Use

37. One day : One focus [or maybe 2]
poss access- comprehens- afford-
sustain- flex-
biodegrad- fashion-
valu respons-
suit profit-
exhaust vis-
renew feas-
revers desir-
compat reus-
un –
im –
ir –
non-
in-
CAE Reading and Use

38. Exam Practice CAE Reading and Use
Tidal Energy
Based in Sheffield [UK] Pulse Tidal is a company
that has developed an 1 ______ machine that AFFORD
generates electrical power from the ocean tides;
providing electricity that is clean and 2 ______ VISION
and unlike other 3 ______ energy sources totally NEW
4 _________ PREDICT
Our power comes from the current created as the
tides ebb and flow, a motion as 5 _______ as the RELY
rising and setting of the sun

39. Exam Training provide a task and interactive class platform
..that allows you to explore with students the discreet target skills implied by the different test tasks ...
..that allows you to meaningfully explore student current skills and strategies and engage them cognitively and affectively with the content.
...train you in all its aspects

40. Multiple-choice elimination
I shifted uncomfortably inside my best suit and eased a finger inside the tight white collar. It was hot in the little bus and I had taken a seat on the wrong side where the summer sun beat on the windows. It was a strange outfit for the weather, but a few miles ahead my future employer might be waiting for me and I had to make a good impression.
There was a lot depending on this interview. Many friends who had qualified
with me were unemployed or working in shops or as labourers in the shipyards. So
many that I had almost given up hope of any future for myself as a veterinary
surgeon.
1 As he travelled, the writer regretted his choice of A
B clothes.
C career.
D means of transport FCE Reading and Use

41. FCE Writing
[communicative achievement register]

42. Exam awareness : deeper familiarity with test
Completing mark sheets
Using/allocating time
Assessment and weighting
Awareness of question shape
Awareness of question focus
Effective test strategies for question
shedding light into its darker corners....

43. Lack of test awareness may lead a candidate to …
overlook required and/or possible feature of an answer
use an ineffective or less effective strategy
wander off-task
spend too long on one part of a paper or not make effective use of time
shedding light into its darker corners.... 43

44. Familiarisation
44 Do you think you could help me to fill in this application form? WONDERING +
I ………………..……………….. me a hand filling in this application form.
48 Unless the weather improves, they will have to stop the tennis match. +MEAN+
If the weather doesn’t get …………………….. ……… the tennis match.

45. Answer Awareness
44 was wondering if/_____ ][ you could/____/might ___/give
48 (___) better ][ it will mean stopping
][ shows where the answer is
split into two parts for marking
purposes.

46. Cambridge English on You Tube
Speaking tests
You Tube channel for Cambridge English with lots of clips, also sample Speaking tests recordings.

47. Cambridge English on FB
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48. Teacher Support website free resources for the classroom
A screen shot from Teacher Support webiste.
The Resources section where you cam download free support materials

49. FCE, FCE for Schools and CAE from 2015
About the changes in FCE, Fce for Schools and CAE from 2015

50. Thank you