Category Archive for : ‘Cambridge Preparation (FCE and CAE)’

Cambridge Exam Dates 2017
Dublin exam dates for CAE & FCE

The new dates for the Cambridge exams from March to December 2017 are out now.  If you’re interested in signing up for one of the following exam dates book your Cambridge Preparation Course.

These are the dates for the General English Certificates

LEVEL
WRITTEN AND LISTENING EXAM
 WINDOW FOR SPEAKING EXAM
CLOSING DATE
PRICE

FCE
04 March 2017
24 February – 05 March
10 February
€175.00

FCE
08 April 2017
31 March – 09 April
16 March
€175.00

FCE
13 May 2017
05 – 14 May
21 April
€175.00

FCE
06 June 2017
26 May – 11 June
12 May
€175.00

FCE
24 June 2017
16 – 25 June
02 June
€175.00

FCE
27 July

CAE writing Part 1 – Essay

by Derrick Smyth

The CAE written test takes 90 minutes and is divided into two parts. Part 1 requires that you write 220-260 words about a given topic, considering both sides of the argument. You will be provided a starting point based on something like information from an advertisement, an email, a short article etc. Here is a sample taken from the Cambridge website.

Your class has attended a panel discussion on facilities which should receive money from local authorities. You have made the

CAE writing Part 2 - Letter / email by Derick Smith The CAE written test takes 90 minutes and is divided into two parts. CAE writing Part 2 is situationally based writing task requiring you to write 220-260 words. Unlike Part 1, you will be given a choice of four questions and you must answer [...]