The Cambridge exams are a test of what you know, what you can write and what you can say. Here we’ll take a “fun” look at a few ways candidates can often try to show that knowledge. Some are great – some maybe not so much!
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Share Emphasizing Information As we’ve said in other posts on this theme we always need to provide justifications for our ideas. Here we will look at the effect of using expressions that emphasize information. We consider the use of emphasis expressions in a number of ways– To clarify an opinion that we have – To assert
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Share Joining Ideas – Cause & Reason One of the things we’re constantly expected to do when we write is to provide justifications for our ideas. We can also use other information to provide explanations and support to our opinions. These come under a number of headings. We consider the cause of what we are
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Share Welcome to the Cambridge Advanced Exam Corner This is our new home for selected grammar, vocabulary and other Cambridge Advanced exam insights. Check in with us regularly to explore topics that can improve your performance in the exams. [WpProQuiz 2]
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Share The Speaking Exam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nGESyDgmdw In this post we take a look at a sample Cambridge Advanced Speaking test from the YouTube CambridgeEnglishTV channel and add our own Cambridge Advanced Speaking Review. Go to the times listed to see a particular part of the speaking exam. The candidates are Raphael from Switzerland and Maude from France. Part
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Share Contrast & Concession When we look at the idea of contrasting things we are considering two ways of doing this. The first of these is contrast. Contrast words allow us to look at differences between people or things that are being compared. The second way of contrasting ideas is through something called concession. Concession
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Share What are Participles? A participle is a verb form that is either used as an adjective or as part of a verb. There are two forms, an –ing form and an -ed form. We also know them as the present and past participles. Here we’ll take a look at how participles can be used