Cambridge Preparation Courses in Australia

Preliminary English Test (PET)

PET is the first examination level of the Cambridge certificates and certifies the graduate’s language skills to be able to prove confidence in communicating in predictable situations in the social and professional environment.

Content

In the preparatory course you will learn to express yourself more clearly, verbally and in writing, and to better understand what is written and heard by your fellow human beings. The course level corresponds to medium to good English (“intermediate English”). This course requires a great deal of cooperation and initiative in the form of daily homework.

Participants learn to read and understand everyday announcements, brochures and instructions. They write letters, pass on information, fill out English-language forms, describe certain situations or express their opinions in essays.

Listening and understanding is trained with auditions and public announcements. Regular speaking promotes better and more confident communication with others. In addition, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary are refined and expanded. Particular importance is attached to the correct use of prepositions and tenses.

The PET course will help you to communicate more clearly when you write and speak, and to understand English when you read and listen.

The PET course is very intensive and you need to work hard during the course. There is a lot of homework every night, which you must do!

Level

Intermediate level of English

Studies

Reading: understanding public notices, brochures and instructions.
Writing: completing forms, write letters, give information, report events, describe situations and express your opinions.
Listening: listening to public announcements and conversations.
Speaking: communicate better and more confidently.
English: improve your grammar and accuracy, especially using prepositions and tenses.
Vocabulary: greatly increase

First Certificate of English (FCE)

The FCE is the most commonly acquired Cambridge certificate with good to very good English (“upper-intermediate English”). It certifies a safe and competent handling of the English language, as desired in the public sector, for example in banking, at an airline, in catering or other positions.

Content

The FCE is the most widely taken of all the Cambridge examinations. It is at the Upper-Intermediate English level, and aims to develop your skills in English to a level that is ‘sufficient for public contact in employment in areas such as banking, airlines, catering, etc’.

Entry

Before the start, an admission test must be taken to check existing language skills. The preparatory course improves grammar and extends the vocabulary, especially the use of idiomatic expressions and expressions of the English language. He also trains the skills to write informal and formal letters as well as stories, reports, opinions and articles.

Level

Intermediate level of English

Studies

Use of English: improve your grammar, increase your vocabulary, particularly phrasal verbs, idioms and expressions…
Writing: Informal letters, formal letters, articles, reports, opinion type compositions, narratives
Reading: read magazine articles to increase your reading speed, understanding of text organisation
Listening: Short extracts, longer monologues, announcements, extracts from radio programmes/news
Speaking: pronunciation, developing your spoken accuracy and fluency for conversational English

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)

This is the second-level course. It is more advanced and will develop a high level of English language competence to use English socially, at work or for study purposes.

Level
Advanced level of English

Entry
All students MUST take an entrance test.

Studies
Like FCE on a higher level