A fully revised edition of Proficiency Masterclass for the new 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency exam, from an experienced and trusted author team.

Teacher's Book includes notes, explanatory answer key, audio scripts, photocopiable vocabulary tests, sample Proficiency answer sheets and an overview of the exam

Reading Comprehension Through Speaking and Listening

Reading “floats on a sea of talk” (Britton, 1970, p. 164). Learning depends on the use of language knowledge for the purpose of acquiring more language, concepts, and information (Merritt & Culatta, 1998). Recent research shows that students’ oral language proficiency plays a crucial role in the acquisition of reading fluency and comprehension.

The purpose of this research is to analyse the pragmatic development of language groups at different proficiency levels and to investigate the relationship between interlanguage pragmatics and grammatical competence. For this study, 36 native Spanish speaking EFL learners at different proficiency levels were asked to respond in English to 24 different situations that called for the speech acts of request and apology. Results showed three important aspects.

Teaching speaking

To develop teachers’ ability to teach speaking

To develop students’ oral proficiency

Main Objectives

Proficiency Practice Tests with key and audio (CPE 2013)

This set of four tests is written by a highly experienced author, and replicates the 2013 Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) exam in level, content and format.

Includes key and audio.