Getting ready for CAE!

Hello!

I would like to share with you a few ideas about preparing to take the CAE exam which is Certificate in Advanced English C1.

I really love English language and I have so much passion about it,I am also considering teaching English in the future because if I can enjoy so much learning it will be even better teaching.

When I settled down in Exeter many years ago I became more proactive towards education,so I started attending so many courses to improve my English and to make my life much easier here in England.

Whenever I have to talk about this exam I always do it with so much respect as for me it is not an easy task despite of many years of study.

Why did I decide to take this exam?

Even though I have other higher qualifications,it has always been in my mind the idea of taking this exam,first because this certificate do not expire and second as a personal level and also to make myself proud of myself for this effort that I have make this years

The purpose of this exam for people who want to take it:

Many people want to take this exam for various reasons;

-To go to uni( Many universities accept CAE as a proof of English knowledge).
-To get a job where English language is a requirement( Because CAE is an advance level it is well-known for many companies).
-To teach English

It is important to mention that even if you get a pass(we will talk about the grades later on) many universities might take into consideration how recently you took the exam. for instance if you took the Cambridge exam 10 years ago and you have not been in contact with English language for long,you might want to consider to re-take this exam or just to refresh your knowledge because the university might take the right to withdraw your application because your English certificate was issued many year ago and they do not want to take the risk.

Why studying English?
It is obvious to say that English language is the most important language in the world,wherever you go,if you speak English  you will always feel comfortable no matter if you are in China or Poland.

Many people have started studying Chinese because as you might aware China is growing up so quick and this language is getting more important for business but English still very important no matter if you want to do business,teacher,doctor....Besides there are so many resources on internet that you will only be able to access if you speak English and to communicate with people around the world.

If I had children I would constantly encourage them to learn the language through videos,stories or any available resource accessible to me,because children can absorb the language easily and quickly and it will make a huge impact on their careers in the future and also it will give them the opportunity to move to another country.

I have so many friends who cannot speak English very well and they have always said to me...Tomas I wish I had dedicated more time in learning languages or just to brush up what I already knew to allow me to become more independent in the job market.

I teach languages and I always need to deal with the motivation field which is very important for people because you need to find a purpose in order to learn the language.People who did not learn any languages it might was because they did not find a reason for it or they did not need it for work,so there wasn't any point for that but now everything has changed within the last 10 years.

Let's face that we live in Europe and we as Spanish we have to deal with foreigners because the flow of immigration from all the world and considering that tourism is one of the most important ways of income to our country it is clear the necessity of learning English.

I have several stories from people who were forced to study languages for several reasons:

Many universities force students to learn languages as a requirement,most of these universities need proof of a certain level of English in order to enrol in any of their degrees.

Some people have lost their job because their companies told them that they needed to join an English programme to increase their knowledge on the subject and they did not succeed and because of that they were forced to leave their enterprises.

Some people studied Engineering and they did not realise that for this subject many manuals are written in English and there was not another choice for them so they had to join English classes.

There are countless stories that I have read and people have told me within the past years that have made me more aware of the circumstances of learning languages.

In the future  I will let you know how to improve your English for those who do not want to study but want to make some improvements.(just keep tracking my blog).

See Ya!