Cambridge English: B2 First (FCE) Preparation - Oxford
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-05-06 | - |
| 2024-06-01 | - |
| 2024-07-29 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
Is this course for me?
- This course is for students who need to improve the key language skills needed to score as high as possible in all parts of the Cambridge English: B2 First (FCE) exam.
Included in the price:
- 28 lessons per week (21 hours)
- Welcome Information Pack
- Course materials
- Placement test on arrival, weekly assignments, group participation and progress tests
- Use of Computer Learning Centre
- Free Wi-fi at school
- Full access to Kings social programme, with at least two free activities per week
- Full access to join Kings’ school clubs and societies
- Optional weekly lecture programme
- End-of-course certificate (90% or higher attendance required)
Program Outline
Course structure and content
London
- 28 lessons (21 hours) per week of Cambridge FCE exam preparation
Oxford and Los Angeles
- 20 lessons (15 hours) per week of General English
- 8 lessons (6 hours) per week Cambridge FCE exam preparation
Key features:
- The Cambridge English: First preparation course is taught by specialist and experienced teachers.
- The course syllabus has been specially designed to maximise students’ exam success and covers all papers of the exam.
- Students will be given regular homework and will be expected to complete at least five hours of assignments each week.
Key areas covered include:
Communication skills
- Conversational language skills
- Listening and accents
- Reading and interpretation
- Writing and presenting
Linguistic resources
- Building your vocabulary bank
- Fine tuning your pronunciation
- Interpretation of texts
- Grammar and syntax
Study skills
- Note taking and revision
- Research skills
- Time management and planning
- Dictionary work
- Learner autonomy
Cultural and personal development
- Understanding cultural difference and similarity
- Team work and leadership
- Presenting an argument
- Discussion skills
Exam technique and strategies
- Working under exam conditions
- Understanding the requirements of each section of the exam
- Understanding what the examiner is looking for
- Planning and reviewing your answers
- Preparing mentally for exam day
Assessing progress
- Students will be given homework tasks to complete every day, including writing practice.
- In addition to homework tasks, students’ progress will also be monitored in class and they will complete a short test at the start of each week.
- Students are given a number of opportunities to complete mock examinations under simulated exam conditions. The results of these mock exams will be used to help them improve in specific areas.
About the Cambridge: B2 First (FCE) exam
- The Cambridge English: First exam is an upper-intermediate level qualification, set at level B2 of the CEFR.
- It offers proof that candidates have the language skills to live and work independently in an English-speaking country or to study on courses taught in English.
- Candidates are tested in all four key skills and in ‘use of English’, and receive a separate score for each, as well as an overall score. A final grade and CEFR level are then assigned.
Sample timetable
Please note: sample timetable is subject to change.
28 lessons of Cambridge FCE preparation per week: taught in London
| Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
09:00 – 10:30 Cambridge First Exam (FCE) Preparation |
Grammar and speaking |
Reading Vocabulary |
Vocabulary Speaking Listening |
Grammar Speaking |
Writing Grammar |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
|
11:00 – 12:30 Cambridge First Exam (FCE) Preparation |
Vocabulary Speaking Writing |
Grammar Speaking |
Grammar Exam focus |
Word formation Exam practice |
Writing |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
13:30 – 15:00 Cambridge First Skills: Special Interest Group (SIG) |
Speaking Exam practice |
Reading |
Listening |
Speaking |
Free time |
20 lessons of general English + 8 lessons of Cambridge FCE Preparation per week: taught in Oxford and Los Angeles
Mon | Tues | Weds | Thurs | Fri | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09:00 – 10:30 General English | Progress test | Grammar Pronunciation Professional skills | Vocabulary Reading, listening and writing | Listening Functional language Task-based learning (leadership and team work) | Grammar review Video Discussion |
10:30 – 11:00 | Break | Break | Break | Break | Break |
11:00 – 12:30 General English | Vocabulary Discussion | Video Role-play Study skills | Real English Grammar Vocabulary | Writing Presentations | Vocabulary Professional skills Discussion — |
12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
13:30 – 15:00 Cambridge First Skills: Special Interest Group | Speaking Exam practice | Reading | Listening | Speaking | Free time |