It provides the tools to help you deal with this type of writing for the First exam.

With this course you will:

• Understand the writing task part 1 of the FCE Cambridge English exam

• Write efficiently following clear guidelines to structure an essay

• Learn how to write an essay for academic purposes, which is the compulsory question in the new format of the exam

Course Characteristics

Short explanatory videos which reproduce a real class. They can be done anytime, anywhere. You will also have notes for self-study and practice to be done on our Virtual Campus

Starting Date and Duration

You can start anytime. It will adapt to your own rythm of work.

Further information

This course can be combined with other courses to help you:

• keep improving your writing style by getting your work corrected Getting your writings corrected at First (FCE)
• improve your speaking skills Speaking First (FCE) - Exam preparation – 5 Live Sessions,
• improve your grammar Advanced Grammar (Language Awareness),
• tackle all the areas in the exam  First (FCE) - Virtual Meetings for Cambridge exam

Tutor of the course

Rachel Dolan

BA (Hons.) History from the University of Bristol

CELTA Certificate from University of Cambridge - Cambridge English

Rachel was born and raised in London, UK.  After finishing her degree in History at the University of Bristol in 2011, she completed the CELTA course and became a qualified English teacher (CELTA Certificate – Cambridge English, University of Cambridge) and then moved to Uruguay to teach English.

 Courses Format

There are different types of courses. 

Short courses: Essential, Essential Plus, which deal with specific topics and Complete Courses: In Depth, Mastering English, which deal with wider areas of knowledge.

The length and duration are different for each type of course. You can do the short courses one by one and get credits for a complete course certificate, or you can do the complete course at once (In-Depth, Mastering English) which will include all the topics offered in the Essential courses.

It is the ideal course for

• students preparing for the FCE exam who need to improve their writing skills and practice the specific format required in the exam,

• teachers who need to prepare their students for this exam. The deep analysis and practice it provides can be of great benefit for teachers to fully understand the task.
  

What is needed to do the course?

You just need to have the right level of English

Level of English required

B1+ : Upper Intermediate

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What can I do after this course?

You can take the Writing corrections course and send your writing tasks for corrections to get valuable feedback and feel well prepared for this paper of the exam. Getting your writings corrected at First (FCE)

You can do the Pronunciation &Phonology course to improve your pronunciation. Phonology & Pronunciation

You can do the complete course First (FCE) - Virtual Meetings for Cambridge exam

You can do other courses to focus on other areas of the exam, such as  Advanced Grammar (Language Awareness) or Speaking First (FCE) - Exam preparation – 5 Live Sessions

Content

During this course you will:

• Learn what it is expected in the FCE exam writing paper
• Fully understand the task through clear analysis of each part
• Practise choosing the best way to introduce, develop and conclude an essay
• Learn how to write academic essays in general

Course Development

It is an interactive course which provides short explanatory videos (about 60 minutes in all), with accompanying presentation material and engaging self-correction quizzes to practise what you have learnt.

It can be done at anytime, anywhere. They reproduce a real class and you can watch them as many times as you want.

You will have access to our Virtual Campus where you will do some practice online and find study notes for each lesson.

Assessment

You are requiered to watch all the explanatory videos and complete the online practice.

Certificates awarded

Credits obtained

How to enrol in a course?

In order to enrol in one of our courses, just follow these steps:

1. Register

Complete all your details in our Registration Form (click ENROL NOW at the bottom of this page).

2. Confirmation of Application

Upon registration, you will receive a confirmation email message, stating the course you have registered for and its main characteristics.

3. Details for payment

You will also receive an email message from PayPal with a payment request. Please follow the instructions there to complete the process. You do not need to have a PayPal account in order to proceed with the payment.

4. Login details and instructions

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