CAE Preparation
Prepare for Success in Cambridge C1 Advanced
All four papers · all five Writing genres · all four Speaking parts — taught the Escape Campus way: communication first, exam technique woven through.
- 40 Core Lessons
- ~55 Hours
- 10 Review Labs
- 3 Mock Exams
- 50 Lessons Total
The Course
10 Modules. 40 Lessons. One Exam.
Reading, Listening, Speaking, Writing and Use of English spiral through every module — anchored by 10 communicative Review Labs and 3 full Mock Exams.
Module 1 · Lessons 01–04
Foundations of CAE
Map the exam, set your voice
Get oriented to the four CAE papers, take a low-stakes baseline across each, and start building the communicative range Cambridge rewards.
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Module 2 · Lessons 05–08
Grammar in Action
Structures that get marks and get meaning
Activate the high-leverage C1 structures Cambridge tests directly (KWT, inversion, cleft) while spiralling R&UoE and Listening throughout.
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Module 3 · Lessons 09–12
Word Power
Lexical range, formation and the essay
Build deep word knowledge through formation, multiple-choice reading and the CAE essay — your first major writing genre.
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Module 4 · Lessons 13–16
Reading & Listening Strands
Discourse, opinion and the long turn
Take on the hardest Reading and Listening parts and pair them with Speaking Part 2, building the cross-text comparison and long-form discourse skills CAE rewards.
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Module 5 · Lessons 17–20
Mock Exam 1 & Writing Genres I
First full sitting, then the formal genres
Sit a full Mock Exam, then turn the experience into a real teaching lesson on communication strategy — and add Proposals and Reports to your writing range.
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Module 6 · Lessons 21–24
Listening & Speaking Strands
Many voices, real interaction
Step up to Listening Part 4 (multi-speaker) and the full Speaking P3–P4 sequence, with negotiation and mediation woven through.
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Module 7 · Lessons 25–28
Advanced Grammar & Spiral R&UoE
Stance, modality, nominalisation
Layer in the structures that distinguish strong CAE performances — and spiral all four R&UoE parts at once.
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Module 8 · Lessons 29–32
Mock Exam 2 & Writing Genres II
Mid-course sitting, then Review and Correspondence
Second full Mock, a genuine teaching lesson on stamina and strategy, then the Review and Email/Letter genres — your full Writing range.
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Module 9 · Lessons 33–36
Exam Strategy in Action
Time, error, recovery, polish
Strategy as language: the specific words and moves that buy time, repair errors, recover under pressure and edit your own writing in real time.
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Module 10 · Lessons 37–40
Mock Exam 3 & Final CAE Simulation
Last sitting, final polish, exam-day readiness
Third full Mock, a genuine teaching lesson on closing the last gaps, Speaking and Writing polish, then the Final CAE Simulation — your exam-day dress rehearsal.
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