Reading and Writing. Beginner. CELS Cambridge English Skills Certificate Student Book

Author: [UK] Baxter (Baxter/S.) / [UK] Woodbridge (Woodbridge/T.)
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Student Book / Beginner (Reading and Writing) – a textbook specifically designed for the Cambridge English Skills Certificate, the Student Book includes:
- Independent Reading and Writing sections;
- Each section features beginner test information and suggestions, preparation exercises, and test practice exercises;
- Covers all texts and exercise types for the CELS beginner level;
- The Teacher Book includes an introduction to the CELS test, teaching points, answers to the Student Book exercises, and reproducible test practice exercises for each skill;
- The Teacher Book covers information on the four skills of CELS.
The University of Cambridge is a world-renowned higher education institution. The Cambridge ESOL (English as a Foreign Language) Examination Center is a prestigious language proficiency assessment organization, directly affiliated with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), the largest educational assessment body in the UK. The Cambridge ESOL examination program is widely recognized by tens of thousands of educational institutions and employers worldwide, with its English as a Foreign Language examinations widely accepted as valid proof for further education, employment, and other purposes. Since its inception in 1913, it has developed a series of examinations and services, including the Business English Certificate (BEC), the Business Language Testing Service (BULATS), the Main Suite Examinations (MSE), Young Learners English (YL), and the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults ( CELTA). Currently, it has test centers in over 130 countries, with over 1.5 million candidates taking Cambridge ESOL examinations each year.
Cambridge ESOL is supported by continuous research. The members of the ESOL department are experts and researchers with extensive knowledge of applied linguistics and teaching practice. They are responsible for designing examinations and courses, providing information materials, organizing training programs, and conducting ongoing research on all aspects of the examinations to ensure continuous improvement in ESOL examinations and courses, as well as in teaching and examination techniques. This ensures that the examinations are highly scientific, authoritative, and stable, enjoying a high reputation internationally.
The Cambridge English Skills Certificate (CELS) examination system was designed by the Cambridge ESOL Examination Center after thorough and comprehensive research into the English learning needs of over 100 non-English-speaking countries worldwide. It is a complete and independent English certificate examination system for non-native English speakers aged 16 and above. It consists of four separate skill components: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It was officially launched globally in May 2002.
CELS differs from other Cambridge ESOL certificate examination systems in its unique design. It takes into account the diverse practical needs of candidates, separating the four skills of English—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—into independent teaching modules and assessment methods. Successful candidates are awarded certificates in each of the four English skills. The purpose of CELS is to provide candidates with greater flexibility, allowing them to choose skills that offer higher advantages and better potential for development, or skills that are relevant to their careers and work to take the examination and obtain the certificate. This design caters to multiple needs, enabling candidates to focus on learning and taking examinations in English skills that are most useful to them or in examination levels that match their actual abilities.
With China's increasing internationalization, people in daily work and life are increasingly needing to selectively highlight their English listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. CELS is designed to meet this demand, enabling professionals in different fields to enhance their job capabilities and achieve career advancement and salary increases through CELS certification. I believe that the CELS English Skills Certificate program will have even broader development potential in China's English training market.
Currently, the CELS Cambridge English Skills Certificate course has been introduced and published by Economic Science Press, adding a new Cambridge ESOL examination training textbook to the rapidly growing English teaching and training market. I hope this textbook will help a wide range of English learners improve their individual English skills, obtain the CELS Cambridge English Skills Certificate, and be widely welcomed by English teaching institutions and learners alike.