Primary CELS Cambridge English Skills Certificate Teacher's Book

Author: [British] Baxter (Baxter/S.) et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Student Book / Beginner A textbook specifically designed for the Cambridge English Skills Certificate, the Student Book includes:
- Separate Reading and Writing sections;
- Each section includes preliminary test information and suggestions, preparation exercises, and test practice exercises;
- Covers all texts and exercise types for the CEFR Beginner level;
- Prepared CDs and transcripts for Listening and Speaking sections.
The Teacher Book contains an introduction to the CEFR test, teaching points, answers to Student Book exercises, and reproducible test practice exercises for each skill; it also covers information on the four skills of the CEFR, including transcripts for Listening exercises.
Student Book CD content: Listening and Speaking exercises;
Teacher Book CD content: Listening test practice exercises with repetition and pauses for formal tests.
The University of Cambridge is a world-renowned higher education institution. The Cambridge ESOL (English as a Foreign Language) Examination Center is a globally recognized language 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 exams widely accepted as valid proof for academic advancement, employment, and other purposes. Since its inception in 1913, it has introduced a series of exams and services, including the Business English Certificate (BEC), the Business Language Testing Service (BULATS), the Main Suite Examinations (MSE), Young Learners (YL), and the Certificate for English Language Teaching to Adults. Currently, it has test centers in over 130 countries, with over 1.5 million candidates taking Cambridge ESOL exams annually.
Cambridge ESOL is supported by continuous research. The members of the ESOL department are experts and researchers with extensive knowledge in applied linguistics and teaching practice. They are responsible for designing exams and courses, providing information materials, organizing training programs, and conducting ongoing research on all aspects of the exams to ensure continuous improvement in ESOL exams and courses, as well as in teaching and examination techniques. This ensures that the exams are highly scientific, authoritative, and stable, enjoying a high reputation internationally.
The Cambridge English Skills Certificate (CELS) examination system is designed for non-native English speakers aged 16 and above, developed by the Cambridge ESOL Examination Center after thorough and comprehensive research on the English learning needs of over 100 non-English-speaking countries worldwide. It is a complete and independent English certificate examination system composed of four separate skills: 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, ultimately awarding certificates for each skill to qualified candidates. The purpose of CELS is to provide candidates with greater flexibility, allowing them to choose skills that offer higher advantages or better suit their potential for learning, or to select skills that are relevant to their careers and work to take the exam and obtain certificates. This design caters to multiple needs, enabling candidates to participate in English skill learning, exams, or exam levels that are most useful to them.
With China's increasing internationalization, people in daily work and life are increasingly needing to selectively highlight their English skills in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing based on their individual circumstances. CELS is designed to meet this demand, enabling professionals from different fields to enhance their job capabilities and achieve career advancement and salary increases through CELS certification.
I believe 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 textbook series has been introduced and published by Economic Science Press, adding new Cambridge ESOL examination training materials to the rapidly growing English teaching and training market. I hope this textbook series will help a wide range of English learners improve their individual English skills, obtain the CELS Cambridge English Skills Certificate, and gain widespread popularity among English teaching institutions and learners.