Intermediate. 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 / Intermediate – a textbook specifically designed for the Cambridge English Skills Certificate, the student book includes:
- Separate listening and speaking sections;
- Each section includes intermediate test information and suggestions, preparation exercises, and test practice exercises;
- Covers all texts and exercise types for the intermediate level of CELS;
- Prepared CDs and transcripts for the listening and speaking sections;
- The teacher book includes an introduction to the CELS test, teaching points, and answers to student book exercises;
- The teacher book covers information on the four skills of CELS;
- The student book CDs contain listening and speaking exercises.
The University of Cambridge is a world-renowned higher education institution. The Cambridge ESOL (English as a Foreign Language) Testing Center is a globally recognized 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 exams widely accepted as valid proof for further education, employment, and other purposes. Since its inception in 1913, it has introduced a series of exams and services, including the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC), BULATS, the General and Advanced Certificate in English (MSE), Young Learners English (YL), and the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Teachers ( CELTA). Currently, it has examination centers in over 130 countries, with over 1.5 million candidates taking Cambridge ESOL exams each year.
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 relevant 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 Testing Center after thorough and comprehensive research on the English learning needs in over 100 non-English-speaking countries worldwide. It is a complete and independent English certificate examination system consisting 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 in each of the four skills to qualified candidates. 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 more relevant to their careers and work to take the exam and obtain the certificate. This design caters to multiple needs, enabling candidates to focus on learning and taking exams in English skills that are most useful to them or in exam 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 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 gain widespread popularity among English teaching institutions and learners.