Listening and Speaking. Beginner. CELS Cambridge English Skills Certificate Course Student's Book

Author: [UK] Bazin (Bazin/A.) / [UK] Radford (Radford/N.) / [UK] Smidowicz V.
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Student Book / Beginner (Listening and Speaking) – a textbook specifically designed for the Cambridge English Skills Certificate, the Student Book includes:
- Independent Reading and Writing sections;
- Each section includes beginner test information and suggestions, preparation exercises, and test practice exercises;
- Covers all texts and exercise types for the CELS beginner level;
- Includes CDs and transcripts for the Listening and Speaking sections.
The Teacher Book contains an introduction to the CELS test, teaching points, answers to the Student Book exercises, and reproducible test practice exercises for each skill; it also covers information on the four skills of CELS and includes transcripts for the listening test exercises.
The CDs included with the Student Book contain: Listening and Speaking exercises.
The CDs included with the Teacher Book contain: Listening test exercises with repetition and pauses for formal testing.
The University of Cambridge is a world-renowned higher education institution. The Cambridge ESOL (English as a Foreign Language) Testing 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 exams widely accepted as valid proof for academic advancement, employment, and other purposes. Since its inception in 1913, it has introduced a series of examinations and services, including the Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC), BULATS, the General and Advanced Certificate in English (MSE), Young Learners (YL), and the Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults. Currently, it has test centers in over 130 countries, with over 1.5 million people taking Cambridge ESOL exams each year.
Cambridge ESOL is supported by continuous research. The members of the ESOL department consist of experts and researchers with extensive knowledge in applied linguistics and teaching practice. They are responsible for designing examinations and courses, providing relevant materials, organizing training programs, and conducting ongoing research to improve the ESOL examinations and courses, as well as enhancing teaching and testing 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 was designed by the Cambridge ESOL Testing 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 speakers aged 16 and above, 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 examinees, separating the four skills of English (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing) into independent teaching modules and assessment methods, ultimately awarding certificates in each skill to qualified candidates. The purpose of CELS is to provide greater flexibility for examinees, allowing them to choose skills that offer higher advantages or better suit their potential, or 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 focus on learning and taking exams in English skills that are most useful to them or in exam levels that match their 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 be widely welcomed by English teaching institutions and learners alike.