Useful Links


General

Cambridge Resources:
Cambridge English Website - advice and tips on how to prepare for CAE
Cambridge English Facebook Page - lots of links and resources
Academy Island: a fun game designed by Cambridge for exam courses. The only problem is that you can't save your progress.
Cambridge English TV - Cambridge English's official YouTube channel, with resources and videos about a range of exams including FCE
CAE Videos on YouTube - if you do a search on YouTube you can find plenty of resources and example Speaking tests

Other websites and blogs:
Flo-Joe - Extensive site with lots of tips, information and practice exercises
CAE Exam Tips - Excellent site with lots of tips and information
ExamEnglish.com - tips, information and practice exercises
IHBristol - A handful of practice exercises, with more if you register.
English Online - 2 practice tests and tips. For an older version of the test, but still useful.
General English Skills from BBC Skillswise - reading, writing, spelling etc (basic English but useful)
English Revealed - a few practice exercises and tips
ELI CAE Class Blog - Links to exercises, activities and other useful resources online. Includes a lot of interactive Use of English practice questions with instant feedback. 
Tim Julian’s blog for students and teachers - has plenty of useful activities, resources and links about CAE and other exams too.

Online Dictionaries:
Oxford Advanced Online Learner's Dictionary
Cambridge Advanced Online Learner's Dictionary
Collocation Dictionary
Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com 

Reading
Reading Skills Skimming and Scanning:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic/skimming-and-scanning

Online Newspapers:
The Guardian (UK)
The Age (Australia)
BBC World News (UK)
The New York Times (USA)

Aggregators:
Flipboard 10 for Today

Listening

General
BBC Podcasts
TED: Ideas Worth Spreading
This American Life
Lyrics Training

Radio Stations (Online and AM Broadcast)
ABC New Radio -1026 AM
ABC Radio National - 621 AM
Radio Local (Melbourne) - 774 AM 
Vision Australia Radio (Radio for the Blind) - 1179 AM


Practice Tests & Exercises
Listening Practice Test  - Exam English Practice Tests - CAE Listening
Listening Practice Tests - Youtube listenings (the orange book is done in class every Thursday)
Reading and Use of English - Flo-Joe Tests
Grammar and Vocabulary - http://www.ihbristol.com/free-english-exercises 


Writing Skills and Practice Exercises

https://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/writing/
http://www.rubenvalero.com/english/content/writing-corner-fce-cae

Grammar and Vocabulary Extra Practice

These sites have a variety of online quizzes and exercises for all areas of grammar. If you need extra practice for a topic, e.g. articles, search for them on these sites.

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/index.html (exellent site but the explanations can be quite complex!)




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