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Welcome to Level 3
Fall Semester 2014
UAEU
Foundation Level
- 8 Week course –
31 August – 23rd October


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Aims of level 3 integrated
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Helping you to:
Understand written and spoken academic texts
Take part in discussion
Learn important vocabulary (VTL lists 1-4)
Improve Speaking, Listening and Reading skills
Find and use educational resources to help you
learn independently of the teacher – in other
words – help you to become an independent
learner
Enjoy studying !!!


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Assessment in Level 3
10 grades in level 3
6 exams in total
Integrated skills (3 exams, 4 grades - 60%)
Writing skills (3 exams, 6 grades -40%)


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Assessment in Integrated Skills
Integrated Skills (3 exams , 4 grades)
• 2 Computer Generated Exams (CGE)
(Vocabulary) (10%+10%)
• 1 Coursework Grade (CWG) (10%)
• 1 Final Exam (Listening and Reading) – (30%)


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Assessment in Integrated Skills 2 CGE tests (20%) - Vocabulary Tests
• 1st CGE 10 % week 4 (Wed 24thSep)
• 2nd CGE 10% week 7 (15th Oct)
CGE 1 – VTL lists 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b
CGE 2 – VTL lists 3a, 3b, 4 a, 4 b


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Assessment in Integrated Skills
1 Coursework Grade (10%)
CWG allocated (given) by the teacher
In our class:
1 Group Presentation (5%) and
6 Individual Reading Reports (5%) - from week 2
to week 7
I will give you more details about these in the
First Week.


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Assessment in Integrated Skills – Final
Exam (30%)
ONLY Listening and Reading
(Preview Listening and Reading)
Final exam – week 8 (most probably on Thu 24th
October)


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Assessment in Writing
3 exams - 6 grades (40%)
• 1st Writing Project – 5%
• 1 Timed Writing Test - 2 %
• 2nd Writing Project – 5 %
• Final Timed Exam – 20 %
• Teacher’s Portfolio/HW Grade – 6%
• Teacher’s Timed Writing Test – 2%
You will have more details about dates etc. from
your Writing Teacher


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Summary - Assessment in Level 3
• Integrated strand – 3 exams, 4 grades - 60%
• Writing strand – 3 exams, 6 grades - 40%
• Passmark for Level 3 – 60%
NEW in 2014/2015
• CEPA Challenge for students who pass L 3
• Students who score 180+, exit UFP and enter
Faculty


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Materials we will use in Level 3
Integrated
• Level 3 ibook (to be downloaded from
http://www.uaeufp.info/files/default.aspx
• My blog
http://agataintegratedenglish.wordpress.com
• Level 3 Moodle Website
• Road to IELTS website
• Various websites, iPad apps and
worksheets from the teacher


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How to pass level 3
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WORK WORK WORK HARD !!!
Don’t take days off
Study and revise vocabulary
Study preview listenings and readings
Use my blog:
http://agataintegratedenglish.wordpress.com
• Use ipad applications and websites to practise
English


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How to improve your skills in English
STUDY STUDY STUDY !!!
• READ – go to the ILC - borrow and read books for
Level 3, do a lot of IELTS reading practice
• LISTEN – watch TV/You Tube in English, listen to
L3 lectures, use listening practice in the ILC
• WRITE – pay attention in your writing course,
practise writing in the Writing Centre
• SPEAK – use any opportunity to speak English,
practise speaking in the Speaking Centre


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How to get better in English
MOST IMPORTANT - work in class as well as outside the
class
• BE INTERESTED in what you are learning
• SPEAK ENGLISH during your English classes
• Spend at least 1-2 HOURS a day to work on your
English OUTSIDE THE CLASS
• Use resources in the Writing and Speaking Centres
• Use resources in the ILC
• Use websites from the blog
http://agataintegratedenglish.wordpress.com


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THAT’S ALL
• THANK YOU FOR PAYING ATTENTION AND
LISTENING
• ANY QUESTIONS?
• And now…


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NOW I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS 
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HOW MUCH CAN YOU REMEMEBER?
What is the PASSMARK for Level 3?
HOW MANY GRADES are there in Integrated
Skills?
What is CWG?
What is CGE?
Why is CEPA 180+ important ?
How many exams will you have in Level 3?


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