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OBJECTIVE
profıcıency
Annette Capel
Wendy Sharp
Student’ s Book
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Map of Objective Proficiency Student’s Book
TOPIC
LESSON FOCUS
EXAM SKILLS
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
Unit 1
Ring the changes 8–13
Talking about change
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Paper 4 Listening: 1
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Paper 3 Use of English: 5
(Summary sentences)
Perfect tenses
Introduction to idioms
Phrasal verbs
Suffix endings
Exam folder 1 14–15
Unit 2
Expectation 16–21
Expectations
Paper 3 Use of English: 1 Open cloze
Paper 3 Use of English: 2 Word formation cloze
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Paper 1 Reading: 2
Paper 3 Use of English: 2
Listening for details
Paper 5 Speaking: 1
Word formation – noun
endings
Similes
Idioms – nouns used
Pronunciation: homophones as verbs
Aspects of the future
Prepositional phrases
Have no + noun
Writing folder 1 22–23
Paper 2 Writing: 1
Letter
1.1 Listening and
Unit 3
vocabulary
Strange behaviour 24–29
1.2 Grammar
Human and animal
1.3 Summary skills
behaviour
Listening for true/false
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 5 (Reformulation 1)
Exam folder 2 30–31
Paper 3 Use of English: 3 Gapped sentences
Paper 3 Use of English: 4 Key word transformations
Unit 4
Sweet rituals 32–37
Food and ritual
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Writing folder 2 38–39
Paper 1 Reading: 4
Paper 5 Speaking: 2
Conditional forms
Idioms – order of words
Quite, rather, fairly
Negative adjectives
Past tenses
Collocation
Compound adjectives
Adjectives and idioms to
do with food
Countable/uncountable
nouns
Possession
Preposition review
Spelling
Idioms with right
Abstract nouns
Degrees of likelihood
Phrases with take
Collocations with
adjectives and adverbs
Idioms with music words
Paper 2 Writing: 2
Review
Revision Units 1–4 40–41
Unit 5
The consumer society
42–47
Advertising, shopping
Paper 4 Listening: 2
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Paper 3 Use of English: 5
(Working with two texts)
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Exam folder 3 48–49
Unit 6
The sound of music
50–55
Music
Paper 3 Use of English: 5
Comprehension questions
and summary writing task
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Writing folder 3 56–57
Unit 7
Vision on 58–63
Art and sight
Paper 1 Reading: 3
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 4
Paper 4 Listening: 2
Paper 5 Speaking: 2
Pronunciation:
contrastive stress
Paper 2 Writing: 1
Essay
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Paper 4 Listening: 1
Paper 3 Use of English: 2
and 5 (Questions on the
texts 1)
Participle clauses
Idioms with eye
Extended noun phrases
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TOPIC
LESSON FOCUS
Exam folder 4 64–65
Unit 8
Urban jungle 66–71
City living
EXAM SKILLS
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
Inversion
Compound adjectives
Words with negative
connotation
Idioms by key word
Gerunds and infinitives
Idioms with come
Prefixes
Personal appearance,
personality
Past verb forms
Expressions with turn
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Lexical cloze
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Writing folder 4 72–73
Paper 1 Reading: 2
Paper 3 Use of English: 3
and 4
Paper 5 Speaking: 3
Paper 2 Writing: 2
Proposal
Revision Units 5–8 74–75
Unit 9
Fitting in 76–81
Attitudes
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Summary skills
Exam folder 5 82–83
Unit 10
Globalisation 84–89
Language and culture
Paper 1 Reading: 3
Gapped text
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Writing folder 5 90–91
Unit 11
For better, for worse
92–97
Relationships
Reference devices
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Paper 3 Use of English: 4
and 2
Paper 4 Listening: 1
Paper 5 Speaking: 2
Pronunciation:
word stress
Paper 2 Writing: 1
Article
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Exam folder 6 98–101
Unit 12
At the cutting edge
102–107
Scientific advances
Paper 4 Listening: 4
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 5 (Linking 1)
Gradable and ungradable
Paper 4 Listening: 3
Paper 3 Use of English: 1, 2 adjectives
and 5 (Reformulation 2)
Idioms to do with
relationships
Phrasal verbs
Paper 1 Reading: 2
Themed texts
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Writing folder 6 108–109
Paper 1 Reading: 3
Paper 3 Use of English: 4
Paper 5 Speaking: 3
Passive structures
Pronunciation:
stress and emphasis
Idioms with technical
words
Idioms with set
Paper 2 Writing: 2
Report
Revision Units 9–12 110–111
Unit 13
Save the planet 112–117
The environment
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Exam folder 7 118–119
Unit 14
Get fit, live longer
120–125
Sport and health
4
Paper 4 Listening: 1
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 5 (Questions on the
texts 2)
Direct/reported speech
Register
Synonyms
Articles review
Preposition review
Alliteration
Register
Expressions with live
Idioms with nouns and no
article
Paper 1 Reading: 4
Multiple-choice text
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Paper 1 Reading: 2
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 4
Listening practice
Paper 5 Speaking: 2
Pronunciation:
noun/verb/adjective stress
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TOPIC
LESSON FOCUS
Writing folder 7 126–127
Unit 15
The daily grind 128–133
The world of work
EXAM SKILLS
GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY
Paper 2 Writing: 1
Proposal
Paper 4 Listening: 3
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 5
(Linking 2)
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Purpose and reason clauses Topic expressions
Neologisms
Exam folder 8 134–135
Paper 4 Listening: 2 Sentence completion 4
Paper 4 Listening: 4 Three-way matching
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
Unit 16
Hidden nuances 136–141 1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
Literature and the
1.3 Listening and speaking
printed word
Paper 1 Reading: 4
Paper 5 Speaking: 3
Paper 3 Use of English: 2,
3 and 4
Writing folder 8 142–143
Paper 2 Writing: 2
Set text question
Concessive clauses
Adjectives describing
character
Pronunciation:
silent consonants
Revision Units 13–16 144–145
Unit 17
Defining happiness
146–151
Happiness and well-being
Paper 4 Listening: 4
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Paper 3 Use of English: 5
(Full summary task 1)
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Exam folder 9 152–153
Unit 18
On freedom 154–159
Freedom
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Paper 1 Reading: 3
Paper 5 Speaking: 2
Paper 3 Use of English: 2,
3 and 4
Review of modal verbs
Pronunciation:
stress and emphasis
Paper 2 Writing: 1
Essay
1.1 Listening and
vocabulary
1.2 Listening and grammar
1.3 Summary skills
Exam folder 10 168–169
Unit 20
A sense of humour
170–175
Humour
Metaphor
Paper 4 Listening: 1 Multiple-choice questions
Paper 4 Listening: 3 Multiple-choice questions
Writing folder 9 160–161
Unit 19
The unexplained 162–167
Strange places and
happenings
Comparison
Paper 4 Listening: 2
Word order and adverbs
Paper 1 Reading: 1
Adverb or adjective?
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 5 (Full summary task 2)
Onomatopoeia
Word formation
Paper 5 Speaking
1.1 Reading and vocabulary
1.2 Grammar and
vocabulary
1.3 Listening and speaking
Writing folder 10
176–177
Paper 1 Reading: 4
Paper 3 Use of English: 1
and 3
Listening for true/false
Paper 5 Speaking: 3
Have/get smth done
Grammar review
Phrasal verbs with go
Pronunciation:
foreign words
Paper 2 Writing: 2
Articles and letters
General advice
Revision Units 17–20 178–179
Grammar folder 180–188
Revision crosswords 189–191
Acknowledgements 192
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Content of the Proficiency Examination
The Cambridge Proficiency examination consists of five papers, each of which is worth 40 marks. It is not necessary to pass all five papers
in order to pass the examination. There are five grades: Pass – A, B, C; Fail – D, E.
As well as being told your grade, you will also be given a graphical profile of your performance, i.e. it will show whether you have done
especially well or badly on some of the papers.
Paper 1 Reading 1 hour 30 minutes
There are four parts to this paper and they are always in the same order. Each part contains either one or more texts and a comprehension
task. The texts used are from books (fiction and non-fiction), non-specialist articles from journals, magazines and newspapers,
promotional and informational materials (e.g. advertisements, guide books, manuals).
Part
Task Type
Number of
Questions
Task Format
Objective
Exam folder
1
Four-option
multiple choice
lexical cloze
18
You must choose which word from four answers completes each of
the gaps in each of the three texts (375–500 words in total).
4 (64–65)
2
Four-option
multiple choice
8
You must read four themed texts (600–900 words in total)
and answer two questions on each.
6 (98–101)
3
Gapped text
7
You must read a text (800–1100 words) with paragraphs removed.
You need to use the missing paragraphs to complete the text.
5 (82–83)
4
Four-option
multiple choice
7
You must read a text (700–850 words) and answer the questions
by finding the relevant information in the text.
7 (118–119)
Paper 2 Writing 2 hours
There are two parts to this paper. Part 1 is compulsory, you have to answer it. In Part 2 there are four questions and you must choose one.
Each part carries equal marks and you are expected write between 300–350 words for each task.
Part
1
2
Task Type
Number of
Tasks
Task Format
Objective
Writing folder
Question 1
A contextualised
writing task within the
following formats:
● an article
● an essay
● a letter
● a proposal
1
You are given material in the form of notes or a
compulsory short text or an extract from a newspaper.
You will have to react to the information,
presenting and developing arguments, expressing
and supporting opinions, evaluating ideas, etc.
1 (22–23)
3 (56–57)
5 (90–91)
7 (126–127)
9 (160–161)
Questions 2–4
an article
● a letter
● a proposal
● a report
● a review
4
choose one
Article 10 (176–177)
Letter 10 (176–177)
Review 2 (38–39)
Report 6 (108–109)
Set text 8 (142–143)
●
You are given a choice of topics which you have to
respond to in the way specified.
Question 5
Choice of 3 questions
on set books: article,
essay, letter, review,
report
6
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Paper 3 Use of English 1 hour 30 minutes
There are five parts to this paper, which test your grammar, vocabulary and summary skills.
Part
Task Type
Number of
Questions
Task Format
Objective
Exam folder
1
Open cloze mainly testing
grammar
15
You must complete a text with 15 gaps.
1 (14–15)
2
Word formation
10
You need to use the right form of a given word to fill
each of ten gaps in a text.
1 (14–15)
3
Gapped sentences
6 sets of
3 sentences
You must think of a word which would fit into all 3 of
the given sentences.
2 (30–31)
4
Key word transformations
8
You must complete a sentence with a given word,
so that it means the same as the first sentence.
2 (30–31)
5
Comprehension questions
and summary writing task
4 questions on
2 texts and 1
summary
writing task
You must first of all answer the four questions and then,
using information from both texts, write the required
summary in your own words.
3 (48–49)
Paper 4 Listening about 40 minutes
There are four parts to this paper. Each part is heard twice. The texts are a variety of types either with one speaker or more than one.
Part
Task Type
Number of
Questions
Still to be supplied
Task Format
Objective
Exam folder
1
Multiple choice
8
You hear four short, unrelated extracts, with either one or two
speakers. You must choose an answer from A, B or C.
9 (152–153)
2
Sentence completion
9
You must complete gaps in sentences with information given
mainly by one speaker.
8 (134–135)
3
Multiple choice
5
You will hear two speakers interacting. You must choose your
answer from A, B, C or D.
9 (152–153)
4
Three-way matching
6
You must match statements about a text to either of two
speakers or to both when they express agreement.
8 (134–135)
Paper 5 Speaking about 19 minutes
There are three parts to this paper. There are usually two of you taking the examination and two examiners. This paper tests your
accuracy, vocabulary, pronunciation and ability to communicate and complete the tasks.
Part
Task Type
Time
Task Format
Objective
Exam folder
1
The interviewer asks each
candidate some questions
3 minutes
You will be asked some questions about yourself
and asked to express personal opinions.
10 (168–169)
2
Two-way conversation between
candidates
4 minutes
You will be given visual and spoken prompts and
asked to have a discussion.
see above
3
A long turn for each candidate
followed by a discussion on
related topics
2 minutes
You will be given a written question to respond to.
each for the You will then be asked to engage in a discussion on
long turn
related topics.
8 minutes
following the
long turns
see above
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