Working with Authorised Cambridge ESOL Centre BKC-IH Preparation Courses

In December 2007 BKC-International House has been officially accredited by Cambridge ESOL as Cambridge ESOL Authorised centre in the Russian Federation.

BKC-IH is one of the largest centres in Moscow and has the right to administer the largest number of Cambridge ESOL exams in Moscow (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, Young Learners, TKT, ICFE и ILEC). BKC-IH has also been running IELTS since 2005 and CELTA and DELTA courses since 1997, which shows high quality of service and experience in administering international exams.

Why BKC-IH?

1 Registration for exams can take place in your institution which is more convenient for your students. You can also complete the online application form. In this case all the documents with instructions will be sent straight to your account.

2. Statements of Result will be sent to your institution via post or email, which will help you to see students’ achievements and analyse weak and strong points in their preparation.

3. In some cases, when the number of candidates from your institution is large enough, it is possible to administer exams at your venue.

4. Candidates are allowed to request a specific partner for Speaking.

5. Candidates can take part in Pretests (ссылка )

6. BKC-IH organises seminars and presentations for students and teachers.

7. You can learn the latest news if you sign in for the news from our centre.

8. Our centre organises exams in cities outside Moscow. Please contact us at exams@bkc.ru

9. We offer preparation courses with experienced teachers in BKC-IH schools all over Moscow, as well as in-company classes. There are Cambridge examiners and two Team Leaders (Cambridge Examiners Trainers) working in our team.

10. We are open to your suggestions and we will be happy to work with you.

KET (Key English Test)

Entrance level: Pre Intermediate 1

Length: 2 months / 16 lessons / 48 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with KET
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in KET level tasks and topics.

Course book: Cambridge Objective KET (Cambridge University Press)

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PET Intensive Course

Length: 2 months / 16 lessons / 48 academic hours

Level: Intermediate

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with PET
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in PET level tasks and topics.

Course book: Cambridge Objective PET (Cambridge University Press)

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FCE (First Certificate in English)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with FCE
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in FCE level tasks and topics.

Course book: FCE Gold Plus (Longman)

Find out more about Узнать подробнее об экзамене FCE

FCE short course

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate 2. It is assumed that students are strong and need less language input and more exam practice.

Length: 10 weeks / 60 academic hours.

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with FCE
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in FCE level tasks and topics.

The course consists of 50% examination preparation and 50% of language review.

Course book: Complete First Certificate (Cambridge University Press) by Guy Brook-Hart

FCE Intensive Writing Course

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate 2. It is assumed that students are strong and need less language input and more exam practice.

Length: 8 weeks / 24 academic hours.

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with Paper 2 FCE
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice writing skills in FCE level tasks.

Course books: LES First Certificate Writing (Longman), Spotlight on FCE (Heinle Gengage Learning)

CAE (Certificate in Advanced English)

Entrance level: Advanced

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with the CAE exam
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in CAE level tasks and topics.

Course book: CAE Gold Plus (Longman)

Find out more about Узнать подробнее об экзамене CAE

CPE (Certificate of Proficiency in English)

Entrance level: Proficiency

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with CPE
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in CPE level tasks and topics.

Course book: CPE Gold Plus (Longman)

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BEC P (Business English Certificate Preliminary)

Entrance level: Intermediate

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with BEC P
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in BEC P level tasks and topics.

Course book: Business Benchmark Preliminary (Cambridge University Press)

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BEC P short course (Business English Certificate Preliminary)

Entrance level: Intermediate 2

Length: 12 weeks / 72 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with the BEC P exam
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in BEC P level tasks and topics.

Course book: Business Benchmark Preliminary (Cambridge University Press)

Find out more about BEC P (ссылка на англ страницу с BEC P)

BEC V (Business English Certificate Vantage)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with BEC V
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in BEC V level tasks and topics.

Course book: Business Benchmark Vantage (Cambridge University Press)

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BEC V short course (Business English Certificate Vantage)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate 2

Length: 12 weeks / 72 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with BEC V
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in BEC V level tasks and topics.

Course book: Business Benchmark Vantage (Cambridge University Press)

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BEC H (Business English Certificate Higher)

Entrance level: Advanced

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with BEC H
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in BEC H level tasks and topics.

Course book: Business Benchmark Advanced (BEC Higher) (Cambridge University Press)

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BEC H short course (Business English Certificate Higher)

Entrance level: Advanced 2

Length: 12 weeks / 72 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with BEC H
3. To train students in exam strategy
5. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in BEC H level tasks and topics.

Course book: Business Benchmark Advanced (BEC Higher) (Cambridge University Press)

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ILEC (International Legal English Certificate)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with the ILEC exam
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in ILEC level tasks and topics.

Course book: Legal English Certificate (Cambridge University Press)

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ILEC short course (International Legal English Certificate)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate 2

Length: 12 weeks / 72 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with ILEC
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in ILEC level tasks and topics.

Course book: Legal English Certificate (Cambridge University Press)

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ICFE (International Certificate in Financial English)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate

Length: 9 months / 36 weeks / 216 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To familiarize students with ICFE
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To teach financial vocabulary and terminology
4. To revise core areas of grammar, e.g. the tense system
5. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in ICFE level tasks and topics.

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ICFE short course (International Certificate in Financial English)

Entrance level: Upper-Intermediate

Length: 2 months / 16 lessons / 48 academic hours

1. Aims of the course: To familiarize students with the ICFE exam
2. To teach financial vocabulary and terminology
3. To train students in exam strategy
4. To revise core areas of grammar, e.g. the tense system
5. To practise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in ICFE level tasks and topics.

Find out more about ICFE

Course book: English for the Financial Sector (Cambridge University Press)

TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test)

TKT является тестом знаний в сфере преподавания английского языка, разработанным Экзаменационным Советом Кембриджского Университета (Cambridge ESOL).

Цель теста – проверить владение преподавателем базовых аспектов методики преподавания, фокусируясь на основных знаниях, необходимых для обучения детей, подростков и взрослых в любой точке мира.

YLE Test Starters

Entrance level: Beginner

Length: 12 weeks / 16 academic hours; 16 week /16 academic hours; 9 weeks/ 18 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To introduce the task types to children
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practice speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in YLE Starters level tasks and topics.

Find out more about YLE Tests

Course book: Fun for Starters (Cambridge University Press)

YLE Test Movers

Entrance level: Elementary

Length: 12 weeks / 16 academic hours; 16 week /16 academic hours; 9 weeks/ 18 academic hours

Aims of the course:

1. To introduce the task types to the children
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in YLE Movers level tasks and topics.

Find out more about YLE Tests

Course book: Fun for Movers (Cambridge University Press)

YLE Test Flyers

Entrance level: Pre-Intermediate

Length: 12 weeks / 12 lessons

Aims of the course:

1. To introduce the task types to the children
2. To train students in exam strategy
3. To practise speaking, listening, reading and writing skills in YLE Flyers level tasks and topics.

Find out more about YLE Tests

Course book: Fun for Flyers (Cambridge University Press)