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IMPORTANT NOTICES TO PRE-U CENTRES OFFERING MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Last updated March 2014
The information given below refers to the following syllabuses:
1342
French (Short Course)
9779
French (Principal Course)
1343
German (Short Course)
9780
German (Principal Course)
1344
Spanish (Short Course)
9781
Spanish (Principal Course)
1345
Russian (Short Course)
9782
Russian (Principal Course)
1346
Italian (Short Course)
9783
Italian (Principal Course)
All syllabuses
Syllabus for 2013 – 2015
The syllabus documents for both Short Course and Principal Course for 2013 – 2015 are available on the
Cambridge International Examinations website www.cie.org.uk and on the Cambridge International Examinations
Teacher Support Website.
Syllabus for 2016 – 2018
The syllabus documents and specimen materials for both Short Course and Principal Course for 2016 – 2018 have
been revised and updated. They are available now on the Cambridge International Examinations website
www.cie.org.uk and on the Cambridge International Examinations Teacher Support Site.
Principal and Short Courses Paper 2 (Listening material)
The listening material continues to be provided in WAV format. When conducting Cambridge Pre-U Listening
exams in the syllabuses above, you can, at your own risk, convert the listening CDs to mp3 files if this is more
convenient for you and your candidates. You must not convert the CDs more than one working day before the
relevant exam and must make sure the security of the exam is not affected in any way. We cannot take
responsibility for any errors resulting from converting the CDs to mp3 files.
Principal Courses Paper 4 (Topics and Texts)
The list of topics and texts is updated every year. Please consult the syllabus document for further details.
Please note: the focus, format and style of the questions remain unchanged.