Sharing experiences to motivate and connect with students
Posted on03 Feb 2022
In today’s post, I thought I’d share a calendar I created with some suggestions of experiences that students and teachers can share.... Read More
B1 Preliminary Writing checklists
Posted on21 Sep 2021
In today’s post, I’m sharing some checklists to use with B1 Preliminary students. Getting students to check their answer once they’ve finished... Read More
Approaching a new (exam) task
Posted on14 Sep 2021
When you’re preparing students for an exam, there will be tasks which will be new to them and may seem unrelated to... Read More
Beginning a new school year
Posted on26 Aug 2021
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Today, I’m speaking for Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment English at a conference for Ukraine, the Back to School conference. To... Read More
About A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 4 and how to do well
Posted on16 May 2021
In this post, I’ll look at Part 4 of the A1 Movers Reading and Writing Test. Let’s look at a sample part... Read More
About A2 Key (for Schools) Listening Part 3
Posted on05 Feb 2021
Today’s post will examine A2 Key (and A2 Key for Schools) Listening Part 3 Let’s look at the Part 3 Listening from... Read More
Engaging with A2 Key Listening Part 1
Posted on21 Jan 2021
Today, I’m going to share some ideas for engaging students with A2 Key Listening Part 1. This follows on from my previous... Read More
How to do well in Parts 1 and 2 of the Pre-A1 Starters Speaking Test
Posted on19 Nov 2020
Today, I’m going to share some tips to help learners do well in Parts 1 and 2 of the Pre-A1 Starters speaking... Read More
Personal questions in A2 Key, B1 Preliminary, B2 First speaking tests : Say three things
Very often in Part 1 of the A2 Key, B1 Preliminary and B2 First speaking tests, candidates answer personal questions with very... Read More
Tips for Reading
Posted on02 Jul 2020
Today, let’s look again at Reading. I’ve written quite a few posts on this subject recently and shared some activities and tips. ... Read More