Pre-A1 to C2 Question Challenge day 2
I was astonished to see how long it was since I posted my first Question Challenge! Apologies for this – I do... Read More
Article on the Cambridge University Press and Assessment Spain Blog
Posted on05 Jul 2022
I was delighted to be asked to write an article for the Cambridge University Press and Assessment Spain Blog. As I think... Read More
Pre-A1 to C2 Question challenge day 1
Posted on21 Apr 2022
Today I am launching a challenge. I will take a question that could be asked in a Cambridge speaking test, as well... Read More
How to approach B1 Preliminary Reading Part 2
Posted on25 Jan 2022
Today, I’m going to examine the task in B1 Preliminary Reading Part 2. I’m using the task from the B1 Preliminary for... Read More
Webinar recording: Moving up to B1 Preliminary
Posted on12 Oct 2021
I was delighted to be asked to present the webinar: Moving up to B1 Preliminary for Cambridge English. The webinar focused on... 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
Taking a B1 Listening Part 1 question A LOT further
Posted on03 May 2021
In this post, I’m going to share some activities I created around a B1 Listening Part 1 monologue. The question I developed... Read More
Engaging with B1 Preliminary Listening Part 1
Posted on29 Apr 2021
In this post, I’ll share some ideas for engaging with B1 Preliminary Listening Part 1. Activities for integrating the topic, getting students... Read More
About B1 Preliminary Listening Part 1
Posted on28 Apr 2021
Today, I’m going to examine B1 Preliminary Listening Part 1. The Sample Paper I am going to use for my examples is... Read More