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
Different, non-exam things to do with any listening text
Posted on22 Feb 2021
Today, I’m going to share some ideas for some different, non-exam things to do with listening texts. Very often, we use listening... Read More
Recognising paraphrasing in A2 Key (for Schools) Listening Part 3
Posted on08 Feb 2021
The ability to recognise paraphrasing is a key element in performing well in A2 Key Listening Tests. Developing this ability is key... Read More
Wording of questions in Cambridge Speaking Tests Part 1
In this post, I’m going to look at two areas related to the questions that typically appear in Part 1 of the... 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