‘New’ resources!
Posted on28 May 2020
Today, I thought I’d write about the word ‘new’ – an extremely common three letter word, which learners will encounter again and... Read More
Giving students choices in post-reading activities for B1 Preliminary Reading Part 4
Posted on27 May 2020
Support, challenge and choice is a topic that I love – and the element of choice is something I like to give... Read More
Encouraging students to ‘wonder’ – even with exam reading texts!
Posted on26 May 2020
Just because we’re doing an exam reading task with students, doesn’t mean that they have to stop ‘wondering’ and using their imagination. ... Read More
How to approach B1 Preliminary Reading Part 4
Posted on25 May 2020
In this post, I’ll share some tips for introducing students to B1 Preliminary Reading Part 4. This task will very probably be... Read More
Applying real life (magazine) reading skills to a (B1 Preliminary) Reading Paper
Posted on08 Jan 2020
In this post, I’m going to share some ideas for approaching an exam Reading Paper – in this case, B1 Preliminary –... Read More
Inspiring A2 Key and B1 Preliminary posters to inspire students to create posters!
Posted on05 Dec 2019
Cambridge Assessment English have created some inspiring posters for A2 Key and B1 Preliminary which I believe could inspire students to create... Read More
How do you ‘experience’ the word?
Posted on01 Apr 2017
Today, I thought I’d share an activity which can give our students (and we, the teacher) some insights into how they ‘experience’... Read More
Cambridge English: Preliminary Writing task: Padlet prompt
Posted on30 Jan 2017
Today, I’m sharing a very quick activity to generate ideas and content for a Cambridge English: Preliminary writing task. I’m trying to... Read More
Using mobile photos for the Cambridge English: photo tasks
In my previous post, I shared an idea for generating ideas for the describing the photo task in the Cambridge English: Preliminary... Read More
8Way Thinking Questions for Describing photos in Cambridge English: Preliminary Speaking
Posted on29 Nov 2016
In many ways, the describe-the-photo-task in the Cambridge English: Preliminary Speaking Test is probably one of the most difficult tasks of any... Read More