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4 Mar 2020

Training students to tackle C1 Reading Part 6

Many students (and teachers) fear C1 Reading Part 6. It’s a new task, which doesn’t appear in any other Cambridge Assessment English exam. It tests a reading skill which isn’t often tested in English exams: Reading to compare and contrast...

29 Feb 2020

How is A2 Flyers Listening Part 3 different from A1 Movers Listening Part 3?

Posted ByAnne Robinson

In my previous post, I shared some tips for doing well in A1 Movers Listening Part 3.In this post, I’m going to consider how the same task, used in A2 Flyers Listening Part 3, is different from A1 Movers Listening...

2 Feb 2020

How to do well in A1 Movers Listening Part 3

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, Cambridge English, listening, Tips

Following on from a post I wrote a while back, I’ve written a second post to provide some step-by-step tips to help your students in Part 3 of the A1 Movers Listening Test. Here are some tips to help your...

8 Jan 2020

Applying real life (magazine) reading skills to a (B1 Preliminary) Reading Paper

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, fun, reading

In this post, I’m going to share some ideas for approaching an exam Reading Paper – in this case, B1 Preliminary – in a similar way to when we pick up a magazine. I’ve used the 2020 B1 Preliminary Sample...

12 Dec 2019

About 2020 A2 Key Reading Part 2

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, reading, Tips

In this post, I’m going to analyse Part 2 of the A2 Key Reading and Writing Test. It follows on from one of my previous posts where I wrote about Part 1 of the A2 Key Reading and Writing Test....

5 Dec 2019

Inspiring A2 Key and B1 Preliminary posters to inspire students to create posters!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key for Schools, B1 Preliminary

Cambridge Assessment English have created some inspiring posters for A2 Key and B1 Preliminary which I believe could inspire students to create their own posters. Currently, there are three A2 Key Posters: Food, Our planet and Sport – available to...

27 Nov 2019

Having fun with 2020 A2 Key Reading and Writing Part 1

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, Reading and Writing

This post will share some fun (and hopefully useful!) ideas for working on the short texts and messages found in Part 1 of 2020 A2 Key Reading and Writing. It follows on from my previous post: ABOUT 2020 A2 KEY...

25 Nov 2019

About 2020 A2 Key Reading and Writing Part 1 – and how to do well

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, reading, Tips

From 2020, Part 1 of the A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools Reading and Writing Paper will change. Let’s first examine the format of this Part. I’m going to use Part 1 from the A2 Key for Schools Handbook,...

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