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28 Aug 2024

Wonderful penguin video for Flyers

TagsA2 Flyers, Cambridge English, resources, video, young learners

When watching a lovely video about penguins with a special ability, I realised that it would be perfect for working on the vocabulary in unit 5 of Fun for Flyers. Unit 5 focuses on different animals, their bodies and the...

2 Jul 2024

Having fun with cut-out words

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, fun, Pre A1 Starters, vocabulary, young learners

Cutting out words from magazines, etc before you take them for recycling is fun enough in itself. It’s something I do occasionally when I have time, and I really enjoy choosing the words. Mostly, in this case, it was because...

22 Jun 2024

Tips for A2 Flyers Speaking Part 1

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Flyers, Cambridge English, speaking, Tips, young learners

Today, I’m gong to share tips for A2 Flyers Speaking Test Part 1. In this part of the A2 Flyers Speaking Test, the examiner has a big picture and the candidate has a very similar picture, but there are lots...

24 May 2024

Multiple ideas for using a picture

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, B2 First, B2 First for Schools, classroom activities, photos

Pictures and photos can be used for so many activities. I’ve written several posts about using photos with our students to practise different language and skills. In this post, I’m going to share ideas based around a photo I generated...

24 May 2024

Taking photos for B2/Cambridge English First adjectives

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB2 First, B2 First for Schools, Cambridge English, images, pinterest, resources

Today I’m sharing an activity for Cambridge B2 First that I hope you can take away and use both as it is and also to adapt to work on other language at this and other levels. So, here is an activity...

10 Apr 2024

About Pre-A1 Starters Reading and Writing Part 3

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsCambridge English, Pre A1 Starters, Reading and Writing, Tips, young learners

In Part 3 of Pre-A1 Starters Reading and Writing, learners’ vocabulary and knowledge are tested. Let’s look at an example from the Starters Sample Test, available to download from the Cambridge website.. As you can see, all the words come...

27 Feb 2024

Producing (back-up) questions for A2 Key Speaking

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key for Schools, A2 Key Speaking, speaking, Tips

In the first part of the A2 Key (and A2 Key for Schools) Speaking tests, candidates are asked questions on a theme. The examiner asks Wh- questions and also has back-up questions to support candidates if they don’t understand. At...

5 Feb 2024

Wh- questions for Cambridge B1 Preliminary stories

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, fun, writing

I’d like to share an idea today to practise and have fun with Cambridge B1 Preliminary story writing. B1 Preliminary Stories In the story task, students are always given the first sentence of a story. They have to continue from...

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