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24 May 2024

Multiple ideas for using a picture

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...

29 Jan 2024

How to do A2 Key Reading & Writing Part 6 well

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, Tips, writing

In this post, I’m going to analyse A2 Key Reading and Writing Part 6. This is the first of the two writing tasks in A2 Key Paper 1 Reading and Writing. I’m going to analyse the sample task from the...

17 Jan 2024

How to do well in B1 Preliminary Listening Part 2

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, Cambridge English, listening, Tips

Today, I’m going to share some tips for helping students do well in Part 2 of B1 Preliminary Listening. This post follows on from the previous one, About B1 Preliminary Listening Part 2. I’m going to analyse the Part 2...

15 Jan 2024

About B1 Preliminary Listening Part 2

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, listening, Tips

In this post, I’m going to examine B1 Preliminary Listening Part 2 (and, of course, B1 Preliminary for Schools too). In Part 2 of the B1 Preliminary Listening Test, candidates hear 6 short dialogues. The dialogues are about a variety...

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