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27 Feb 2024

Producing (back-up) questions for A2 Key Speaking

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...

21 Sep 2023

About Cambridge B1 Preliminary Reading Part 6

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, reading, Tips

In Part 6 of the Cambridge B1 Preliminary (and Preliminary for Schools) Reading paper, candidates have to read a short text of between 120 and 150 words. There are six gaps which they have to complete with one word. Let’s...

19 Sep 2023

How to do well in Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 4

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagslistening, Pre A1 Starters, Tips, young learners

Today, I’d like to share some tips for helping students do well in Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 4. I analysed this task in a previous post about Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 4. Let me share some tips to pass on...

8 Sep 2023

B2 First Essay Writing Checklist

Posted ByAnne Robinson

In this post, I’m going to share my Writing Checklist for the B2 First and B2 First for Schools essay. A while back, I shared the B1 Writing Checklists I’d created. But I hadn’t got round to sharing any of...

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