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25 Sep 2018

Getting the most out of your coursebook – B2

Yesterday, I shared some ideas for getting the most out of your coursebook with a great group of teachers here in Cantabria. I focussed on B2 level, but many of the ideas would also be useful for other levels. I’d...

21 Sep 2018

Reflections on the 2018 Starters, Movers and Flyers Tests

Posted ByAnne Robinson

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

As I said in my previous post, I spent the month of June travelling around Cantabria (in the north of Spain, where I live), administering the Pre-A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers Tests for the Cambridge Assessment English Authorised Centre...

20 Sep 2018

I’m back! (And eager to share useful tips and activities!)

Posted ByAnne Robinson

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Welcome back! I’m eager to get back to sharing tips, activities and thoughts with you. I apologise for having been ‘absent’ for the past few months. This is due to several reasons: 1 In May, I had to ensure that...

9 May 2018

Webinar recording: Engaging learners in meaningful, successful (and fun!) writing activities

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, Pre A1 Starters, webinar, writing, young learners

Just a quick post to share the link to the recording of my webinar: Engagin learners in meaningful, successful (and fun!) writing activities. There was a fantastic number of people all around the world who attended and took part in...

9 May 2018

Cognitive Thinking with A1 Movers Speaking Part 3 (and beyond)!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, Critical thinking, speaking, Tips

Last Saturday, in Bilbao, my session was about Cognitive Thinking. On one slide, I showed teacher an A1 Movers Speaking Part 3 task and asked them to suggest reasons why each of the four pictures in the set could be...

7 May 2018

Gearing up for my webinar: Engaging young learners in writing activities

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, Pre A1 Starters, webinar, writing

Tomorrow, in my webinar Engaging young learners in meaningful, successful (and fun) writing activities, I’ll be connecting with teachers round the world. I’m really looking forward to this. My past webinars have been well-received, and as a recording is then posted...

13 Apr 2018

How to do well in A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 3

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, Cambridge English, Tips

Continuing on from my previous post, I’ll now share some tips for doing well in A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 3. The task below comes from Sample Papers Volume 1. http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/young-learners-sample-papers-2018-vol1.pdf Tips for students Start by reading the first one...

10 Apr 2018

About A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 3

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, Cambridge English, young learners

Let’s look at the Sample Part 3 task from Sample Papers Volume 1, available here: What’s in this part? 1 A story with 5 words missing. 2 9 pictures illustrating 9 words which candidates have to choose from...

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