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10 Apr 2018

About A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 3

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...

6 Apr 2018

About Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 3 – and How to do well

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagslistening, Pre A1 Starters, Tips, young learners

In this post, we’ll examine Pre-A1 Starters Part 3 Listening. As you can see from the start of this sample Part 3, (from Sample Papers Volume 1), candidates have to answer 5 questions. There is an example which shows us...

3 Apr 2018

About Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 2 – and How to do well!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsCambridge English, listening, Pre A1 Starters, resources, Tips

In this Part of the Starters Listening Test, learners listen to a conversation between a girl and a boy, or a child and an adult. It will always be clear who’s speaking, as the voices are easy to distinguish. In this...

13 Mar 2018

Showing you’re here on Earth

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagsresources, video

Isn’t it amazing how our lives are changing? Who would have thought that on Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014, thousands of people, would take a selfie and post it online? Did you? NASA wanted to make a global...

9 Mar 2018

How to do well in Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 1

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsCambridge English, listening, Pre A1 Starters, Tips, young learners

Here are some tips to help your students do Starters Listening Part 1 well. Let’s take a look at the picture from Sample Papers 2: Source: Sample Papers 2. Available here: http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/teaching-english/resources-for-teachers/ 1. There are 7 names above and below...

8 Mar 2018

Cambridge character creation

Posted ByAnne Robinson

As part of an exciting new project I am involved in, Cambridge have launched a competition for learners aged 6-12. The idea is for them to create a character, draw it and decide where it lives and the things it...

7 Mar 2018

About: Pre-A1 Starters Listening Part 1

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsCambridge English, Pre A1 Starters, Tips, young learners

This year, (2018) Starters Listening Part 1 has changed format and focus. But the format isn’t new to Cambridge Assessment English Young Learners. The task is now the same as the Part 1 Listening in Movers and Flyers. (*Although in...

28 Feb 2018

Toastmasters Sardinero Spring Conference

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagsconferences, Mindfulness

So excited to be taking part in the Toastmasters Sardinero Spring Conference. (And a little nervous too!) My session will be about: “Human beings being (more?) human” In this full-speed-ahead world, we humans sometimes forget to appreciate and enjoy the...

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