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30 Jan 2017

Cambridge English: Preliminary Writing task: Padlet prompt

TagsB1 Preliminary, Cambridge English, creativity, writing

Today, I’m sharing a very quick activity to generate ideas and content for a Cambridge English: Preliminary writing task. I’m trying to try out new webtools at the moment. I’ve used Padlet before. This time, I thought I’d use it...

26 Jan 2017

Considerations for planning a short exam course

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsCambridge English Seminars, resources, Tips

Just a very quick post today (early start and 2 1/4 hour drive there then back to give today’s seminar. So, I thought I’d share the handwritten doodle/mind map I created when preparing the session. So many things to consider...

25 Jan 2017

Going to start a course for the Cambridge B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency? Play the board game!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB2 First, B2 First for Schools, Cambridge English, creativity, fun, questions, resources, Tips

Today I wanted to share a board game I’ve made for using with the start of a preparation course for Cambridge B2 First. (It can also be used for Cambridge C1 Advanced and Cambridge C2 Proficiency exams. All the content is...

23 Jan 2017

Collated tips on marking

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsTips, writing

I thought I’d share some different ways that teacher can mark written work. As you may have gathered from my posts on so many different subjects and levels, my teacher training and materials writing work involves collating and creating ideas...

20 Jan 2017

What’s the most challenging thing about teaching writing?

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagssurvey, writing

I’m collecting comments from teachers about teaching writing. I asked the teachers at my seminar in Bilbao this morning the same question and got (among others) these answers: Should I be harsher than the examiner when I assess? Making sure...

20 Jan 2017

Resources for Cambridge English: Advanced

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsC1 Advanced, Cambridge English, English Profile, resources

I thought I’d share the list of resources I’ve put together for preparing students for Cambridge English: Advanced. I shared many of these with teachers at my seminars in San Sebastian last week on this exam. There are so many resources...

13 Jan 2017

Collated ideas from Cambridge English: Advanced Reading and Use of English seminar

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsC1 Advanced, Cambridge English, Cambridge English Seminars, reading

Today’s seminars on the Cambridge English: Advanced exam in San Sebastian were full of sharing ideas. So, thought I’d share a few of them in this post! I started the first session (I did two this morning) by asking teachers...

11 Dec 2016

Get your students to bring English into the classroom

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagsfun, grammar, spelling, vocabulary

English is all around. Certainly here in Spain. Walk into any big clothes shop, and you’ll find English on the front of so many T-shirts. (Of course, the problem is, that not all the spelling or grammar is correct! I...

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