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19 Jul 2022

Acrostic poems

Today in my online class for NUS.org, we discovered Acrostic poems and wrote a few ourselves. First, we watched the part of the video where it talks about Acrostic poems and what they are. This is around minute 4’05” through...

5 Jul 2022

Article on the Cambridge University Press and Assessment Spain Blog

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, Cambridge ELT blog, speaking

I was delighted to be asked to write an article for the Cambridge University Press and Assessment Spain Blog. As I think you’ll know if you’ve read any of my posts on Teaching Together, I love breaking down the different...

20 Jun 2022

Getting students screen-ready and camera-willing!

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagsfuture-ready, teaching online

Are your students always willing to switch on their cameras and appear on screen? Over the past two years, I’ve been hearing lots of teachers say that their students are either camera-shy or tired of appearing on screen. So, in...

5 May 2022

Interacting with A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 4

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, creativity, Critical thinking, Reading and Writing

In a previous post, I wrote about A1 Movers Reading and Writing Part 4 and gave some suggestions to help learners do well in this part of the exam. In this post, I’m going to share some ideas for getting...

2 May 2022

Playing ‘bingo’ with A1 Movers and A2 Flyers Reading and Writing Part 1

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, fun, Reading and Writing

In this post, I’m going to share a fun game – bingo – for practising A1 Movers and A2 Flyers Reading and Writing Part 1. For A1 Movers Show learners some pictures and words from A1 Movers. You can use...

29 Apr 2022

More Interaction with A2 Flyers Listening Part 1

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, fun, listening, Pre A1 Starters

Following on from my previous post, I’m going to share four more activities for A2 Flyers Listening Part 1. The ideas can also be used for this part of Pre-A1 Starters Listening and A1 Movers Listening too of course. Let’s...

27 Apr 2022

Fun ideas for Listening Part 1 for Pre-A1 Starters, A1 Movers & A2 Flyers

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA1 Movers, A2 Flyers, listening, Pre A1 Starters, Tips

This is a quick post with some ideas to use with Part 1 Listening in Pre-A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers. I’ve written previous posts on this part which you might also find useful (see below, at the end...

25 Apr 2022

Checking learners’ familiarity with an A2 Flyers Listening

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Flyers, Cambridge English, listening, young learners

In today’s post, I’m going to share a useful way to check learners are familiar with the tasks in the A2 Flyers listening paper. The same process could be used for any exam, at any level, to ensure they are...

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