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6 Apr 2022

Engaging and exciting homework tasks – Part Two

In her previous post, Joanna Szoke emphasized the importance of planning the homework we set students, of making sure they understand what they have to do, as well as making homework more personally relevant and interesting. In this second post,...

4 Apr 2022

Engaging and exciting homework tasks – Part One

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagshomework, Tips, young learners

Recently at the 6th Annual Education Today Conference, I had the pleasure of watching Joanna Szoke giving a webinar on homework. You can watch the webinar recording here. Homework is a bit like grammar – sometimes ‘in’, sometimes ‘out’. Personally,...

7 Mar 2022

Interacting and having fun with A2 Key Listening Part 5

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, creativity, listening

Interacting with A2 Key Listening Part 5

2 Mar 2022

About A2 Key Listening Part 5 and how to do well

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, listening, Tips

Today’s post will look at A2 Key for Schools Listening Part 5. I’ll share some tips to train students to do well in this part. Let’s look at the Part 5 Listening sample task from the A2 Key for Schools...

22 Feb 2022

About A2 Key Reading and Writing Part 5 and How to approach it

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsA2 Key, A2 Key for Schools, reading, Reading and Writing

In today’s post, I’m going to look at the task in A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools Reading and Writing Part 5. In this part, students have to read one email (or perhaps two emails – an email and...

18 Feb 2022

Fun word competitions

Posted ByAnne Robinson

Tagscompetition, creativity, fun, vocabulary

In my previous post, I shared some activities for fun shared and creative activities. Today, I came across a fun competition launched by the New York Times. The idea is that students invent a new word and send it in,...

3 Feb 2022

Sharing experiences to motivate and connect with students

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsMindfulness, webinar

In today’s post, I thought I’d share a calendar I created with some suggestions of experiences that students and teachers can share. After the upheavals of the past two years, many teachers (and doctors) are expressing concerns about students’ mental...

25 Jan 2022

How to approach B1 Preliminary Reading Part 2

Posted ByAnne Robinson

TagsB1 Preliminary, reading, Tips

Today, I’m going to examine the task in B1 Preliminary Reading Part 2. I’m using the task from the B1 Preliminary for Schools Sample Paper, available to download here. What’s in this part of the B1 Preliminary exam? The rubrics...

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