C1 Advanced Speaking and B2 First for Schools Reading and Use of English
I’ll be heading back to San Sebastian (lovely city) on 31st January to meet with some familiar (and new) teachers. Many of... Read More
Young Learners: The path to successful young speakers and writers
Posted on30 Jan 2020
Heading back to Barcelona for this seminar. It covers lots of themes that I’m working on a lot right now in training... Read More
Preparing for A2 Key Speaking Part 2, Phase 2
Posted on30 Oct 2019
This post, with tips and ideas to help students prepare for A2 Key Speaking Part 2, Phase 2, follows on from my... Read More
Preparing for A2 Key Speaking Part 2, Phase 1
Posted on28 Oct 2019
This post, with tips and ideas to help students prepare for A2 Key Speaking Part 2, follows on from my previous post,... Read More
About 2020 A2 Key Speaking Part 2
Posted on24 Oct 2019
In 2020, changes were made to the A2 Key and A2 Key for Schools exams. In this first post, I’m going to... Read More
How to do well in A2 Flyers Speaking Part 2
Posted on28 May 2019
Following on from my previous post, I’ll share some tips for doing well in A2 Flyers Speaking Part 2. Let’s look again... Read More
About A2 Flyers Speaking Part 2
Posted on27 May 2019
Today’s post will look at A2 Flyers Speaking Part 2. The Information Exchange. This task, which is new because it doesn’t appear... Read More
4-3-2-1 minute stories for fluency
Posted on08 Mar 2019
4-3-2-1 Fluency Development Just found some notes I’d written when I was at someone’s session. Apologies for not remembering whose session this... Read More
You’re not here – you’re at the park!
Posted on04 Mar 2019
You’re not here – you’re at the park! Imagine your park! Say to your students: Imagine you’re at the park! Think of... Read More
Giving young learners a choice in what to say
Posted on28 Feb 2019
I wanted to share an activity for giving young learners a choice that I’ll be using in my session here in Kiev... Read More