Past simple is a grammar point which you start to learn early on, but can take some time to use well. There are about 200 irregular verbs to learn as well as different forms for positives, negatives and questions. By the time you are ready to take a B1 official exam like the Cambridge Preliminary […]
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By B2, learners taking an exam should be comfortable using conditionals, which is why we’ve designed 10 First (FCE) conditionals transformations. The key-word transformations activity, Use of English Part 4, is one of the likely areas that where you may encounter conditionals (they could also pop up in Use of English Part 2, the open
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Have you ever taught the present perfect and past simple to a B1 group? I definitely have! This is one of my favourite activities to practise present perfect and past simple. Your students ask and answer questions, but the twist is that they have to lie. Then, using their powers of deduction, they have to
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At B1 level for the Cambridge PET exam, more complex grammar starts to become a factor. Conditionals are one of those grammatical areas that definitely fall into the complex category. B1 level candidates are expected to have control over simple grammar and have some control or at least attempt complex grammar. With these 14 PET
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Once your students get to a high C1 level, there isn’t much grammar left to surprise or challenge them. It’s often more important to focus on accuracy than to introduce things that are completely new. However, there are still a few nice, juicy grammar points that we can teach our Advanced students. Inversion is one
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What better way is there to cheer up a class and spark some lively conversation than to ask your students about their most personal wishes and regrets? It’s the ideal grammar point for personalisation and to help your students get to know each other a bit better. I designed these materials to use as a
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Expressing preferences is one of those functional areas that will come in useful across so many parts of any exam. For Cambridge exams, you’ll find a use for this language during the speaking part of the exam, but it could also pop up in readings, listenings or Use of English. For Trinity exams, expressing preferences
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The passive is one of Cambridge’s favourite grammar points to test in Writing Part 1 of the PET exam. I’d go as far as to say that of the 5 questions in the exam 1 of them will probably test the passive. In short, in PET transformations, passive is practically guaranteed to show up. This
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The Preliminary (PET) exam doesn’t have a Use of English section, but it does still have key-word transformations. They appear as Writing Part 1 and they are often a challenge for candidates. However, one of the advantages teachers and students have at B1 level is that Cambridge provides a clear list of grammatical structures necessary
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Reading Part 1 of the PET exam consists of 5 questions. The candidate has to read the information on short notes or signs and decide the correct answer from 3 multiple choice options. Learning how to do PET Reading Part 1 is the first step on your student’s road to passing their exam. It is
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