Often the difference between a pass and a fail in B1 exams is the minor details such as choosing the right words in B1 fixed phrases, dependent prepositions and collocations. These can be challenging because you have to notice the individual words. You may understand the phrase perfectly when reading or listening, but when it […]
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If you are looking for some B2 First (FCE) Speaking Part 3 example pictures, you’ve come to the right place. Just below, you’ll find 10 of them designed around common topics found in the Cambridge B2 exam. These are ideal for the classroom or even to practise at home. Just remember that First (FCE) Speaking
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Word formation exercises can be found all over the internet, but they are often dry and rather uninspiring to use in the classroom. I can’t imagine it’s much better when assigned as homework. Apart from that, how effectively does someone learn the target word formation vocabulary when going through sentence after sentence? There needs to
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In Cambridge First (FCE) Speaking Part 3, useful phrases can be anything that helps you keep the communication going. This is the collaborative task in the exam, where you have to communicate with your partner about a topic that is provided for you by the examiner. The topic includes a question to discuss and several
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It’s never a bad idea to do a Christmas Find Someone Who activity just before the break. You’ve often got a class or two where attendance is low, you’ve just finished an exam or you simply want to have a bit of fun. Find Someone Who is a great activity because it naturally includes a
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When you get to C1 level, describing a picture for Cambridge Advanced CAE Speaking Part 2 seems like it should be an easy task. However, the reality is that you have to do more than just describe pictures. In CAE Speaking Part 2 you have to compare two pictures (out of a choice of three),
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Just a Minute is a BBC Radio 4 panel show where panellists are asked to talk for one minute, without hesitation, about a topic. This game can be adapted fantastically to a whole host of ESL classroom situations and contexts. I’ve played it with adults, teens, and even young learners. Depending on the class and
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IELTS Speaking Part 2 is a topic based task called the individual long turn. You receive a topic card with four different points to discuss. There are a wide range of topics, but some topics tend to be used a lot in IELTS Speaking. You get one minute to prepare your topic and two minutes
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Want to make sure your Christmas speaking activities have value for your students? By using an exam style activity, you can add some festive spirit to your lesson AND your students can practice their exam skills. The following Christmas speaking activities have been designed to look like Cambridge First (FCE) and Advanced (CAE) Speaking Parts
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IELTS Speaking is an informal conversation with the examiner. It’s the same for both the Academic and General Training versions of the exam. There are 3 parts of the speaking test. For part 1, you’ll discuss a series of IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions with the examiner. About IELTS Speaking Part 1 IELTS Speaking Part
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