It doesn't matter where you are and who you're talking to, they can recognise Ronaldo or Lewandowski. Why has football become such an essential part of our lives? Why during a World Cup or any other Championship, does the whole world stop? It seems that anywhere we look we are surrounded by sports bars whose… Continue reading B1 Listening – Women and Football
Category: B1 PET
Cambridge PET – Writing Part 2 (article)
Telling jokes is a thing of the past. Nowadays, people find amusement in comedies, pranks and endless cat videos on YouTube. Present students with a writing exam task and ask them to write an article explaining what makes them laugh and who they like to laugh with. All that while explaining the main points of… Continue reading Cambridge PET – Writing Part 2 (article)
Cambridge PET – Reading Part 2
B1 Reading Part 2 is one of the exam tasks that aren't only fun to do but are also fun to teach. Students read five short descriptions of people and match them with texts, all dealing with the same topic. Even though this exercise seems quite simple, it requires a lot of attention to detail… Continue reading Cambridge PET – Reading Part 2
B1/B2 – Job interview – Soft skills
During my time teaching online, one of the most commonly asked things was to have a pre-job interview class. This happens frequently, especially on online platforms, such as Preply. The demand for these lessons made me sign up for a Preply webinar, "Preparing students for job interviews", which served as an inspiration for this lesson… Continue reading B1/B2 – Job interview – Soft skills
How long does one minute feel like? – B1 Speaking Part 2
Funny thing how we perceive time. When we have fun, one minute disappears in a blink of an eye. In a stressful situation, say a speaking exam, one minute seems to last forever. That's how our students feel when they enter the exam hall and speak on their own. It's good to practise speaking for… Continue reading How long does one minute feel like? – B1 Speaking Part 2
Linking words of purpose, result and reason – B1 Speaking Part 3
Linking words are one of the main causes of headaches for English language learners. Students often feel unsure of their meanings and their use in sentences. That's why when one of my newest students asked me to have a class on connectors, I took on this challenge. I divided linking words into several groups: reason, result,… Continue reading Linking words of purpose, result and reason – B1 Speaking Part 3
B1 – Pronunciation maze – /d/ and /t/
On Thursday, 24th February 2022, I attended a Cambridge webinar for teachers on Developing Speaking Skills for B1 Preliminary and B2 First for Schools with a focus on pronunciation. In this one hour session, the trainers showed many pronunciation exercises that may help our students in the speaking part of the exam. This webinar coincided… Continue reading B1 – Pronunciation maze – /d/ and /t/
Cambridge PET – Speaking Part 3
In the PET speaking exam, the students aren't alone - they go in with another candidate (sometimes even two!). For the most part, they don't need to communicate with each other. However, in Speaking Part 3 they need to exchange ideas and opinions for two minutes. And yes, they're being scored on the way they… Continue reading Cambridge PET – Speaking Part 3
Your year in review
Happy New Year everybody! I hope you all had a lovely winter break and enjoyed your time off work. When everyone else is planning their resolutions and different ways of achieving them, why don't we look back at 2021 and analyse it month by month. I present you with a lesson plan for adults, levels… Continue reading Your year in review
Christmas themed B1 speaking
The stress of the exam preparation doesn't take any days off. That's why when you want to take a breather and spend some fun and quality time with your B1 students, you may want to kill two birds with one stone. Have a chat about Christmas time, while practising all parts of the PET speaking… Continue reading Christmas themed B1 speaking
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