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
Category: B2 FCE
B2 – Greenwashing – Reading and Speaking
I'm a few days late to the party, but it's never too late to celebrate Earth Day! This B2 lesson focuses on authentic material on greenwashing, different ways of spotting it and techniques for avoiding it. The best part of it is that the topic is timeless and can be discussed whenever. It's never a… Continue reading B2 – Greenwashing – Reading and Speaking
B2/C1 – What’s the best seat on the plane?
By now pretty much everyone has been on a plane at least once in their lives. The feeling of booking the perfect seat based on our preferences is essential. Everyone can also relate to sitting on the plane and waiting impatiently to finish the boarding announcement, hoping that we will get to have a free… Continue reading B2/C1 – What’s the best seat on the plane?
B2 Use of English Part 3 – Incredible vegetables
I guess spring is in the air, and it makes me more inclined towards healthy food and keeping fit topics. This time we'll look into different vegetables and their health benefits. This will lead towards the lesson focus and the nemesis of Cambridge exam candidates - Use of English and word formation. This post and… Continue reading B2 Use of English Part 3 – Incredible vegetables
Where do babies come from? – question forms
The other day, I was preparing a C1 level lesson plan on question forms. It's an exam preparation group, so we follow a coursebook. As always, I started the preparation by checking the approach in the teacher's book and as always, I decided to put a spin on it. I thought of a class that… Continue reading Where do babies come from? – question forms
The problem with Halloween
It is my last post of October, and even though I had fun with all my themed lessons, a few questions stood out to me. What if I don't like teaching themed classes? What if I don't like teaching Halloween? To all those questions I say - fair enough. You shouldn't teach anything that doesn't… Continue reading The problem with Halloween
Halloween-themed B2 speaking
Happy October! As an ESL teacher, you know what that means - themed lesson plans! I'm not a fan of conducting the standard History of Halloween lessons. Instead, I like to have the best of two worlds: exam preparation and Halloween. Last year I was working with the second year of the B2 Cambridge exam preparation group.… Continue reading Halloween-themed B2 speaking
Cambridge Exam Score Templates
Who said that ESL teachers don't need to know math? We do math more than we would like to admit. All Cambridge exam preparation teachers, I've got something just for you! As a teacher in Spain, you do quite a lot of things. You get to teach all ages and levels, and probably one of… Continue reading Cambridge Exam Score Templates
First lesson for B2 Cambridge exam preparation
I was always looking for the perfect first class for exam preparation. Right after I finished CELTA, I had the pleasure of teaching B1 and B2 Cambridge intensive summer courses. As I was still on the high from passing CELTA, I analysed and prepared two full Compact books, including language analysis, possible problems (with solutions)… Continue reading First lesson for B2 Cambridge exam preparation
CELTA – language skills related tasks
On CELTA you are asked to complete four written assignments. Even though you get plenty of help from your tutors, time is pretty tight, and you need to do a lot of individual research. I'd like to show you my assignment 3 with hopes that it will give you some help and inspiration on your… Continue reading CELTA – language skills related tasks
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