After a short break, I am finally back with a post that was anticipated by a few teachers. Up to now, my most popular post was Cambridge PET - Speaking Part 3, so the time has finally come for PET Speaking Part 4, which shows how to answer opinion-based questions using appropriate vocabulary. It's a long… Continue reading Cambridge PET – Speaking Part 4
Tag: PET – B1
B1 Listening – Sleepy in South Korea
What's the value of sleep? In my opinion, the importance of sleep is priceless. It's an essential activity that every single one of us needs to do daily to function properly. Imagine a situation in which you are so busy at work that you sacrifice your precious sleeping time. Would you give up sleep for work?… Continue reading B1 Listening – Sleepy in South Korea
Valentine’s Day-themed B1 speaking
It's February and you know what that means - Valentine's Day-themed classes. Keep them light and fun while making sure that your Cambridge exam candidates are not forgotten. Download this no-prep lesson idea and practise talking about romance, love and the meaning of Valentine's Day, all while following the PET speaking script. Who doesn't love… Continue reading Valentine’s Day-themed B1 speaking
A2/B1 – How is wine made? (the present passive)
Two of my long-term private students, recently have asked me to change the format of our conversation lessons. Up to this point, I was allowed to practise Dogme style, but now I'm back to good old basics. They always give me the topic of our next meeting, and this time I really enjoyed it -… Continue reading A2/B1 – How is wine made? (the present passive)
B1 – Are you a Bookworm?
Are you a Bookworm? is my second lesson of the Preply course titled Culture Vulture. As the title suggests, the class shifts its focus from music to books. Even though the lesson is on reading habits, the primary purpose of this class is speaking. As I've mentioned before, I gave much more thought to this group class… Continue reading B1 – Are you a Bookworm?
Halloween-themed B1 speaking
Following the big success of my last year's post on FCE Halloween speaking, I decided to prepare something similar, this time focusing on the B1 level. If you still haven't prepared anything for your spooky lessons, then look no further. I present you with a no-prep PET speaking exam - Halloween edition. On my blog,… Continue reading Halloween-themed B1 speaking
First lesson for B1 Cambridge exam preparation
Here we go again! Another academic year has already started (or is about to begin). If you have Cambridge PET exam preparation groups, I've got something just for you! Don't waste time and get your students working on their speaking skills from day one. This lesson plan uses the official Cambridge PET speaking exam to… Continue reading First lesson for B1 Cambridge exam preparation
B1 Listening – Women and Football
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
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
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