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Language for Pair-work
Image credit: Belle Languages Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a powerpoint designed for use with exam classes to encourage students to complete pair-work in English and thus develop the...
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CPE/Proficiency Writing Part 1: Phrase Sheet
Image credit: qvictorias.com Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio I’ve recently started teaching CPE again so I decided to make a phrase sheet for my students to help them tackle part 1 of the writing...
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CAE/CPE Writing: Formal Letter of Complaint – Task + Phrase Sheet
Image credit: Durham Constabulary This is a phrase sheet and writing task for CAE/CPE students designed to help them tackle formal letter of complaint tasks. Download the handout below: Letter of...
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Saw this on twitter shared by Andy Tharby @atharby could be useful for CPE students for Proficiency writing part 1. Simple sheet for supporting the analysis of unseen texts https://t.co/SWu3Qt84rH...
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C1/C2 Reading & Conversation: Barcelona Anti-Tourism March
Image credit: Smart Meetings Article credit: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/29/barcelona-residents-protest-high-rents-fuelled-by-tourism Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a lesson...
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C1/C2 Holiday Diary: Reading & Vocabulary
Image credit: Madagascar Wiki – Fandom Follow me on twitter @RobbioDobbio This is a reading and vocabulary lesson plan for higher level students based around an example of a holiday diary. It works...
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Guest Post: Survival Skills – Reading & Video
This is a reading and listening lesson for B2+ students based around the topic of survival skills and myths created by Soleil García Brito. Download the student handout below: Survival Skills –...
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Reading, Video & Debate: Compulsory Vaccination
This is another guest post by Soleil García Brito. It is a reading, listening and speaking lesson plan for B2+ students based around the topic of compulsory vaccination. Download the materials below:...
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C2 Proficiency: Review of a West End Musical
Image credit: https://www.londonboxoffice.es/mamma-mia-londres This is a lesson plan for C2 students based around a review of a West End Musical. Students will learn vocabulary related to the theatre...
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C2 Proficiency: Dependent Preps & Music Idioms
This is a quick, communicative activity for C2 students in which they practice some expressions with dependent prepositions and some idioms related to music. I’m currently working with a coursebook...
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This is a phrase sheet for C2 proficiency students. Download the handout below: c2-proficiency-cpe-speaking-phrasesDownload
View ArticleCollaborative Speaking Tasks – Halloween
This is a Halloween-themed speaking lesson plan. It was designed with C2 proficiency students in mind as preparation for speaking part 2. However, it can be used with a wide range of levels. Download...
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Discussion Topics: Where do you stand?
This is a conversation lesson plan designed with higher level adults in mind (C1/C2). It could also be adapted for lower levels. Download the handouts below:...
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Gender Roles & the Colour Pink: C1/C2
This is another guest post by Soleil García Brito on the topic of gender roles and the colour pink but this time for higher level students (C1/C2). The lesson plan is made up of two video exercises, a...
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C1/C2: Up/Down Phrasal Verbs
Image credit: https://www.tribpub.com/gdpr/courant.com/ A simple worksheet and discussion activity in which students look at 21 different phrasal verbs featuring either up or down. Download the...
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C2 Proficiency: Key Word Transformation Training #2
This is an exam preparation activity for students taking the C2 Proficiency exam. Students learn some fixed expressions that may come up in part 4 of the reading and use of English paper and also...
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C1/C2: Review – Gadget, App, Software
This is a lesson plan for C1-C2 students designed to develop their understanding of vocabulary to describe gadgets, apps and pieces of software. Candidates are often required to describe such things...
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2Ts in a Pod: Episode 47 – The Unluckiest People in the World
NEW EPISODE! In Episode 47 Tim & Katy tell stories of some of the unluckiest people to have ever lived! Which one do you think is the unluckiest? This great lesson plan by Alice at Hot Take...
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C2 Proficiency: DIY Speaking Long Turn Topics
This is a lesson plan for students preparing to take the Cambridge C2 Proficiency exam. Students create their own topic cards for part 3 of the speaking exam; the dreaded long turn! Download the...
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Where do you stand? Science & Technology
This is another edition of my “Where do you Stand?” conversation series. Students debate different topics related to science and technology but must rate their opinion on a scale from 1-6 before they...
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