The challenging thMost languages do have the sound /s/ in them, so that is not difficult to pronounce. The difficult one is the English th which sounds /θ/. Do not get upset if you cannot say it. Your brain will need training in order to learn this sound. Difference...
Confusing time propositionsStudents usually confuse “at”, “on” and “in” in time expressions. Listen to this podcast on how to use prepositions of time correctly. Today’s topic is: Time Prepositions At 2 o’clock, in the morning, in the 18th century, on Sunday;...
Americans celebrate Christmas like this:In this podcast, Sam who is from the US talks about his favorite holiday, Christmas, and explains why he loves it so much. Hello! My name is Sam. I live in the US and I love to celebrate Christmas on 25th of December with my...
Preparing for teaching exam classesMany experienced teachers tend to teach for exams sometime in their professional life. In order to prepare for teaching exam classes, useful tips and strategies are presented in weekly concise lessons. Here is the introduction to...
This is the Secondary TitleLike many other activities in your lives, how you start the very first session of your course in teaching for an exam can make a great difference. A good start leads to a sweet success, while setting off badly can cause malfunction of...
All about teaching an exam courseYou have probably heard the saying that reads "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." This applies everywhere and I guess the small world of an exam class is no exception to...
This is the Secondary TitleIn the previous part we reviewed some major steps a teacher has to take in an exam class. Here is more about the same topic. In part one I mentioned that we need to develop task awareness by providing students with a list of specific...
How to assess a piece of writingWriting is the most difficult part of most exams to be tackled by students. Or is it? Let’s see how we can help our students write better. What should we expect in writing sections? As the leader of a writing course you need to know the...
Preparing your studentsIn part one we went over writing test content and scoring criteria. We also took a glance at useful tips for assessing writing answers. In this part, however, the focus is on the measures we should take in preparing candidates for the writing...
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