by Mehdi Safavi | Aug 11, 2019 | Grammar, Tips
An engaging language technique One of the most engaging language teaching techniques used in teaching grammatical structures is Dictogloss. It requires minimal preparation and equipment and is the most favourite classroom activity with busy teachers. Here’s how...
by Mehdi Safavi | Aug 10, 2019 | Tips
Tips for teachers from an author Sam McCarter is the author of a number of textbooks for IELTS published by Macmillan. Some of his books include: IELTS TestBuilder, Improve your IELTS writing, Tips for IELTS and Ready for IELTS. In this interview, he shares valuable...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Tips
All about teaching an exam course You 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...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Tips, Writing
How to assess a piece of writing Writing 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...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Tips, Writing
Preparing your students In 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...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Speaking, Tips
This is the Secondary Title Speaking for some candidates is the scary part of exams, and that is probably because there they are dealing with an examiner rather than just a computer or a paper test, and that provokes fear. Let’s see what we, teachers of those classes,...
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