Yesterday, I was at the British Council, Bilbao for a 2 hour seminar on the theme of:
'Planning and teaching short exam courses'
I really enjoyed the session - there were some teachers I've met at previous seminars in Bilbao, plus some new faces. Great to share ideas with you all! Thanks for coming!
When planning the session, I decided to take the Cambridge English: First exam as the focus for the course we were going to plan.
We looked at the English Profile website - the Vantage pdf document that can be downloaded via a link there, at the Vocabulary Profile and various other useful resources for material to guide us with our course content and focus planning.
One point that all of us at the session agreed on is the need to offer students the opportunity to practise and study outside the classroom (especially with students that you may only see once a week for example).
We looked at various online resources for doing this. I've mentioned some of them on this blog before - mailvu, IH Bristol...
Interestingly, when looking around the web at what is available for teachers and students to prepare and practise for Cambridge English: First, I discovered that there is a British Council Bilbao blog for Cambridge English: First!
The blog has posts on different aspects of the exam and some practice materials based on authentic texts.
I also showed the teachers in Bilbao a blog about Cambridge English: First that I discovered recently.
This blog, by Claudia Ceraso is (in her own words)
An afterclass meeting point for all First Certificate in English StudentsI like the mixture of advice for the different parts of the exam and the fun links.
Why not visit Claudia's blog and the FCE British Council Bilbao blog yourself and see what you think!
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