FCE When I teach FCE again… From September to December I taught an intensive Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) course, ready for the exam on December 10th. I had all 11 students for 15 hours a week, and 6 of them had an extra 10 hours. We didn’t use a coursebook, though I drew lots of activities from books like Complete First Certificate, FCE Result and First Certificate Expert. Throughout the course I adapted the way I was teaching, and I have lots of ideas for how I might change it if I taught it again. Flo-Joe Far and away the most useful thing I did with the students was introduce them to the flo-joe website, which is specifically designed for students preparing for Cambridge exams. phrasal verbs Here they wrote the verb, a definition and an example sentence which I elicited from the students.word formation The page was divided into four columns: noun/verb/adjective/adverb. We did this as a whole class activity and I wrote everything on the whiteboard for them to copy. Quizlet Writing
Teach them English - hofmannalbrecht - Gmail THE FCE BLOG by Claudia Ceraso Teach them English - hofmannalbrecht - Gmail BBC World Service | Learning English | Exam Skills 6 great online sources for games and quizzes Playing online computer games is a popular pastime for many language learners, so employing such games as a technique for studying English is a really good idea. A large number of websites now offer free and fun English language learning games, from crossword puzzles and word jumbles to adventure games that can help facilitate conversation. 1. TEFL Games is a website providing resources for ELT teachers and learners. There are matching card games that teachers or learners can print to practice vocabulary, as well as interactive quizzes and games that can be played online, all at a variety of levels, ranging from beginner to advanced. 2. Interesting Things for ESL Students is a large collection of English exercises and quizzes, word games, puzzles, and more fun games for learners. The puzzles come in a variety of sizes. 3. The website for the Merriam-Webster dictionary offers hundreds of word games for all levels of English language learners. 4. ‘Word vine’ 5. 6.
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