Recording students describing photos

Hello again!  Sorry I've been 'missing' for a few days but life has been even more hectic than usual this week!  And it hasn't been for a lack of ideas to share with you on this blog, believe me!  I have a file full of materials and lots of links saved in my 'For later' file on my computer.So, let's make a start on one of them!As I told you recently, I gave a talk at the TESOL Spain 2012 Convention.As well as giving my talk, I was...

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Blog for students and teachers

Today I thought I'd write about another blog that I'm involved in. Nuestro blogSelf-Access materials for ESL teachers and studentsFor the past 4 years, I, along with a group of local teachers, have been preparing materials for teachers and instituto students.  We meet once a fortnight and develop materials to upload to the blog.  This year, we have been trying to expand the range of materials available on the blog and have prepared several...

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New Writing and Speaking Assessment Scales and Handbooks

I'd been waiting for the new Handbooks for the Cambridge ESOL exams to appear on the website.  I'd heard they were coming out.So when I received my ezine from Teacher Support yesterday with the links to the handbooks, I thought I'd write about them on this blog.Handbooks for TeachersThis month we have published the new Handbooks for Teachers. These handbooks contain an overview of the exam and its place within Cambridge ESOL. This is followed...

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#CambExpBcn Rosie Burke: Songs and Games in the YL classroom

And today, I am delighted to have the chance to chat to Rosie Burke, another member of the Cambridge ESOL Presenters Team, who will be delivering the talk Songs and Games in the YL classroom – Spicing up your classes - without losing control! at The Cambridge Experience Barcelona , on Saturday 17th  March at CasaConvalescència UAB Campus.Hello Rosie, why did you decide to go into English language Teaching? I went into English Language teaching just after training to be a secondary school teacher in 1977. I worked on...

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Steve Hasler at #CambExpBcn - Cambridge English First for Schools: Speaking

Today I have the pleasure (and the time!)  to chat with my colleague Steve Hasler, member of the Cambridge ESOL Presenters Team, who will be delivering the talk Cambridge First for Schools: Speaking at the The Cambridge Experience Barcelona , next Saturday 17th of March at CasaConvalescència UAB Campus.Steve Hasler at the Cambridge Experience Madrid 2011* Steve, why did you decide to go into English language Teaching? No Damascus road experience...

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Camera Obscura Drop Locations and great photos of London

My previous post talked about the Camera Obscura Project.10 cameras were left at various locations last Saturday.You can see where they were left here.What a great set of photos for using in class!Precisely because some of the photos (3, 4, 6 and 10 especially) are not so easy to identify because they do not show famous monuments. So, for example, at Preliminary level (PET) we can practise language of speculation:(For picture 10)The camera looks...

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Take a disposable camera and......

I am always on the lookout for photos to use in class.So when I read the other day about 'Camara Obscura', it caught my eye.If you are in London on Saturday, 10th March (I won't - I'll be in the Universidad de Deusto giving a seminar at the TESOL Spain National Convention.  Hope some of you might come along to it!!!Well, as I was saying, if you are in London on Saturday, 10th March, you might get the chance to take part in Camara Obscura 2012....

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