Category Archives: EFL exams

Analysis of IELTS Academic 19

Posted on 09/10/2025 by alexcase

The Cambridge official IELTS practice exam books are from the organisation that writes the real tests and so are the most important source of information about what could be in the actual test, particularly about how it is changing from … Continue reading →

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The best IELTS Listening practice test?

Posted on 08/04/2025 by alexcase

An IELTS Listening practice test wish list, then two candidates for the prize. The perfect IELTS Listening test would have: It would also be nice to have a flowchart in Part 3 to tie in with Writing Task 1, even … Continue reading →

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Kremlin-watching in ELT publishing and exams

Posted on 07/08/2024 by alexcase

When I have to explain the English teaching industry, I often feel like a Kremlinologist must have when they had to make assumptions about deeper changes from who the party leader was standing next to, or like a journalist trying … Continue reading →

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28 pages of new free IELTS Reading classroom materials

Posted on 23/07/2024 by alexcase

Have produced a sudden flurry of new materials to prepare students for IELTS Reading, some also linking to other IELTS papers. Not yet enough IELTS Reading stuff to add another title to my collection of Teaching IELTS… e-books, so that … Continue reading →

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Are my e-books too cheap?

Posted on 16/07/2024 by alexcase

I recently put up second editions of my Teaching IELTS Listening and Teaching IELTS Writing e-books. They cost three pounds and five pounds, which might not seem shockingly cheap until you notice that they have over 500 and over 300 … Continue reading →

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New Teaching C2 Proficiency e-book out now!

Posted on 20/05/2024 by alexcase

Over 350 pages of photocopiable classroom materials for Cambridge Proficiency and other very high level classes, covering all skills and parts of the exam, at just a penny a page: Teaching C2 Proficiency: Interactive Classroom Activities  If you haven’t bought … Continue reading →

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400 IELTS Writing tips!

Posted on 12/12/2022 by alexcase

Have finally finished my biggest writing challenge of the year, divided into four slightly more manageable lists of 100 tips for teachers and candidates on Task 1 and Task 2. 100 IELTS Writing Task 1 teaching tips 100 IELTS Writing … Continue reading →

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Latest and greatest on TEFLtastic

Posted on 26/07/2022 by alexcase

A list of new content on TEFLtastic, sometimes mixed with classic materials that are well worth remembering. Updated every couple of days. See here for e-books, here for other photocopiables, here for articles, and here for how to support TEFLtastic. … Continue reading →

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New Teaching IELTS Speaking e-book out now

Posted on 31/05/2022 by alexcase

As Teaching IELTS Writing: Interactive Classroom Activities seems to have been quite popular, I’ve now put together over 300 photocopiable pages of thoroughly classroom-tested materials that help really teach (not just practise) IELTS Speaking: Teaching IELTS Speaking: Interactive Classroom Activities … Continue reading →

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New Aptis tips and materials page

Posted on 27/07/2019 by alexcase

Not sure how many students and teachers are interested in actually preparing for Aptis, but as I seem to be the only person to have published games and photocopiable worksheets on the topic, am hoping for a large market share … Continue reading →

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