Category Archives: BULATS

New ELT worksheets and articles October 2011

Posted on 28/10/2011 by alexcase

Articles The advantages and disadvantages of blind observations When the demands of the students and the person who is paying clash Why does my teacher make me correct my own answers? Why does my teacher stop me using my dictionary? … Continue reading →

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Lots of lovely new articles and worksheets

Posted on 24/07/2011 by alexcase

Actually, I have no way of judging the loveliness of my own stuff, of course, just had a nice ring to it. Actually, lots could be an exaggeration too… Articles Adverbs of frequency games – LINK FIXED What your students need … Continue reading →

Posted in Adverbs of frequency, BULATS, Cambridge First Certificate, Email, English for architects, IELTS Speaking, Present simple for routines etc., Teaching numbers | 3 Comments

New ELT photocopiables April 2011

Posted on 23/04/2011 by alexcase

Many thanks again to Usingenglish.com  for putting these up, and for motivating me to do answer keys etc – something my students are appreciating too! In no particular order: Teleconferences and video conferences stages game (a much neglected point made … Continue reading →

Posted in BULATS, Business English games, Feelings vocabulary, interrupting, Past continuous, Photocopiable worksheets, Present simple/ continuous, TEFL games, teleconference, video conference | Leave a comment

Success with BULATS/ Achieve BULATS review

Posted on 16/02/2011 by alexcase

Success with BULATS Summertown Publishing Nick Brieger and Jeremy Comfort Achieve BULATS Russell Whitehead and Mark Harrison Since I was told in a workshop for BULATS oral and writing examiners a few months ago that from an examiner’s point of … Continue reading →

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ETS to introduce new exam for teachers

Posted on 16/05/2009 by alexcase

Their spokesman said “With IELTS increasingly taking over from TOEFL, BULATS eating away at TOEIC, Eiken expanding in Japan and the Korean government introducing its own English language exams, we were worried that the level of English teaching in Asia … Continue reading →

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Live by tepid spirit*

Posted on 17/10/2008 by alexcase

I write my “15 ways…” articles and teaching ideas in the spirit that even if what I put in there is painfully obvious, sometimes seeing something written down can help clarify an idea that was floating round somewhere at the back … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative teaching techniques, BULATS, Cultural differences/ cultural training, EFL exams, ETS, IELTS, Konglish, Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, links, Oxford University Press (OUP), Pronunciation, Teaching English Abroad, Teaching English in Asia, Teaching English in Korea, TEFL, TOEIC | Leave a comment