Category Archives: Cambridge First Certificate

FCE Speaking Part Two teaching materials section expanded and reorganised

Posted on 12/02/2016 by alexcase

Possibly the most difficult part of Cambridge First Certificate Speaking and certainly the weirdest (“I’d like you to compare the two photos” “Why???), now made much more manageable and fun: FCE Speaking Part Two games, photocopiables and videos

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Have Something Done activities page just added

Posted on 29/09/2014 by alexcase

Couldn’t find much good stuff online, but have added five useful links to my own speaking games on the topic, one that Cambridge FCE examiners love for some reason: New have something done page

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100 years of Cambridge ESOL timeline

Posted on 17/08/2013 by alexcase

As promised, here the more useful but less interesting list of dates and events, to accompany my list of more interesting but less useful stats and my review of the book they all came from. 1857 – Founding of the University … Continue reading →

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Cambridge ESOL by numbers

Posted on 16/08/2013 by alexcase

I’ve just published a review of Cambridge English Exams The First Hundred Years. Although it’s got plenty of interesting tidbits (many of which I’ve mentioned in my review), the info isn’t exactly easy to find. I’m therefore going to publish this list of … Continue reading →

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Are exam textbooks more suitable for non-exam students?

Posted on 21/10/2011 by alexcase

This goes back years but is something I’ve only just noticed as a general trend. With my exam classes a textbook is just a pain in the arse that stops us doing all the useful things we could do with … 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 →

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Surprises about English punctuation

Posted on 13/07/2008 by alexcase

I’m continuing to learn from and ponder on the information in the Cambridge Grammar of English, and as before testing the matters I’ve been chewing on against your native speaker intuitions would be appreciated (sorry for the very unpleasant mental picture from … Continue reading →

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Fabio Capello reforms British football-and TEFL!

Posted on 19/12/2007 by alexcase

Fabio “my name is Italian for fabulous” Capello thinks he’s going to learn English in a month: http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/internationals/article3263515.ece I hope his ideas of what he can do with the English football team are a little more realistic. I particularly loved … Continue reading →

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