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As for the past few weeks, I have been uploading content related to the Cambridge English YLE (Young Learners Exams) and the Main Suite. Make sure you know your level of English and check them out:

As for today, let’s keep on talking about Cambridge English A2 Key (former KET). The Cambridge A2 Key Reading and Writing is divided into seven parts. I’ve already covered Part 1 – Multiple Choice. Today, I’m talking about Part 2 – Multiple Matching.

So listen to it or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/05/25/ee-024b-a2-key-reading-part-2-multiple-matching.

If you want more practice tests, check A2 Key – Exam Sb With Answers With Audio Authentic Practice Tests: Vol. 1.

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Today I’m talking specifically about the YLE Pre A1 Starters Listening Exam to explain how the exam works and help you to guide your young learner to get the best score. And for the following weeks, I’ll be talking about the Movers and Flyers Listening Exams.

So listen to this episode or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/ee-026b-yle-pre-a1-starters-listening

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Today's post focuses on something that most people - and even teachers - take for granted: PRONUNCIATION!

People tend to think that teaching pronunciation is the easiest thing to do. After all, it is not neglected since you always write the words that the students spell incorrectly on the side and spare some minutes of your lesson to correct their pronunciation, right? Are you sure that this is teaching pronunciation?

Books to help you with pronunciation: English Pronunciation in Use by CUP. Introducing English Pronunciation: A Teacher's Guide to Tree or Three? and Ship or Sheep? by Ann Baker. Jazz Chants(r): Student Book by Carolyn Graham. English Pronunciation Illustrated by John Trim. English pronunciation for Brazilians: The Sounds of American English by Sonia Godoy, Cris Gontow, and Marcello Marcelino.

Listen to this episode or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2018/11/03/offtopic-008-how-important-is-it-to-teach-pronunciation

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As I mentioned in the previous CELTA Lesson Plan posts, I was teaching a Listening Lesson based on authentic material. Students were supposed to watch a video called Travel Tips: Real Discounts on Airfare Found by Sonia Gil and grasp information from it. These are the steps of my lesson plan: 

Part 1: Describe the lesson (add information about the type of lesson, number of students, time, etc.);

Part 2: Language Analysis (write about the language you will use in class – vocab/grammar);

Part 3: Procedures / Steps (write how you will develop the lesson dividing it into stages, grouping, and timing);

Part 4: Board Plan (preplan your board to keep it organized);

Part 5: Handouts (prepare the material you will use in class).

Today, I’m talking about the fourth step: Board Plan.

Listen to this episode or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/05/21/celta-015d-preparing-a-lesson-plan-part-4-board-plan

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Hello Exam Seekers,

So today, I'm going to talk about the highest-level qualification that Cambridge can offer you, which proves that you are a highly competent speaker of English, the C2 Proficiency. I've already written an overview about the CPE - C2 Proficiency. Make sure you check it out after reading this one, okay?

So make sure you listen to it or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2018/10/02/ee-008-cpe-c2-proficiency/

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PS: Audio edited.

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The past few weeks I gave you some tips on the Cambridge English C1 Advanced (former CAE) Reading and Use of English Exam Part 1: Multiple-Choice Cloze and Part 2: Open Cloze. Make sure you check them out. As for today, I'm talking about Reading and Use of English Part 3: Word Formation

Listen to this episode or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2019/05/21/ee-014c-c1-advanced-reading-and-use-of-english-part3/

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The other week, I started talking about the Writing Exam, which is divided into two parts:

In part 1, candidates have to write about 100 words answering an e-mail. There is no other option. For part 2, candidates have to choose to write an article or a story based on the guideline. So, candidates must write 100 words, answering one of the questions, and if they do it properly, they can get up to 20 marks.

Today I’m talking about the second option: Writing a Story. Listen to the podcast or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/05/18/ee-025c-b1-preliminary-writing-part-2b-writing-a-story/

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Hello Exam Seekers,

The past few weeks, I’ve written about the #CambridgeEnglish #YLE Exams. I wrote:

Today, I’m talking about the YLE A2 Flyers Reading and Writing Exam to explain how the exam works and how to guide your young learner to get the best score.

So listen to it here, or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/05/17/ee-028a-yle-a2-flyers-reading-and-writing-exam/

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Let me ask you an important #question: How much #knowledge do you have? Okay, let me reformulate: How much #English do you know? Does it make it any easier to answer?

Listen to this episode to understand why it is important to know that there is always room for new knowledge. Or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2018/05/18/offtopic-002-theres-always-room-for-new-knowledge/

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Hello ExamSeekers,

Each TKT has its own peculiarity, but they have one thing in common: they are all assessed in the same way. So today, I’m going to talk about how the TKT is assessed, and the TKT Bands.

This episode is a bit long, I specified EACH of the bands, so take your time to listen or read as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2019/07/05/tkt-005-the-TKT-bands/

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