Hello Exam Seekers, Like all the other examinations that had their names altered, the PET (Preliminary English Test), is today known as Cambridge English: B1 Preliminary. Listen to this episode to know what the B1 Preliminary is all about. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2018/09/18/ee-007-pet-b1-preliminary. Also, if you want to practice for the B1 Preliminary, check the books: B1 Preliminary 1 – Students Book With Answers and Audio OR B1...

Hello Exam Seekers, As you know, I have already written about the B1 Preliminary Reading Exam, which is divided into six parts and the Writing Exam, which is divided into two parts. Today I’m talking about the B1 Preliminary Speaking Exam - Part 1: Interview. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://exam-seekers.com/2021/06/15/ee-031a-b1-preliminary-speaking-part-1-interview Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a great week, Patricia Moura ---...

Hello Exam Seekers, Today I’m talking about the #CambridgeEnglish #YLE #PreA1Starters #SpeakingExam to explain how the exam works and help you to guide your young learner to get the best score. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://exam-seekers.com/2021/06/14/ee-026c-yle-pre-a1-starters-speaking-exam/ Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a great week, Patricia Moura --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/examseekers/message

Hello Exam Seekers, As I have already mentioned in my previous posts about the TKT (Teaching Knowledge Test), it is a series of modular teaching qualifications which test the teacher’s knowledge in specific areas of English language teaching. There are 3 core modules, designed by Cambridge to provide a foundation in the practice and principles of language teaching: TKT: Module 1 — Background to language teaching; TKT: Module 2 — Planning for language teaching; TKT: Module 3 — Classroom...

Hello Exam Seekers, Today I'm talking about Giving Instructions! First of all, When should we Give Instructions? Check out this episode or read it as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2019/05/17/101-010-the-importance-of-giving-instructions-for-a-task-based-activity Also, check out the poor instructions videos (Video 1 - Video 2) and the proper instructions video (Video 3). Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a great week, Patricia Moura ---...

Hello Exam Seekers, I've been talking about the Cambridge English A2 Key (former KET). The Cambridge A2 Key Reading and Writing Exam is divided into seven parts: Part 1 – Multiple Choice; Part 2 – Multiple Matching; Part 3 – Multiple Choice; Part 4 – Multiple-Choice Cloze; Part 5 – Open Cloze; Part 6 – Guided Writing; Part 7 – Picture Story. Today, I'm covering Part 3 – Multiple Choice. Listen to it now, or read it as a blog post:...

Hello Exam Seekers, I’m going to talk about the Cambridge YLE A2 Flyers Listening Exam to explain how the exam works and help you guide your young learner to get the best score. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/ee-028b-yle-a2-flyers-listening-exam Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a great week, Patricia Moura --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/examseekers/message

Hello ExamSeekers, Have you been studying for the B1 Preliminary (former Cambridge English PET)? Or have you been preparing your students to be assessed by it? Well, recently I’ve posted about the changes to the 2020 A2 Key and B1 Preliminary Cambridge English exams, did you check it out? If you didn’t, make sure you take a look to know what to expect from these exams. Now, listen to a guided sample of the B1 Preliminary Reading Exam Part 1: Multiple Choice, or read it as a blog post:...

Hello Exam Seekers, If you are taking the CELTA course, this post is for you. Actually, this text is for everyone who wants to prepare a proper lesson plan, especially teachers taking the CELTA course and need to prepare a lesson plan according to the CELTA course standards. There are basically 5 steps to prepare a proper Lesson Plan: Part 1: Describe the lesson, Part 2: Language Analysis, Part 3: Procedures / Steps, Part 4: Board Plan, and Part 5: Handouts. Listen to it or read it as a...

Hello Exam Seekers, Are you testing your B2 CEFR Level of English? Well, last week, I updated the B2: First – Reading and Use of English Exam [Part 1: Multiple-Choice Cloze] [Sample 1A] and [Sample 1B] [Part 2: Open Cloze] [Sample 2A] and [Sample 2B]. If you haven’t listened to/read them yet, make sure you check out both of the samples!!! Today, I bring you an update of  Part 3: Word Formation. So, when you finish listening to/reading [Sample 3A], go and check [Sample 3B], okay?...

Hello Exam Seekers!!! How many of you have heard about the terms “TKT”, “CELTA”, “ICELT”, “FCE”, “CAE”, “CPE”, and so many other acronyms and felt lost in this English Language Teaching world? What is all that? Are they courses, are they certifications, or maybe exams? In this episode, I will tell you who am I in this English Teaching World and why I decided to create the Exam Seekers blog, and now podcast! This episode is also available as a blog post:...

Hello Exam Seekers, Looking for a placement test to assess the level of English of your students? Or do you want to know your own level to decide on a coursebook to follow? Be it for one or for the other reason, Cambridge has created their own placement test called: Linguaskill. Listen information about it or read this episode as a blog post: https://examseekers.wordpress.com/2021/06/01/ee-030-linguaskill-cambridge-english-placement-test Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram,...

Hello Exam Seekers, For the past few weeks, I’ve talked about the Cambridge English YLE (Young Learners Exams) focusing on the Reading and Writing, Listening, and Speaking Exams. So far, I’ve talked about: YLE Pre A1: Starters – Reading and Writing Exam, YLE A1: Movers – Reading and Writing Exam, YLE A2: Flyers – Reading and Writing Exam, and YLE Pre A1: Starters – Listening Exam. Today, I’m going to talk about the Cambridge YLE A1 Movers Listening Exam to explain how the exam works and...

Hello Exam Seekers, If you are either a student or a teacher, stay tuned because today, I am demystifying the famous IB, known as the International Baccalaureate program. It’s been a while since I wanted to talk about this subject here, but I didn’t have enough knowledge about it to share with you. Today, I decided to get some studies done and finally talk about the IB. By the end of this audio, you will be able to say that you know what IB is and how it works. Or listen to it as a blog...

Hello Exam Seekers, Today we are going to dig a bit deeper into the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning). As I’ve already mentioned, CLIL stands for Content and Language Integrated Learning. It describes an evolving approach to teaching and learning where subjects are taught and studied through the medium of a non-native language. Want some more information about it? Listen to this episode or read it as a blog post:...

Hello Exam Seeker, 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: Young Learners Exams; A2 Key; B1 Preliminary; B2 First; C1 Advanced; C2 Proficiency. 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 –...

Hello ExamSeekers, 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 Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a great...

Hello Exam Seekers, 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...

Hello Exam Seekers, 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 –...

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/ Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook,...

Hello ExamSeekers, 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/ Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook,...

Hello ExamSeekers, The other week, I started talking about the Writing Exam, which is divided into two parts: Part 1– Mandatory task: Writing an e-mail. Part 2 – Optional task: Writing an article or a story. 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...

Hello Exam Seekers, The past few weeks, I’ve written about the #CambridgeEnglish #YLE Exams. I wrote: YLE Pre A1: Starters – Reading and Writing Exam YLE A1: Movers – Reading and Writing Exam 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:...

Hello Exam Seekers, 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/ Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a...

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/ Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Have a great week, Patricia Moura --- Send...