Breaking news

Not sure where he gets the time and energy but Sean Banville has a new site http://www.freeeslmaterials.com/ where he is asking for contributions, ideas etc. Meanwhile, from http://www.freeeslmaterials.com/sean_banville_lessons.html you have a link to all seven of his sites and 2926 lesson plans! Thank you Sean and good luck.

Testing Times?

For those of you who prepare students for the Cambridge Main Suite Exams (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE) Cambridge ESOL has finally placed some sample oral exams on it’s website at http://www.cambridgeesol.org/what-we-do/research/speaking-performances.html They are not graded but they do provide samples of “typical” pass students and some comments on their performance. Useful for teacher training for the level or for use in class with students preparing for these exams. The navegation bar on the right provides further links of interest including information and insights into how Cambridge exam development works.