After a great start to the course, I'd like you all to leave a comment. It can be as long or short, as personal or factual as you like. The main thing is to communicate, and that's what this blog is for.
As you can see, there are 2 links for the BBC. One is the news and the other is specifically for learning English (also with the news). They will remain there, but I will be adding more links as time goes by.
I will also invite you all to join in and add to the blog once you have left a comment and I can show you what to do in class.
PS- I hope you enjoyed my first message ;-)
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EXAM formats for C1
CAE - the new version: Here is the Handbook, basically information I gave you and a bit more.
Dates for the June exam: 16th June (Wed.)
Speaking 5th(Sat.) or 18th(Fri.) June.
Registration through the WBZA: 25th February
Registration fees: 380.- payable through WBZA
Venue: Lucerne/Meggen
IELTS - Here is the Handbook with a description of how the test works.
And here are samples of the exam, and you'll find links to further information about it as well. There are two exams per month. You can apply up to 1 week before the exam date, but your chosen date may be full. It's better to apply well ahead.
You can find more information about application here.
Registration fees: 320.-
Venue: Berne
PTE: New London Test of English - This test is acceptable as a confirmation of C1 level for practicing teachers. Here is information for the test: New London Test of English
Here are the tests.
Registration fees: 280.-
Venue: Lucerne
Exam takes place in November and December, and then again in May and June (depending on number of applicants it may be held only one of the two neighboring months)
Dates for the June exam: 16th June (Wed.)
Speaking 5th(Sat.) or 18th(Fri.) June.
Registration through the WBZA: 25th February
Registration fees: 380.- payable through WBZA
Venue: Lucerne/Meggen
IELTS - Here is the Handbook with a description of how the test works.
And here are samples of the exam, and you'll find links to further information about it as well. There are two exams per month. You can apply up to 1 week before the exam date, but your chosen date may be full. It's better to apply well ahead.
You can find more information about application here.
Registration fees: 320.-
Venue: Berne
PTE: New London Test of English - This test is acceptable as a confirmation of C1 level for practicing teachers. Here is information for the test: New London Test of English
Here are the tests.
Registration fees: 280.-
Venue: Lucerne
Exam takes place in November and December, and then again in May and June (depending on number of applicants it may be held only one of the two neighboring months)
USEFUL LEARNING LINKS
- IELTS speaking practice
- IELTS speaking advice
- Results resources
- Guide to essay writing
- LanguageProject- timed UofE
- Parapal online:UofE and Writing
- Useful CAE exercises: Reading+UofE
- Future tenses
- Online Writing Lab-commas
- Comma rules
- CAE exercises
- Vocabulary list
- RSS-following blogs
- Daily English Activities
- audio/video e-mails and speaking practice
- Reported speech
- Spendid-speaking
- FLO-JOE
- Randalls listening lab
- ELLLO listening lab
- grammar aquarium
- News stories for practicing English (US
- letter-writing exercises online
- Phrasal verb dictionary!
- CAE wiki
- OWL
- English trailers dictation
- Grammarman Comics -fun!
- English Grammar Secrets
- concordancer- how words are used
- Synonyms and antonyms
- BBC learning english
- BBC news
- concordancer- how words are used
11 comments:
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That should be all :-)
Illya
Hi Illya
Then I try!
I was on the BBC-site today. Am I right that I need to take any news-article I want for the homework?
Blogging is actually like e-mailing except that anybody can read it, isn't it?
Good night
(Guess who I am ;) )
Hi everybody!
I've already been hard-working this afternoon (joke, the weather was too good). But I thought I could at least do one homework and write you this message. I really enjoyed our first course-evening and wish you a good week
Fränzi (if somebody could lend me the newest "potter-book" and bring it to the course I would be very happy, thanks!)
Hi Illja
Thank you for the BBC links.
I enjoyed our first evening and this is my first blog experience.
This morning I was trying to write the text about my secret ambition and succeeded in coming up against 'writer's block'...
Have a nice day.
Brigitta
HI ILLYA, CONGRATULATION FOR THIS BLOG. ARE YOU EVENTUALLY A LITTLE COMPUTER FREAK?
AFTER THE FIRST EVENING I AM VERY MOTIVATED FOR THE REST OF THE COURSE.
HAVE A NICE WEEKEND! GISELA
Hy everyone
Can you think of a square-shaped fruit? Never heard?
In Japan, Britain and parts of USA you may get square watermelons...and perhaps next summer in Sörenberg.
Why they produce square fruits?
I'll give you the reasons next week.
Enjoy your weekend.
Agi
Hello
This is my first blog comment I have ever done. I like your blog page Illya. I hope to use the useful learning links, be concentrated during the courses and do enough homework to raise my English skills.
See you next Tuesday
Hannes
hi Illya
I gave up working at my computer at home, Illya...Every time, I started opening your blog, firefox wasn`t "happy", so I have to work at school and maybe I can sort out it in a few days :-)
Well, I look forward to tomorrow
Judith
Wow, I was away for the weekend, and when I got back - what a surprise! How motivating to find so many comments. Now I hope that you will also write on the blog (I'll invite you) and write comments to each other :-)
Here a couple of answers to some of the comments.
Blogging is like an on-going discussion on a dynamic webpage. My mother calls me a geek (someone who spends a lot of time in front of the monitor).
Maybe you can also use the blog to get over writer's block?!
Judith, you were able to leave a comment, so I don't know what is wrong with your browser. Maybe you have a function on that doesn't allow video?
So, who is Norberta???
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