Is education killing creativity

Here's another interesting talk for you to reflect on and, maybe, discuss in class

Hi everyone,

This is the youtube clip that I have been trying to get onto the blog during the last few days, to no avail. Apparently there have been problems at google.

TED talks

Hi everyone,

Here is a website with short talks on a range of subjects, which you will find fascinating in themselves and helpful as a source of the kind of expressions that will make a good impression when you are doing your two-minute monologues. Enjoy!

Verbal reasoning practice for the CPE exam

This is a webpage that I mentioned to some of you last week. If you look at the list of types of tests on the left-hand side. I mentioned the verbal reasoning tests as good practice material for the reading comprehension paper in the CPE exam. But some of the vocabulary tests are also both useful, and good fun. Enjoy!

pronunciation practice

Hi everyone,

Here is a link to some pronunication activities which you might find helpful

Best wishes

Roger

Writing skills

The Mock exam is now over and done with. I thought it might be a good idea to use the blog to focus attention on some issues that have arisen from the different parts of the exam. To start with, here is a link to a site that you might find helpful as an overview of the types of subjects that come up as ARGUMENTATIVE essays or articles. Look at some of the essays themselves. You will find lots of good examples of the kind of language that is useful for expressinig your opinions.

a great source of idioms

Hi everyone,

Here is a great source of idiomatic expressions, courtesy of THE FREE DICTIONARY. The link I have provided is to expressions based on the word "WORD".

Enjoy