HAVE FUN WITH ENGLISH C1

 Hi there, my closest followers know about my habit of wrapping up a whole unit by giving students the opportunity to showcase the content they have been working on in a final task. On a regular basis, I end up by setting up a writing assignment that takes us to our destination: UNIT COMPLETION . Luckily, I have also found out that this process encourages my students to reflect on their own writing skills and it also helps them get proactive and regulate their learning. For the process to be successful , I take these key steps below: In class, I ask students to read the task instructions carefully and brainstorm ideas for the content they would like to include in their letter/email. We usually play a couple of interactive games regarding useful phrases or collocations to be used in formal writing. This time I used this fill-in the gap activity. I am really sorry I can't remember the teacher who shared it with me. 😥 To kick off writing inspiration, students go home and prepare a ...

We have kicked off our C1 course outlining the most crucial skills a C1 student must master. We went on discussing whether students in the class were supposed to have those abilities . This having been proved, I encouraged students to take a final step: how about actually needing to apply for a legitimate place at this school? Would they genuinely be the right candidates for the position? Are they sure they meet the requirements? With that idea in mind, I posted an ad calling for the inspiring C1 students I have always dreamed of. I asked students in my class to apply for the position, stating the reasons why they were eligible to a seat in this exceptional C1 team.  I have collected all their application letters in the online magazine below. And guess what? I believe they are just the best candidates ever! Lucky me!

This year my C.1 students have done a great job with their letters of interest. After working the tips, and the useful expressions, here are their sample answers. Provide your students with the input they need and you will come up with awesome pieces of work! Congratulations, everyone!

My C1 students have been preparing earnestly to share their first writing with our online community! A cover letter. The tasks we did in class included learning useful expressions for cover letters, studying models and correcting their draft versions. Eventually, they shared their writings on google drive. I feel really proud of their work. No doubt more writings are about to make the scene, but far and away less challenging than the first one!

This time my students have done a great job with their letters of interest. Have a look at the instructions, the useful expressions and the sample answers. Provide your students with the input they need and you will come up with awesome pieces of writing! Congratulations, everyone!

Hi guys! I'm really excited to present you with the first "exam-like" task my C1 students have been working on. As you all know from previous entries, they have been working hard. The process has been tedious and quite slow but it was really worth it. Having written a draft version first, they shared it on google drive for me to check and correct.Now you can all have a look at the result below. Isn't it great? My students can definitely write a formal letter of application!!

We have just finished Unit 1 in class and my students are getting ready for their first "exam-like" written assignment. I have asked them to do the task in two different steps. They have first written a draft version of an application letter that I marked on paper. My comments and suggestions (I tried hard not to make any corrections at all, even though it was tough at times!) were the starting point for them to write a final version on google drive.Sharing is caring! So I'm trying to teach my students to care for their mates by sharing most of their work with them. My main purpose is for them to learn a lot from each other! Having marked most of their letters, I have just noticed some major problems that I would like them to consider carefully. This presentation below, together with the links it provides, is targeted at enhancing mostly the coherence and cohesion of their texts by giving some sound tips on punctuation, paragraphing and register.  Let's see...