HAVE FUN WITH ENGLISH C1

Hi everybody, now that we almost know the goals we are aiming at this year, here are my students' first attempts at a monologue. You will be able to find the task on Unit 1 and I have collected all the resulting monologues in the padlet presentation below. Judge by yourselves! I think that this is the perfect start to a C1 course! Thanks to every single one of my students for their dedication and effort! I would just like to ask them for one last favour: Will you listen to the monologues and rate them for me, please? Add your comments and suggestions to every single monologue in the presentation and let's improve together! Enjoy!!

The Council of Europe has written a document called CEFR, an abbreviation of "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, Teaching and Assessment ". It  was created as a framework to describe abilities in any language. These abilities would range from knowing just some words to using the language almost perfectly. In this sense, the descriptors specify the progressive mastery that students make of each linguistic skill. Even though these specifications set out in the document might seem excessively broad, they have been translated into some 40 languages and are the common reference levels most teachers and linguistic experts use to design their syllabuses and examinations. Rather than use number of hours, modules or qualifications, the Common European descriptors tell us what learners can actually do with the language. To make it easier for my C1.2 students to understand what they can do in reading, listening, speaking and writing at this stage, w...

Most of today's class has been devoted to identify my students' needs and to determine the starting point of the learning process we are taking this year. The results will definitely enable me to design an accurate learning plan and will provide information to develop a successful learning programme. We have already set our learning goals... believe it or not your learning has already started! If you think you need extra practice on the initial assessment game, just click on the image!Thank you so much, Anabel, for sharing the activity! You won't need an account to play but if  you want to save your results, you'll have to sign in. See you all in class!

Entering a class and overcoming the sense of fear provoked by the rows of students sitting right in front of you might be a daunting task for those who find it tough to cope with interpersonal skills. However, the skill of self-confidence and conquering that fear can be practised and even learned. Listen to Joe Kowan telling about how he conquered it and prevented his hands from sweating, his voice from trembling and his brain from saying: RUN! If you enjoy the video, remember to follow Ted news on  Twitter  or like it on  Facebook  to keep up your English! You can also subscribe to the channel  here .

According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) there are six standardised levels that a learner can aim at when studying a foreing language. It describes C1 level as follows: " the ability to communicate with the emphasis on how well it is done, in terms of appropriacy, sensitivity and the capacity to deal with unfamiliar topics ".  Are you perfectly at ease with the language? Do you understand its subtleties and registers and do it without losing a hint of your motivation? If so, you have already achieved a high level of English ability to be used in both academic and professional contexts. If you don't... just don't panic! You have just enrolled the perfect course to meet the challenge and achieve the goal. You will not only gain certification for an advanced level test but also prove your high level of achievement in English.  Be prepared for academic or professional life! A new world of opportunities is coming up! Welcome...