How can I prepare for the exams?
I have to say I am not particularly fond of exam preparation. I find that too much time is…
Category: Exams & Preparation
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Red Balloons, London T-Shirts and Open Doors: The Experiences of an Oral Examiner
“Look at the following pictures. I would like you to describe them for me please,” I asked as I…
A language certificate at the age of 12, 15 or 16? What’s the point?
To answer this question, it is important to remember that FL learning is not meant to be merely a school…
TOEFL® Essentials™ Assessment: Design and development of a new test
Every new test at ETS is created through a careful design and development process. The newest addition to the TOEFL® Family…
PeopleCert signs multi-year contract with Transport for London, providing English Language Tests for Licensed Private Hire Drivers across London
Starting in 2021, PeopleCert will provide English language exams to individuals wanting to obtain a Private Hire Driver’s License…
Myths & Truths about B2 level in EFL
In 1939, Cambridge University introduced the “Lower Certificate in English”. This certificate has become the inspiration for what is known…
Lower is dead. Long live the Lower!
Once upon a time in the past, when yours truly was a teenager attending English as a Foreign language at…
Preparing for Teaching Exam Classes
One factor that greatly differentiates exam classes from general English classes centres on learner purpose. Since learners in exam classes…
December 2020 ECCE-ECPE exams postponed
Due to the ongoing increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, and in accordance with current government-mandated quarantines, curfews, and…
Cambridge Assessment English to support PISA Foreign Language Assessment
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that foreign language skills will be assessed as an optional…