Vocabulary building for C2 exams
C2 Level exams are mainly about vocabulary. Vocabulary is built brick by brick. Learning one new word leads to learning…
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L1 interference in Writing
Sometimes, even at Proficiency level, L1 interference – the influence of the Greek way of thinking in the way…
Why take the ESB C2
With so many examinations on the market nowadays, we are frequently asked why students should choose the ESB C2…
Proficiency holders and proficient learners
The recognition of proficient acquisition of the English as a Foreign Language is officially assessed and distinguished into as set…
Preparing For Any Proficiency Exam: A Vital Tip!
It concerns your broader preparation for the exam and not just doing past papers. Indeed, how boring and fruitless it would be…
Developing listening skills for C2 level with free internet resources
It was not that long ago when “listening activities” in the EFL classroom conjured images of CD players that would…
Top Tips for Exams and Tests
1) Pens and Pencils Some exams require the use of PENS, while others have to be completed in PENCIL. Make…
Why is it important to test all four skills?
Listening, reading, speaking and writing: these, as every language teacher knows, are the “four skills”. I expect that most language…
Testing for Language Proficiency
Tests can be powerful instruments of educational policy; thus testing can be seen as a political activity entailing tactics, intrigue…
December 2018
Graded Readers: an underexplored thesaurus My interest in Graded Readers began when I ran my own language school back in…