Lesson Plans & Worksheets: Exam Traps and Tricks
ESL lesson plans for teachers of the English language. Check out our collection of lesson plans filed under the theme 'Exam Traps and Tricks'.
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100 IELTS Speaking Part One Typical Questions Analysis
Looking at what IELTS Speaking Part One questions are always, usually, often, sometimes, rarely and never.
101 IELTS Speaking Part Two topic cards that tie in with IELTS Speaking Part One
Linking smoothly from personal questions in Speaking Part Two to the same topics in Speaking Part Two
Analysing IELTS Writing model answers
Working together to find which parts of IELTS model answers you should and shouldn't copy
Brainstorming useful phrases for C2 Proficiency Speaking Part 2
Useful Cambridge Proficiency colloborative speaking phrases review.
Brainstorming useful phrases for C2 Proficiency Speaking Part 3
Useful language for Cambridge Proficiency presentation tasks.
C2 Proficiency essay phrases open cloze
Useful language for Cambridge Proficiency Writing Part One Use of English Part Two-style gapfill task.
C2 Proficiency Speaking Part 2 open cloze
Gapfill practice of useful phrases for Cambridge Proficiency Speaking Part Two, with typical words from Proficiency Use of English for practice of open cloze at the same time.
C2 Proficiency Use of English Part 3 practice of Speaking Part 2 phrases
Practice of useful functional language for Cambridge Proficiency Speaking Part Two through the task in Reading and Use of English Part 3, so also good for word formation and for tying different parts of the exam together in one lesson.
C2 Proficiency: Use of English Part Two - Phrasal Verbs Pairwork
Multiword verbs from Cambridge Proficiency speaking activity
CAE Reading Paper Part 2 Practice- Match the Famous Quotes
Famous quotes warmer for Cambridge C1 Advanced Reading exam practice
Cambridge B2 First informal emails error correction pairwork
Speaking pairwork in which students correct common mistakes with FCE emails and emailing more generally.
Cambridge B2 First Speaking Part Four on leisure
Opinion questions on free time and hobbies from the last part of Cambridge First Speaking, including typical question stems.
Cambridge B2 First Writing (Part Two) - Tasks for speculating practice
Writing practice of vital speculating language for FCE Use of English and Speaking, with a review task, an article task and a report task to choose from.
Cambridge B2 First Writing Part One essay tasks on work
B2 First tasks on the topic of work to discuss, plan, write an introduction to, then do timed exam practice of.
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Speaking Part Three Phrases
Using and remembering the most useful B2 First Speaking phrases, including key words and functions card games.
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Speaking Part Two Prepositions, Determiners and Key Words
Difficult grammar words and important key words in B2 First Speaking Part Two.
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Speaking- Different or the Same?
Comparing B2 First Speaking exam parts, phrases, etc, review.
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Use of English Part Four Idioms Reversi Game
A card game to help memorise useful phrasal verbs and other idioms for B2 First sentence transformations, followed by realistic exam practice.
Cambridge First Certificate (FCE)- Making Use of English Part Four Questions
Students use realistic FCE key word sentence transformation root sentences to make exam tasks to challenge other students with, for language points like linking words, passive voice and idioms.
Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) Use of English Part 4 Sentence Transformations on Verb Patterns
Verb plus verb practice with Cambridge C2 Use of English Part 4.
Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) Use of English Part Three- Word Formation Hangman
Guessing the letters of the missing prefixes and/ or suffixes to make C2 Proficiency Use of English Part Three answers.
Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) Use of English sentence transformations- speculating language
Useful speculation phrases for C2 Proficiency Speaking and Writing tested through Use of English Part Four key word transformations, including modals of deduction.
Cambridge Proficiency (CPE) Use of English- Inversion
Inversion grammar practice through Cambridge C2 Proficiency Use of English Parts 2, 3 and 4.
Cambridge Proficiency Use of English collocations list dictation
Words which go together in every part of C2 Proficiency Use of English review as a fun listening game.
Cause, effect and reasons in IELTS Speaking Part 3
Useful language for giving reasons and logical arguments in IELTS Writing Task 2 presentation and practice through Speaking Part 3 questions of those kinds and brainstorming useful phrases.
Compare IELTS Academic Writing Task One Answers
Learning comparing phrases by comparing finished IELTS Writing Task 1 essay with each other.
Connected speech in IELTS Speaking Part One question stems
How IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions sound at natural speed review, including linking and intrusive sounds, and typical Speaking Part One question stems.
Connected speech in IELTS Speaking Part Three question stems
Understanding how typical IELTS Speaking Part 3 questions sound in natural speech activities.
Consonant clusters in IELTS Listening gapfill answers
Initial and final consonant clusters that IELTS candidates might have problems understanding and spelling review, starting with a fun quick reactions game.
Environmental processes speaking and phrases
Explaining steps of a procedure and environmental vocabulary speaking, particularly good preparation for IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 flowcharts
Expanding Aptis Speaking Part One- Answers Activities
Longer and better answers in APTIS Speaking Part One activities.
FCE (Cambridge First Certificate) Writing Tactics
Discussing what makes different kinds of B2 First Writing Part Two tasks tricky or easy, then how to prepare for those kinds of writing.
FCE (First Certificate in English) - Phrases
Phrases for Cambridge B2 First emails, letters and reports
FCE (First Certificate in English) Speaking Part One- Dice
A fun Cambridge B2 First dice game to practise personal questions
FCE (First Certificate in English) Speaking Part Three- Intensive Practice
Intensive practice of the colloborative task in Cambridge B2 First Speaking Part 3 with tactics like expressing opposite points of view, speculating, and comparing.
FCE (First Certificate in English) Speaking Part Three- Key Words Game
Using key words to use and memorise useful phrases for the B2 First speaking together task.
FCE (First Certificate in English) Speaking- Common Mistakes
Common errors in Cambridge B2 First speaking, in FCE Use of English style activities
FCE (First Certificate in English) Speaking- Needs Analysis
Personalised speaking as a needs analysis, tying in with personal questions in Cambridge B2 First Speaking
FCE (First Certificate in English) Use of English Part Two- Brainstorming Games
Students quickly write as many different example sentences as they can with words from official B2 FIrst Use of English Part Two tasks, then check what other groups have written.
Full IELTS mock Speaking test with examiner’s script
Typical and tricky IELTS Speaking Part One, Two and Three questions with what the examiner says to guide the candidates through each part, perfect for mock tests.
Good and bad answers in IELTS Speaking Part Three
Avoiding common weak answers in Part Three of the IELTS Speaking exam
Health problems and solutions IELTS Speaking Part Three
Useful problems and solutions words and phrases for IELTS Writing Task 2 practised through IELTS Speaking Part 3.
Homophones in IELTS Speaking Part One questions
Words that could be mixed up with other words in IELTS Speaking Part One questions review
Homophones in IELTS Speaking Part Three
Understanding IELTS Speaking Part 3 questions and words with the same pronunciation practice.
IELTS letters add the punctuation and formatting
Adding line breaks, commas, etc to IELTS General Writing Task 1 formal and informal letters, then brainstorming useful letter phrases.
IELTS Listening Part One answers spelling pairwork
Difficult spellings in IELTS Listening gapfill tasks pairwork practice, including typical checking/ clarifying phrases from IELTS Listening Part 1.
IELTS Listening Part One list dictation
Categories of typical gapfill answers in IELTS Listening Part One guessing game.
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