Advanced Vocabulary : Ordinals, Dates, Fractions

Ordinals, fractions and dates in English have much in common and present many of the same challenges to Spanish speakers. This session reviews commonalities, differences and common or uncommon uses.

Advanced Use of English Vocabulary : Why now? Exhortations to act quickly, or not.

English has a number of aphorisms and common expressions which urge you to act quickly, and others which warn you of the perils of doing so. This session reviews more than twenty of these, what they mean and when and how to use them. 

Advanced Use of English Vocabulary : much ado about a-words

The story of English includes grabbing words from different languages and places, including a group which begin with "a" like asleep, ashamed, akin and akimbo ... what do they have in common? what do they mean? how do they operate? This Advanced Vocabulary session looks at this group of words, through the three lenses of acquisition and development.  

Advanced Use of English Speaking : the five features of voice

Manipulating and controlling one's voice is a technique frequently-used by professional speakers and entertainers to create effects and to influence the audience. This session reviews the five features of using one's voice, what they are and what effects they have, for teachers, advanced learners and anyone who wants to speak in public including social media. 

August 2022

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Cambridge English C1 Advanced (CAE) : examination overview

 

An introduction to and overview of the Cambridge English C1 Advanced (formerly known as "CAE") Examination.

July 2022

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June 2022

Click on the event title(s) below for more information. Leave your questions or comments below, or contact us for registration information. The events below are open group sessions from our Seminars, Advanced Use of English and Professional Conversation programmes; contact us to ask about scheduling open on demand or closed private programmes. 

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Advanced Grammar : transitive and intransitive

 

Are you clear on the differences between transitive and intransitive verbs? Not the labels, but forms and functions? What about sit or set? How does the transitive : intransitive distinction help explain phrasal verbs' free and bound particles, or take off v take it off? This one-hour Advanced session reviews transitive and intransitive patterns, and where and how they apply.

Coaching and Support for Cambridge International lGCSE English Literature teachers

If you are new to teaching a Cambridge International IGCSE English Literature programme, are in your first two years of doing so or are applying to join an Cambridge International school, this Coaching and Support is for you.