Advanced Use of English : just and only

 

This session does not just consider how and when to use just or not just, nor does it only review the last one or the last time. We also look at considerations of uniqueness and fairness.

Advanced Use of English : Be a good sport

Do sport, make sport, be a sport. Sport v sports. Or perhaps games. And where and who. Talking about sport may be one of the most popular of human pastimes, and can be a great lead-in to other topics.

September 2023

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. 

Cambridge English C1 Advanced (CAE) : examination preparation February 2024

Open-group semi-intensive programme, preparation for the Cambridge English C1 Advanced (formerly known as "CAE") Examination. We cover knowing and understanding the examination and its components, Practice of & Feedback on each component, and success and preparation strategies. Whether you are registering for the examination, or are considering it and want to know how to succeed, this programme provides what you need to know.

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth - by date

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Click on the session title(s) for more information. 

January 2024 Professional Development and Personal Growth - by area

Welcome to our fourth programme of summer professional development and support for teachers, educational leaders and administrators. Click on the session title(s) for more information. 

Cambridge E2L (aka "ESL") Reading Comprehension

 

From our series of Cambridge English as a Second Language (E2L or ESL) Practice and Feedback programmes for teachers and students, this session reviews three reading comprehension exercises.  Suitable for E2L students in a bilingual programme, and Advanced EFL students.

Cambridge E2L (aka "ESL") Note-taking

 

From our series of Cambridge English as a Second Language (E2L or ESL) Practice and Feedback programmes for teachers and students, this session reviews three note-taking exercises.  Suitable for E2L students in a bilingual programme, and Advanced EFL students.

August 2023

 

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. 

Advanced Use of English : Using Fillers

 

Fillers are a feature of spontaneous and authentic speech and properly managed, serve an essential function however the uncontrolled use of fillers can make a speaker seem unconfident, uneducated, unsophisticated and even unintelligent, losing comprehensibility and credibility. Non-native speakers also run the risk of using fillers inappropriately, of over-using them or of stumbling and hesitating when a filler would have been helpful.