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What should exam preparation develop alongside familiarity with exam format?

Transferable language and exam skills.

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What is the big question running through today's training?

Who is doing the work? More student, less teacher.

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What is the difference between exam practice and exam preparation?

Exam practice gives experience with exam tasks; exam preparation also develops the language, skills and strategies needed to perform successfully.

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boom

Lose 50 points!

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shark

Other team loses 25 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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thief

Give points!

fairy

Take points!

gift

Win 25 points!

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baam

Lose 20 points!

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What makes a classroom activity genuinely engaging?

Students have a clear reason to participate and something meaningful to think about, say, do or solve.

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What is the main idea behind Take a Minute?

Interrupt the problem, contain it, return the class to learning, then deal with it privately.

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When asking a question, why is thinking time useful?

All students have a chance to formulate an answer before someone else answers for them.

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If one student answers every whole-class question, what does this tell you about the rest of the class?

Very little — one confident answer does not show what everyone else knows or can do.

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thief

Give points!

fairy

Take points!

shark

Other team loses 10 points!

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lifesaver

Give 20 points!

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seesaw

Swap points!

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magnet

Take 25 points!

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rocket

Go to first place!

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banana

Go to last place!

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What is good classroom interaction?

Active thinking, listening and communicating, with opportunities to respond to each other — not just answering the teacher.

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What is more important than completing every exercise in a coursebook?

Making sure students achieve the essential learning objective.

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If you're running behind with a coursebook, what should you ask yourself first?

What is the learning objective and what do these learners need?

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What can a teacher do when students need more support to use English rather than simply switching to French?

Provide useful language, models, sentence starters or rehearsal time that help students communicate in English.

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Why should we generally aim to use English as much as possible in class?

Students need meaningful opportunities to hear, understand and use English, not just hear the teacher explain it.

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