Practical ideas for teaching levels B1-C1

During lockdown, learners have had to be more self-sufficient, take responsibility for their learning, and manage their own time. They have had no choice but to work out problems on their own with no classmate and no teacher nearby to ask.

I was chatting to a neighbour the other day, or rather, she was chatting to me. I don’t see much of her and her family, as happens in a typically modern suburb community, and I’ve always known – as one does – that we’d never be more than neighbours. After our chat the other day, I am definitely going to keep her at a distance.

ANSWER:  We suggest you try “The Writing-Go-Round”, a group writing activity which works well in  Exam-Preparation classes to help ease the tension and make writing fun!

PREPARATION:  The teacher prints out strips, each with writing task instructions.  Sources for these tasks can be coursebooks or past exam papers.  Here are three examples of B1-level writing task instructions:

Strip A: "Write an essay about a celebration in a country you know. Remember to:

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Μέχρι εχθές η καλή εξυπηρέτηση του πελάτη, όπως και αν ορίζεται αυτή από την εκάστοτε επιχείρηση, αποτελούσε σημείο αναφοράς για την αύξηση του τζίρου της. Τα χρόνια πέρασαν, οι εποχές άλλαξαν, το ίδιο και οι ανάγκες των πελατών αλλά και των επιχειρήσεων. Σήμερα το να προσφέρεις το προϊόν που πραγματικά χρειάζεται ο πελάτης, λέγεται εξυπηρέτηση και δυστυχώς στις μέρες δεν είναι αρκετό.

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