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Preparing students for their GCSE speaking exam
Following on from my previous post – Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3, this post will be focussing on my approach to the...
Silvia Bastow
Apr 25, 20218 min read


Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3
Speaking is the second language skill, after listening, that we acquire in our native language. It is also known as a productive skill as...
Silvia Bastow
Mar 20, 20217 min read


Listening or breaking the 'fear' barrier…
On this post, I would like to concentrate on the listening skill, which based on a survey I did with my students, they find the hardest...
Silvia Bastow
Jan 16, 20216 min read
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