Welcome to your Teachers' Newsletter for May

This month, you’ll find:

• ideas and inspiration for your final lessons before the exam
• teaching activities on the topic of hobbies and free time
• our new Teachers Talk Tech podcast episode

Plus, find out how you can win a trip to Cambridge - and more!

Are your students exam-day ready?

We’ve got five classroom activities to help you review and activate students’ knowledge, boost their confidence and celebrate their learning in your last lessons before the exam. Find these activities along with more tips and advice in the ‘Exam-day ready’ pack on the Cambridge Exam Preparation Journey hub. 

Prepare for digital exam day

Sangeeta Sathe has been sharing her tips for the weeks running up to your learners’ digital exam day. In her latest blog post, she highlights activities and online resources to give your learners the confidence to perform at their best.

It's all fun and games!

This month our teaching activities focus on the topic of hobbies and free time. Students from A1 Movers to C1 Advanced will have the opportunity to discuss their hobbies and favourite toys while improving their English.

Celebrate in Cambridge

Would you like a trip to Cambridge? Register for our prize draw to give your B2 First and C1 Advanced candidates, as well as yourself, a chance to win a trip to Cambridge!

After you have registered, all your B2 First and C1 Advanced candidates who pass the exam will automatically enter the prize draw.

Teachers Talk Tech podcast

In this special episode of Teachers Talk Tech, we explore key trends shaping language assessment, including the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and the impact on teachers and learners.
Tune in to hear experts from Cambridge and The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) discuss what this means for the classroom.

Translations for expressions using 'poner'

This short video lesson focuses on the verb poner in Spanish and how different expressions with it are translated into English.
These will prove especially useful to help your learners avoid mistakes derived from using 'direct' translations from Spanish to English.

Check out our Facebook and Instagram pages for more videos, image lessons, and other teaching and learning resources!

Advantages of digital exams for accessibility

Digital exams offer many benefits, from greater convenience to quicker results. They also meet a wide range of student needs, making the experience more accessible and inclusive.

In one of our latest blog posts we discuss the new Cambridge English Qualifications Digital platform and how its features enhance accessibility.

Our June webinars

Will Generative AI ruin creativity? Life Competencies in the Generative AI era

We look at harnessing AI for creativity, critical thinking, and learner autonomy, and share practical strategies to help you become more confident in working with generative AI tools.

Tuesday 4 June 2024, 11:00 (CET)

Thursday 6 June 2024, 17:00 (CET)

Developing choice, autonomy and inclusion for young learners in the digital world

We'll be looking at recent research that focuses on where digital really supports learning and how you can build on this to choose beneficial tools for your context.

Tuesday 11 June 2024, 11:00 (CET)

Thursday 13 June 2024, 17:00 (CET)