Archives
- March 2013
- February 2013
- November 2012
- September 2012
- February 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- June 2011
Keywords
Activities
Argentina
City & Guilds
Czech Republic
ELT
English Exams
GLH
Guided Learning Hours
IATEFL
IESOL
ISESOL
Methodology
Poland
Signposts
SpeakUp
Tips
Troy Witt
Vincent Smidowicz
Warsaw
Zuzana Lebedová
monolingual
Popular Authors
- Editor [13]
- Mgr. Simona Geňatová [2]
- Marek Doskocz [1]
- Silvina Requejo [1]
- George Lampropoulos [1]
Popular posts
- Guided Learning Hours for IESOL and ISESOL exams [1760]
- First and Last Letter of a Word [1628]
- IATEFL 2011 conference in Poland [1165]
- City & Guilds English Language Contest 2011 [1165]
- ELT Signposts 2011 [1076]
- TEACH DON'T PREACH [1071]
September 23
2011
2011
Using your dictionary in the City & Guilds IESOL exam
Author: George Lampropoulos / PEOPLECERT Group
One of the main features of the City & Guilds IESOL exam is that students can use a monolingual dictionary for all 3 sections, Listening, Reading and Writing. However, to make the most of this opportunity, students must learn how to use the dictionary to help them deal with each section of the exam. In fact, if students carry their dictionary on the day of the exam without having been trained in how to use it, they may well find that it is of very little use, or even a hindrance.
Before we look at ways the students should use their dictionary in the City & Guilds IESOL exam, let us have a look at some of the main points students should know about their dictionary before they start using it: