Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. How to be a successful exams teacher -- What is special about teaching an exam class? -- What qualities make a successful exams teacher? -- The first lesson of the course -- How to pace the course -- How to build students' exam skills -- How to balance teaching and testing in an exam class -- When to test

2. How to plan a course and choose materials -- Factors to take into account when planning -- How these factors affect course planning -- How to choose materials for a particular course

3. How to teach reading for exams -- The different types of reading test -- What is measured in reading tests -- How to prepare students for reading tests -- Exam procedures and strategies for students

4. How to teach writing for exams -- Writing tests compared -- What kinds of writing tasks are there? -- What is measured in writing tests? -- Assessing written work and providing feedback -- How to help students to deal with task input -- Encouraging familiarity with genres -- How to prepare students for writing exam answers -- Handwriting and presentation

5. How to teach grammar and vocabulary from exams -- General approaches to teaching grammar and vocabulary for exams -- Common exam tasks -- Criteria used to assess grammar and vocabulary -- Helping learners get to grips with grammar and vocabulary

6. How to teach listening for exams -- Testing listening -- What kinds of listening tasks are there? -- How listening tests are conducted -- What is assessed in listening tests? -- Developing task awareness -- Developing listening skills and strategies -- Building confidence and managing stress -- What do students need to remember in the test itself?

7. How to teach speaking for exams -- What kinds of speaking tests are there? -- How speaking exams are conducted -- What is tested in speaking exams? -- How to prepare students for speaking tests

8. How to teach for low-level exams -- What is different about low-level exams? -- Low-level reading and writing -- Reading for general understanding -- Reading to test knowledge of how the language works -- Directed and free writing -- Low-level listening -- Low-level speaking -- Low-level grammar and vocabulary

'How to teach for exams is a guide to the key characteristics of the major international English language exams and to a range of approaches to preparing students for exams. This book is for teachers at the beginning of their careers and for more experienced teachers. How to teach exams offers: a discussion of the skills and strategies needed in teaching for exams; advice on planning an exam course and on selecting appropriate materials; analyses of how the four skills and grammar and vocabulary are tested across a range of exams; teaching ideas and procedures for preparing students for exams in each skill area; a discussion of low-level exams and how to prepare students for these; a Task File of photo-copiable training tasks; an overview of the CEF and ALTE levels and of the major exam boards; and a Table relating the major exams to the CEF and ALTE levels.'' (Back Cover)

"This book is for teachers at the beginning of their careers and for more experienced teachers." (Back Cover).