Burgess, Sally  1954- <br/><br/>
How to Teach for Exams / 
Sally Burgess and Katie Head. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Harlow :  Pearson Longman,  2005. 
 - iv, 156 p. :   ill. ;  25 cm. 
 - How to Teach .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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<br/><br/>  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<br/><br/> 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<br/><br/> 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<br/><br/> 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<br/> 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?<br/><br/> 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<br/><br/> 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<br/><br/> 
<br/><br/> '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) 
<br/><br/> "This book is for teachers at the beginning of their careers and for more experienced teachers." (Back Cover). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0582429676 (pbk) 9780582429673 (pbk) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>English language--Examinations--Study  guides.<br/>English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.