Monthly Archives: October 2008

Teaching to the Test: Beyond Teaching a Second Language!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 10, 2008

Alice took her oral test yesterday… Since this coming weekend is a long one (Thanksgiving), we are not expecting any news before some time next week. The long painful waiting has just begun!… Fortunately I will be in Montréal and I guess I will be busy enough not to spend my entire time thinking of her [...]

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So Similar… Yet So Different!… Try Out this Quiz!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 8, 2008

Since I have one hour to kill before I get back downtown to see Joseph for his weekly lesson, I decided to propose you another little test… This time, it is about homophones: words or locutions that have the exact same sound when pronounced out loud, but have different meanings… At first glance, it seems like a [...]

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Getting Sick over the Upcoming Oral Test?… Then, Read this Carefully!

By Lyne Des Roberts | Published: October 6, 2008

I can no longer count the number of people I have seen losing it over the Public Service Commission’s oral test!… I have no idea where this widespread distress comes from (well… I think I do!) yet I can physically feel it under my skin on a daily basis!… I do not think Marie-Antoinette was [...]

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