This blog will look 👁️ into the things we should ✅ and shouldn't❌ do when we prepare✍🏻 for A2 Key and B1 Preliminary for Schools.
Do's✅
- Set yourself goals.🎯
- Write down your strengths💪 and weaknesses. 👎
- Make a list 🗒️of your daily responsibilities.
- Start filling✍🏻 in your timetable.
2. Practise 🧑🏫as much as you can!
- Do mock exams.📝
- Go through the A2/B1 vocabulary lists.
3. Get a good night's sleep before your exams.😴
- Get plenty 😴of rest the night before 🛌the exam. It will give you the 🧨 energy you'll need during your exam as well as helping you keep your 👍focus.
- This will help to give your brain🧠 fuel 🧠and maintain focus during your exam. It is important to eat a well-balanced🍴 meal to support 🧠memory and 🧠 fuel your body to be 🤒 healthy and 💪strong.
Don'ts❌
1. Don't ❌try to 🧠 memorise everything.
- You don't ❌need to memorise 🧠 everything. You need to learn 📑 important‼️tips and strategies and some keywords🗝️ for speaking🗣️ and writing.✍🏻
- You should try to study in a quiet 🤭and comfortable 🤗environment which is called "exam-like conditions".
3. Don't try to study a few⏰ hours before your exam.
- Most of your studying should be done ✅ in advance📅 to make sure you have covered everything you need to. The week before your exam should be for ♻️ revision and recapping what you have📚 already learnt. This will help ✅you to feel at ease😌 and be more prepared 💪 for your B1/A2 exam.
4. Don't forget to adapt when you need to.
- It is OK👏 to change and adapt things if something is❌ not working. Remember‼️ your plan should help you succeed ✅🚀and not cause you to feel stressed😞. If you need to adapt and change your timetable, it is a 💡 great idea to change and try something 🆕 new!