Niveaustufe B1

The Great British Spring Clean – moved to September

Did you know?

Clearing out and cleaning up are usually part of spring’s agenda – but this year the Spring Clean is the Autumn Clean!

World Emoji Day

Did you know?

Emojis have become such a fundamental part of our online life it’s hard to remember a time without them.

Commonwealth Day

Did you know?

Although the United Kingdom may have left the European Union, it still remains central to that bigger association of countries: the Commonwealth.

Video tip: Four corners (Making groups)

Teaching tip

Watch our video in which Lynda demonstrates an interesting way to divide the class into four groups. In each case you‘ll see that the students have to do a little bit of work to find which group they belong to.

Video tip: Pass the parcel at Christmas

Teaching tip

Watch the first new video in our series of short clips for the classroom. In this edition, Dagmar shows you a fun activity for your Christmas lessons.

Freshers' Fair

Did you know?

It’s the start of the university year in October and that means it’s Fresher’s Week – and there is sure to be a Freshers’ fair.

National Quiet Day

Did you know?

Shhh! Time to take a break from our noisy world on National Quiet Day.

National Fishing Month

Did you know?

Angling for an invitation or fishing for compliments: we have hooked a lot of fishing expressions into English. And now we can celebrate all things fishy in National Fishing Month.

Make them talk – even more!

Teaching tip

Refresh Now and Let’s Talk Now – both provide great opportunities to motivate your students to talk. Have a look at the activity pages delivered to your letterbox, which focused on page 41 in Let’s Talk Now A2 and page 23 of Refresh Now B1:  

And you can exploit the material even more.

You read it here first!

Teaching tip

Have you heard about the Oscar nominated film Lion, starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman? And did the story sound familiar? Here’s why…

Easter traditions around the world

Did you know?

From cathedrals in the United Kingdom to parsley and potatoes in the garden, there’s plenty to consider over Easter. And don’t forget chocolate bilbies!

Plateau learners

Teaching tip

Are you familiar with those learners who make great strides through the early stages of learning English and then seem to get stuck around A2/B1? They trundle along without making any apparent advance: plateau learners.

Video tips - Klett Classroom Clips: Dictogloss

Teaching tip

It’s not quite a dictation, but it is something like it! Find out more about dictogloss in the current Klett Classroom Clips, with Dagmar.

Dagmar explains how to use dictogloss in the classroom using an example text about time capsules from page 75 in Refresh Now B1. She explains how to use the activity in the classroom and how it can engage students in a text.

Best of NTC: The European Union - 28 will become 27

Teaching tip

The European Union has been expanding for nearly sixty years – but now with the shock news of Brexit from the UK, it looks like it will contract: 28 will become 27.

Lively and refreshing teaching with the new ‘Refresh Now B1’ online photocopiables

Teaching tip

Making your teaching just that bit easier! Refresh Now B1 Teaching Notes was published in March and now the downloadable photocopiable activities to complement each unit are also available online.

Successful teaching with the help of ‘Refresh Now B1 Teaching Notes’

Teaching tip

Refresh Now B1 Teaching Notes: concise and clear and an invaluable aid to your teaching with Refresh Now B1. And their publication in March signals the completion of the Refresh Now series.

Refreshing topics

Teaching tip

‘Refresh Now’ - its lively, interesting and relevant topics are just the thing to help keep your focus on your teaching, and your students’ focus on their learning.

Refresh Now B1

Teaching tip

Not long now! Refresh Now B1 is published in February 2016, so let’s take a closer look to see what makes it refreshingly different with terrific texts, topics and tasks.

Refresher and Plateau learners

Teaching tip

Refresh Now – it’s different, it’s individual and it’s flexible. And it’s ideal for learners who’ve found themselves ‘stuck’ at a particular level – the so-called plateau learners. And Refresh Now is just the thing for students who want to reactivate their rusty English.

Best of NTC: No Pens Day Wednesday

Teaching tip

Let your students put away their pens and enjoy a lesson exclusively dedicated to those important language skills - listening and speaking. The current event? - No Pens Day Wednesday on 7 October, one of the topics in Did you know? last year.

Vocabulary – word lists that help

Teaching tip

Have you already looked at the new two online word lists for Network Now B1.1 and B1.2 - Word groups, Phrases to learn and Dictionary. Get your students to download them - learning vocabulary has never been easier!

Network Now B1.1 / B1.2 Activity cards

Teaching tip

Haben Sie unsere Activity cards zu den zentralen Features der B1-Stufe aus den letzten Ausgaben Ihres Network Teachers‘ Clubs bereits im Unterricht eingesetzt? Mit den letzten vier Activity cards können Sie sich von weiteren attraktiven B1-Elementen überzeugen:

Network Now Resource Book A1 A2 B1

Teaching tip

The Network Now Resource Book A1 A2 B1 is ready to use, so you are ready to teach.

Network Now B1.1 Teacher’s Book

Teaching tip

The Now B1.1 Teacher’s Book provides a wealth of material and assistance for teachers using the Now B1.1 Coursebook.

What can you expect from Network Now B1.1?

Teaching tip

Network Now B1.1 is available.
Try unit 2 and have a look to the contents.
Here you can order Network Now B1.1.

Warm-up or Round-up activities

Teaching tip

Here are several activities which can be used as 'five-minute fillers'. Keep a list of short activities in the back of your course books in case you need a lively filler!