Jon Marks

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Which exam? American English and English for Academic Purposes

2024-04-01

Jon Marks examines American English and English for Academic Purposes.

Which exam? International exams

2022-01-19

Jon Marks guides you through the bewildering array of international exams.

Activity corner: playing the exam game

2021-12-22

Jon Marks offers three methods of doing an activity to help students ‘play the exam game’, producing small but perfectly formed pieces of writing.

A celebration of Langwich Scool: a farewell to our cartoon

2016-11-03

Helena Gomm reports that Jon Marks’s popular strip cartoon is ending after over 20 years and looks back at what we have learnt in Language Scool.

Activity corner

2014-10-17

Jon Marks offers three money-themed communication activities.

Activity corner: three early-elementary communication activities

2014-09-07

Jon Marks offers three thematicallylinked communication activities (two with photocopiable cards) with an element of innovation.

Activity corner: activities for business students

2014-06-25

Jon Marks offers two downloadable activities for business English students.

Activity corner: present perfect activities

2014-01-23

Jon Marks offers two photocopiable activities to look at the present perfect.

Activity corner: playing with comparatives and superlatives

2013-12-03

Jon Marks offers three activities based on comparative and superlative forms.

Activity corner: teaching academic writing

2013-09-26

Jon Marks offers activities around helping with academic writing.

Activity corner: using phonics

2012-09-10

Jon Marks offers phonices-based activities with an element of innovation.

Activity corner: picture dictations

2012-07-27

Jon Marks offers two downloadable activities covering picture dictations.

Activity corner: problem-solving activities

2012-07-04

Jon Marks offers three downloadable problem-solving activities.

Which exam? Choices for young learners

2012-04-18

Jon Marks examines the choices for young learners.

Activity corner: revision games

2012-04-17

Jon Marks offers downloadable activities covering revision.