Category Archives: Classes

Yesterday our two intrepid CPE students were chauffeured to Brisbane for the first ever CPE speaking exam for BBELS. They were quietly confident with the exam.

Yesterday we also had the speaking exams for FCE at the school. The students were nervous however, the examiners were very nice.

Today CAE is doing a filmed mock speaking exams.
Tomorrow is the speaking exams for CAE. We have our fingers crossed that all the Cambridge students will do well.
This Friday we are having a graduation and BBQ spectacular at the Pass to say good luck and goodbye.

Upper-Intermediate B was treated to an amazing lunch this week.
Carlos, from Spain, cooked paella that was big enough to feed the whole class, with lots of leftovers.
Not to be outdone there were dishes from Japan, Korea, Switzerland, Brazil and France.

In the Elementary class we have students from Spain, Italy, Korea, Switzerland, Japan and Taiwan. What better way to learn about other countries than through their cuisine (style of cooking). The Elementary class got their hands dirty and made some fantastic dishes especially the gyoza that Debby from Taiwan made. The students all spoke English, making it a great day.

BBELS has started an afternoon CPE course for two of our new students. Wouter and Suzanne are two very high level students who want to take both the CAE and the CPE course. In the afternoon they have lessons with Frank, where he teaches them the finer points of the English language. Cambridge English: Proficiency, also known as Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE), is the most advanced exam, for learners who have achieved an extremely high level of skill in the English language. It is recognised by many higher education institutions; you can work at a managerial or professional level or follow a course of academic study at university level.
We are looking forward to offering more CPE courses in the future.

It was sad to say goodbye to all our groups. The school seems very quite without the Japanese study tour students around. We were amazed at how good their English was, how fantastic the weather and how much fun all the activites were. There were lots of tears at the end, and that was just the teachers!

We hope to see you again next year.

We are very happy to announce the results of the June Cambridge Examinations. 100% of our CAE students and 7 of our 8 FCE students passed their exams. For the last 10 years BBELS has helped more than 600 internationals students to pass the Cambridge Examinations. It is one of our most difficult courses.

We are proud of the quality of our exam preparation courses and of the talents of our teachers. Frank, the BBELS CAE coordinator, has taught at least 22 Cambridge Exam preparation courses at BBELS and Lisa has taught more than 10. Congratulations to all of our successful students. And remember English Only!!!

Last week all the Cambridge students had their speaking exam here at school, the examiners were busy all day testing students.

Friday we had our special Cambridge graduation, as always it was sad to see the students go. Max organised free drinks for Cambridge students on Friday night at schools.

On Tuesday and Wednesday Frank drove the FCE & CAE students up to the exam on the Gold Coast.

We wish everyone the best of luck and hope they get the results they want!

The upper intermediate students grouped up to make some outstanding dishes! There was team Korea, team Japan, team Switzerland, team Brazil and Italy. The dish of the day was Stefania’s melanzane fritte.

The CAE class enjoyed cooking fajitas, Thai beef with rice followed by lemon, sugar and cinnamon pancakes. They sat on the side balcony and enjoyed the autumnal sun. It was Rafa’s last day and all the students and teachers are very sad to say goodbye to him.