After the summer break, the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series welcomed back award-winning educator and edtech specialist Nik Peachey to explore how language teachers can identify teachable grammar in videos and texts, assess its suitability for different learner levels and make informed teaching decisions with support from purpose-built AI.

Identify Teachable Grammar and Assess CEFR Suitability with TeacherMatic

London, September 2026 – In ‘AI Grammar Analysis for Better Teaching Decisions’, Nik Peachey introduced the new ‘Grammar analysis’ generator in the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition. He demonstrated how it analyses texts and video transcripts, providing detailed grammar profiles and teaching recommendations to empower educators to select appropriate materials and plan effective lessons.

Moderated by Alba Melián, Marketing and Sales Operations Consultant at Avallain, the session explored how teachers can assess materials against the CEFR, refine the analysis for different lesson aims and use their professional judgement to decide which recommendations to take into the classroom.

Purpose-Built AI for Language Teaching

With over 30 years of experience developing innovative teaching materials and products, Nik has been a key contributor to the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition, reviewing generators and bringing his pedagogical perspective to their development.

That experience shapes what he values about TeacherMatic. Rather than asking teachers to master complex prompting, its generators are designed around specific educational tasks and informed by language teaching methodologies and CEFR considerations.

For Nik, one of the biggest advantages is how quickly teachers can get started. Each generator has built-in prompts, so educators can enter the information relevant to their task and receive high-quality outputs that they can further review, refine and adapt for their learners and lesson aims. They can also browse generators by teaching needs, such as grammar or speaking, and favourite those they return to most often.

Nik also highlighted how this extends beyond individual teachers. Providing licences across teaching teams means teachers, trainers and school leaders can work with the same toolkit and share resources across teams, supporting greater consistency in how AI is used across an institution.

Identifying Teachable Grammar in Sourced Video Content

Videos can be a valuable resource for language teaching, exposing learners to authentic language in context. However, identifying which grammar points to focus on and how best to teach them can take considerable preparation time.

The new ‘Grammar analysis’ generator, currently in beta phase, analyses the grammar in texts and video transcripts and identifies opportunities for teaching and learning.

To demonstrate this, Nik selected a YouTube video transcript and set the target learner level to B1. With these simple inputs, the generator produced a detailed analysis, beginning with an overview of the material’s suitability for the selected CEFR level, its potential teaching value and an estimated lesson duration.

The analysis indicated that the video was suitable for B1 learners and provided a grammar profile that identified the key structures in the transcript. This included grammatical forms, their frequency and teaching priority, alongside explanations of why particular features might be worth focusing on.

From Grammar Analysis to Teaching Decisions

The real value of the analysis comes in what teachers can do with it next. The generator goes beyond identifying grammar to highlight broader language features, such as noun-heavy constructions and long sentences, and indicates whether these are worth teaching explicitly or better treated as incidental language exposure.

From there, the output moves into practical classroom application. It suggests learning outcomes and teaching approaches, including guided noticing, transformation activities and debate, with an explanation of why each approach could work for the material and learner level.

It also flags potential difficulties learners may encounter and suggests ways to address them. This gives teachers a clearer basis for anticipating challenges, prioritising grammar points and shaping activities around their learners’ goals.

Teachers can also access the full transcript in a clear, accessible format. Together, the grammar profile, teaching recommendations and learner-focused guidance turn the analysis into a practical starting point for lesson planning.

Refining the Analysis for Different Lesson Aims

The analysis does not have to be the end point. Teachers can download the output or use the ‘Refine’ feature to shift the focus as their lesson plans develop.

Nik illustrated this by entering a simple instruction to tailor the analysis towards a speaking-focused lesson. Rather than starting again, teachers can build on the initial output and steer the recommendations towards a different classroom objective.

This flexibility is one of the advantages Nik highlighted throughout the session. TeacherMatic’s purpose-built generators can produce detailed analysis and teaching suggestions with relatively little input, reducing the need for extensive prompting and giving teachers more time to focus on reviewing, adapting and applying the recommendations to their learners and lesson goals.

Assessing Text Suitability for A2 Learners

Moving from video to text, Nik demonstrated how the ‘Grammar analysis’ generator can support teachers as they assess the suitability of literary materials for their learners.

Using an excerpt from ‘The Wizard of Oz’, he selected A2 as the target CEFR level and generated an analysis of the text.

The generator identified some simple descriptive language appropriate for A2 learners but also highlighted longer, more complex sentences containing considerable detail. It suggested that the excerpt was better suited to higher-level A2 learners or as supporting material, rather than as the main text for an A2 grammar lesson without adaptation.

As with the video example, the analysis broke down the grammatical structures and offered recommendations for teaching approaches and lesson flow. This helped identify both the text’s potential value and the challenges teachers might need to address before using it in the classroom.

Adapting Materials to Meet Learner Needs

Rather than selecting a different text, Nik demonstrated how teachers could use TeacherMatic’s ‘Adapt your Content’ generator to make the original excerpt more suitable for their learners.

By entering the text, selecting the target CEFR level and optionally providing a learner profile, teachers can adapt existing materials to better meet their students’ needs.

Nik then returned to the ‘Grammar analysis’ generator and analysed the adapted excerpt. This time, the analysis indicated that the revised text was more appropriate for A2 learners.

The demonstration showed how teachers can use different generators together to assess and adapt materials, then review the results against their original teaching objectives. This offers a practical approach for educators who want to use a particular text but have limited time to find alternative resources or adapt the material themselves.

Supporting Professional Judgement with AI

Throughout the session, Nik emphasised that AI should support teachers’ expertise rather than replace it.

Addressing concerns about whether AI could diminish teachers’ professional skills, he stressed that educators still provide the initial ideas, select the source materials and make the final pedagogical decisions.

The two demonstrations illustrated this approach in practice. Teachers can use AI-generated insights to identify teaching opportunities, recognise potential difficulties and explore alternative approaches. However, their knowledge of their learners, teaching context and lesson objectives remains indispensable.

By supporting the analysis and adaptation of teaching materials, TeacherMatic can help educators reduce preparation time while retaining control over how those materials are finally used in the classroom.

Explore the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition

The TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition is a purpose-built AI toolkit designed to support language educators in creating high-quality, CEFR-aligned teaching materials tailored to their learners’ needs and goals.

From identifying teachable grammar in authentic texts and video transcripts to adapting materials for different learner levels, its generators enable teachers to make informed decisions while reducing preparation time. With pedagogically informed AI tools for lesson planning, resource creation, assessment, feedback and more, educators can dedicate more time to teaching and supporting their learners, with the reassurance that they are using safe and ethical AI.

Next in the Webinar Series

Join Joanna Szoke, freelance teacher trainer and AI in education specialist, to explore how self-correction, peer feedback and teacher judgement can work together to make writing assessment more effective. She will demonstrate how the ‘Model Answer’ generator can support learners in analysing model texts, reviewing their own writing and making improvements before the teacher’s final review. Plus, see how the ‘Advanced Feedback’ generator can support the final stage of teacher feedback. 

Effective AI Feedback: Self-Correction, Peer Review and Teacher Judgement

🗓 Thursday, 15th October

🕛 12:00 – 12:30 BST (13:00 – 13:30 CEST)

Discover practical approaches to AI-supported writing assessment that encourage learner autonomy while keeping teachers’ expertise at the centre of the feedback process.

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About Avallain

For more than two decades, Avallain has enabled publishers, institutions and educators to create and deliver world-class digital education products and programmes. Our award-winning solutions include Avallain Author, an AI-powered authoring tool, Avallain Magnet, a peerless LMS with integrated AI, and TeacherMatic, a ready-to-use AI toolkit created for and refined by educators.

Our technology meets the highest standards with accessibility and human-centred design at its core. Through Avallain Intelligence, our framework for the responsible use of AI in education, we empower our clients to unlock AI’s full potential, applied ethically and safely. Avallain is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact.

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Contact:

Daniel Seuling

VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com

Throughout the first half of 2026, the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series has brought together three language teaching experts to explore how TeacherMatic can support every stage of language teaching, from planning and lesson preparation to classroom engagement, assessment and feedback. This blog revisits the highlights from the series so far, exploring the key ideas, teaching strategies and webinar recordings.

Plan, Teach and Assess: Highlights from the 2026 Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series

London, August 2026 – Across the series, each host draws on their own area of expertise to demonstrate how TeacherMatic can be applied in different contexts. Attendees discover practical strategies, explore purpose-built AI generators and learn how to integrate AI meaningfully and responsibly into planning, teaching and assessment while maintaining full pedagogical control.

Designed specifically for language teaching, the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition enables language educators to generate comprehensive schemes of work, adapt content for different CEFR levels, provide meaningful feedback, create engaging exam practice, inspire students and much more.

Since the series began, more than 900 educators have joined the webinar series to explore responsible AI in language education and discover practical ways to support confident language learners with TeacherMatic.

Meet the Hosts

The expertise behind the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series is what makes each session valuable. Combining experience across language teaching, educational technology, teacher training and content creation, our hosts share their knowledge, practical insights and passion for improving language teaching through thoughtful use of technology.

Nik Peachey is an award-winning educator, author and edtech specialist with extensive experience in digital learning, teacher development and pedagogical innovation. He offers strategic perspectives on course development, lesson planning, CEFR alignment and the effective use of technology in education.

Everyday classroom experience is brought to the series by Pilar Capaul. As a language teacher and ELT content creator, she shares practical strategies drawn from her own teaching practice and experience creating engaging resources for language learners.

Joanna Szoke is a freelance teacher trainer and AI in education specialist with a particular focus on assessment, feedback, exam preparation and responsible AI adoption. Her work centres on creating meaningful assessment experiences and exploring how emerging technologies can genuinely support educators in the classroom.

The sessions are moderated by Giada Brisotto, Senior Marketing and Sales Operations Manager, and Alba Melián, Marketing and Sales Operations Consultant, who use their own language teaching experience to guide thoughtful discussions and connect ideas across each session.

Plan, Prepare and Make Informed CEFR Decisions

Nik Peachey has focused his sessions this year on effective planning and informed CEFR alignment, demonstrating how educators can combine their professional knowledge with purpose-built AI tools.

Plan Smarter and Teach with Confidence

In ‘Plan Smarter and Teach with Confidence’, Nik demonstrated how teachers, academic managers and directors of studies can use TeacherMatic’s AI generators, including ‘Scheme of Work / Curriculum’, to support different stages of course and lesson planning. 

Highlights included how to:

• Create structured schemes of work around learner needs, course aims and pedagogical approaches.
• Develop CEFR-aligned lesson plans from individual sessions.
• Create purposeful lesson wrap-ups to reinforce learning and reflection.

Make Informed CEFR Alignment Decisions in the Age of AI

CEFR alignment has been a key focus for Nik this year. In ‘Make Informed CEFR Alignment Decisions in the Age of AI’, he explored how a deeper understanding of the framework can empower educators to make more informed decisions when creating and adapting materials with AI.

Nik introduced the free ‘CEFR Alignment for Teachers: In the Age of AI’ course, developed in collaboration with the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE). He further demonstrated how educators can put these principles into practice with TeacherMatic.

Key takeaways included:

• Understanding what meaningful CEFR alignment involves, beyond simply assigning content an A1 to C2 level.
• Applying professional judgement when creating and evaluating AI-generated materials.
• Creating and adapting content for different CEFR levels and learner needs using the  ‘Create a Text’ and ‘Adapt your Content’ generators. 
• Using the ‘CEFR Level Checker’ to review materials and inform further adaptation.

Teach, Inspire and Create Engaging Learning Experiences

Pilar Capaul has brought an everyday classroom perspective to the series, sharing practical ways to create engaging activities, monitor understanding and adapt materials around the needs and interests of learners.

Inspire, Monitor, Motivate: Practical AI Tools for Everyday Teaching

In ‘Inspire, Monitor, Motivate: Practical AI Tools for Everyday Teaching’, Pilar drew on examples from her own lessons to demonstrate how TeacherMatic can empower educators to respond to everyday classroom challenges. 

Highlights included how to:

• Turn homework checks into engaging warm-up activities with the ‘Did you do your homework?’ generator, helping educators check comprehension and identify areas to revisit.
• Generate fresh ideas with the ‘Inspiration!’ generator to make familiar or less engaging topics more motivating.
• Adapt activities around different learner profiles, levels and teaching approaches.

Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar: Practical AI Tools for Everyday Language Teaching

In July, Pilar continued this practical classroom focus in ‘Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar: Practical AI Tools for Everyday Language Teaching’. Using the ‘Reading Comprehension’, ‘Open Cloze’ and ‘Word Formation’ generators, she demonstrated how educators can create connected, CEFR-aligned activities around authentic content, tailoring each resource to their learners and lesson objectives.

Key takeaways included:

• Bringing authentic content into lessons by turning sources such as online videos into relevant, CEFR-aligned reading activities.
• Building grammar and vocabulary practice around the same source material to create a more cohesive learning experience.
• Refining materials around specific CEFR levels, learner needs, language points, lesson objectives and teaching contexts.
• Creating a reusable library of resources. Save, organise, adapt and share generated materials for future lessons.

Prepare, Assess and Provide Meaningful Feedback

Joanna Szoke has focused on assessment, feedback and exam preparation throughout the series, exploring how educators can support learner progress and confidence with AI.

Create Dynamic and Engaging Exam Practice for Your Students

In ‘Create Dynamic and Engaging Exam Practice for Your Students’, Joanna explored how assessment and exam preparation can become opportunities for learning, rather than simply measuring performance. 

Highlights included how to:

• Create targeted Cambridge-style exam practice for different levels with the ‘Cambridge Style Exam Prep Generator’.
• Connect exam activities with real-life language use and learner interests.
• Develop adaptable worksheets and practice materials with the ‘Worksheet’ generator to address specific learner needs.

Provide Meaningful, Timely Feedback at Scale with the Power of AI

Providing meaningful feedback is a particular passion for Joanna. In ‘Provide Meaningful, Timely Feedback at Scale with the Power of AI’, she explored what makes feedback genuinely useful and how AI can enable educators to deliver it more efficiently without losing the human judgement that gives it value.

Joanna demonstrated the TeacherMatic ‘Advanced Feedback’ generator, showing how educators can streamline feedback workflows while remaining actively involved in reviewing, refining and deciding what is ultimately shared with learners.

Key takeaways included:

• Making feedback actionable by giving learners timely, specific guidance that helps them understand how to improve.
• Turning feedback into continued learning with clear next steps and targeted follow-up activities.
• Managing feedback more efficiently with individual or multiple submissions while maintaining oversight of the feedback provided.
• Reviewing and refining AI-generated feedback before sharing it with learners.

Boost Learner Confidence with Engaging, Targeted IELTS-Style Practice Materials

In ‘Boost Learner Confidence with Engaging, Targeted IELTS-Style Practice Materials’, Joanna returned to exam preparation, this time focusing specifically on IELTS-style reading practice and how educators can move beyond repetitive practice papers.

Highlights included how to:

• Tailor IELTS-style reading practice to different learner needs with the ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’, including task types and difficulty levels. 
• Build exam strategies and subskills alongside task practice.
• Use glossaries, answer explanations and strategy guidance to extend learning beyond the activity itself.

Joanna also emphasised the importance of making exam preparation meaningful for learners:

‘Don’t just do practice papers one after the other, because that’s not going to really help students learn, but focus on the connection between the exam task and real life. Students, in this generation, appreciate this kind of connection a lot.’

Supporting Every Step of the Language Teaching Journey

Across planning, teaching and assessment, the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series reflects a genuine and shared passion for language education and a determination to empower educators as they create meaningful, effective learning experiences.

Nik, Joanna and Pilar each bring their own expertise and perspective, but share the same commitment to pedagogical quality and thoughtful use of technology. Throughout the series, they have shown how AI can be embraced responsibly, with professional judgement, teacher integrity and the needs of learners remaining central.

The TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition makes this possible with responsible, purpose-built AI generators designed specifically for language education. Educators can use these tools to plan and prepare resources, create engaging learning activities, assess progress and provide meaningful feedback. By making these tasks more efficient, educators can focus more of their time and expertise on building confident language learners.

Next in the Webinar Series

In our next webinar, discover the new ‘Grammar analysis’ generator and learn how AI can support more informed decisions when selecting and teaching authentic texts.

AI Grammar Analysis for Better Teaching Decisions

🗓 Thursday, 17th September

🕛 12:00 – 12:30 BST (13:00 – 13:30 CEST)

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About Avallain

For more than two decades, Avallain has enabled publishers, institutions and educators to create and deliver world-class digital education products and programmes. Our award-winning solutions include Avallain Author, an AI-powered authoring tool, Avallain Magnet, a peerless LMS with integrated AI, and TeacherMatic, a ready-to-use AI toolkit created for and refined by educators.

Our technology meets the highest standards with accessibility and human-centred design at its core. Through Avallain Intelligence, our framework for the responsible use of AI in education, we empower our clients to unlock AI’s full potential, applied ethically and safely. Avallain is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact.

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Contact:

Daniel Seuling

VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com

The latest Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar welcomed back guest host Pilar Capaul, language teacher and ELT content creator. Drawing on examples from her own classroom, she demonstrated how the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition allows teachers to create engaging lesson materials from authentic content, adapt activities to learners’ needs and build connected reading, vocabulary and grammar practice while maintaining full pedagogical control.

Create CEFR-Aligned Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar Activities with TeacherMatic

London, July 2026 – In ‘Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar: Practical AI Tools for Everyday Language Teaching’, Pilar explored practical ways to create CEFR-aligned reading, grammar and vocabulary activities. Using the ‘Reading Comprehension’, ‘Open Cloze’ and ‘Word Formation’ generators, she showed how teachers can develop connected classroom materials that strengthen comprehension, reinforce grammar and build vocabulary for real-world communication.

Moderated by Alba Melián, Marketing and Sales Operations Consultant at Avallain, the session also highlighted how teachers can refine AI-generated materials, organise resources into folders and export or share activities while applying their own professional expertise and knowledge of their learners.

Find the Right AI Tools for Every Language Skill

Pilar began by introducing the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition, a purpose-built and trustworthy AI toolkit for language teachers. With over 50 AI generators, teachers can quickly filter tools by language skill, including reading, writing, speaking and listening, making it easy to find the right generator for their lesson objectives.

She also demonstrated how favourite generators can be saved for quicker access, helping teachers build a personalised collection of the AI tools they use most frequently and love.

Creating Reading Comprehension Activities from Authentic Content

Pilar demonstrated how to transform authentic content into engaging, CEFR-aligned reading activities in just a few steps. Using a YouTube video about the World Cup hydration breaks, she showed how teachers can incorporate current affairs, popular culture and other timely topics into their lessons, helping make lessons or activities more relevant and engaging for learners.

Teachers can create materials from a range of sources, including uploaded documents, pasted text, content generated within TeacherMatic or online videos. For this example, Pilar adapted the source material for B1 learners, focused on the past tense and selected additional activities to support learners before, during and after reading. These included pre-reading tasks to introduce the topic, a glossary learners could use independently to check unfamiliar vocabulary, true-or-false questions to monitor understanding and further activities to extend practice beyond the text.

Together, these activities created a complete reading lesson built around a single authentic source. Teachers can refine the output, adjust formatting, regenerate activities and tailor every resource to suit their learners, lesson objectives and teaching style.

Building Connected Grammar Practice

Teachers can reuse the reading comprehension activity they have already created to generate a connected open cloze exercise. By building on the same content source, they can reinforce grammar while keeping every activity connected to the original topic and context.

Using the ‘Open Cloze’ generator, Pilar created a B1-level activity complete with clear instructions, worked examples and an answer key. As TeacherMatic is purpose-built for language teaching, teachers do not need to write complex prompts or become prompt engineering experts to create tailored, high-quality teaching resources.

Pilar also demonstrated how teachers can tailor activities to focus on specific language points. Instead of creating a general open cloze exercise, they can refine the output to target particular grammatical features, such as prepositions, pronouns or nouns, helping learners practise the language they need to develop.

Reinforcing Vocabulary Through Contextualised Practice

Pilar’s final demonstration showed how language educators can continue to build on previously created resources to produce word formation activities that reinforce vocabulary in a familiar context. The ‘Word Formation’ generator begins at the B1 level, because these activities are most appropriate for learners working at this level and above. The generator does not offer A1 or A2 as selectable CEFR levels, ensuring activities align with learners’ expected language development.

Refine, Organise and Reuse Your Teaching Materials

Every TeacherMatic AI generator is designed to support, not replace, teachers’ professional judgement. Whether creating reading activities, grammar exercises or vocabulary practice, teachers can review and refine every output to suit their learners, lesson objectives and teaching context.

Pilar also explained how resources can be regenerated to provide fresh ideas or alternative approaches, helping teachers explore different ways to present the same language focus. Simple refinements, such as improving formatting and readability, can make activities clearer and more accessible for learners.

One of Pilar’s favourite TeacherMatic features is the ability to save, organise and revisit generated resources. Activities can be grouped into folders, previewed and exported in formats such as PDF or Word, or shared directly with learners through platforms such as Google Classroom. Resources can also be shared with colleagues, making it easier to collaborate, reuse effective materials and build a growing library of teaching resources over time.

Supporting Every Stage of Lesson Preparation

By the end of the session, Pilar had demonstrated how TeacherMatic supports teachers from initial lesson planning through to the creation and refinement of connected classroom materials. Starting with a single authentic source, she used safe, purpose-built AI tools to create CEFR-aligned reading, grammar and vocabulary activities that help learners improve comprehension, practise grammar and develop vocabulary.

Rather than relying on complex prompts, Pilar was able to personalise every activity for her learners, refine and modify the outputs and review each resource before use. In just a few minutes, she had created a complete lesson tailored to her teaching objectives and learner needs, supporting learners in building language confidence and preparing them for real-world communication.

Explore the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition

The TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition provides practical, safe AI tools that help language educators create CEFR-aligned materials supporting reading comprehension, vocabulary development and grammar practice. Teachers remain in control of every step, reviewing and refining outputs to meet the needs of their learners and teaching context.

Next in the Webinar Series

After a short summer break, join award-winning educator and edtech specialist Nik Peachey for the next session in the Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar Series.

Nik will share practical ideas and strategies that you can apply immediately to support your learners’ language development. You’ll also discover new ways to make the most of the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition in your everyday teaching.

🗓 Thursday, 17th September

🕛 12:00 – 12:30 BST (13:00 – 13:30 CEST)

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About Avallain

For more than two decades, Avallain has enabled publishers, institutions and educators to create and deliver world-class digital education products and programmes. Our award-winning solutions include Avallain Author, an AI-powered authoring tool, Avallain Magnet, a peerless LMS with integrated AI, and TeacherMatic, a ready-to-use AI toolkit created for and refined by educators.

Our technology meets the highest standards with accessibility and human-centred design at its core. Through Avallain Intelligence, our framework for the responsible use of AI in education, we empower our clients to unlock AI’s full potential, applied ethically and safely. Avallain is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact.

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Contact:

Daniel Seuling

VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com

The latest Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar welcomed back Joanna Szoke, freelance teacher trainer and AI in education specialist. During the session, she demonstrated how teachers can use the TeacherMatic ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’ to create personalised IELTS-style practice materials and support more effective exam preparation.

How to Make IELTS Preparation More Targeted and Engaging with a Purpose-Built AI Tool

London, June 2026 – In ‘Boost Learner Confidence with Engaging, Targeted IELTS-Style Practice Materials’, Joanna Szoke explored one of the biggest challenges in exam preparation: to move beyond repetitive practice papers and create learning experiences that genuinely help students improve. She demonstrated how the TeacherMatic ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’ can be used to create IELTS-style reading practice tailored to different learner needs, with customisable task types, difficulty levels and strategy guidance.

Moderated by Alba Melián, Marketing and Sales Operations Consultant at Avallain, the session focused on making exam preparation more engaging, targeted and effective. Joanna shared practical approaches to extending exam activities, developing subskills and helping learners understand not just what the correct answer is, but how to approach tasks more successfully.

Making Exam Preparation More Meaningful

To start the session, Joanna invited attendees to reflect on their own experiences when teaching for exam preparation. She highlighted three common challenges: keeping learners engaged, avoiding overreliance on practice papers and supporting students with exam techniques when teachers may not have taken the exam themselves.

Drawing on her own teaching experience, she finds that learner engagement is often the biggest concern. When teachers are unsure how to make these lessons more interesting, it can be tempting to rely heavily on practice papers. While these have an important role to play, using them in isolation can lead to repetitive lessons that do little to sustain learner motivation.

Instead, Joanna encouraged teachers to personalise and extend exam activities. This could involve incorporating learner interests, hobbies or familiar topics into practice materials. 

Meaningful progress depends on helping learners understand how to approach different question types, develop relevant subskills and reflect on their performance. As one attendee observed, without feedback, nothing can change.

For those who have never taken the exams themselves and feel they lack credibility, Joanna recommended trusted resources and expert guidance. Whether using established exam preparation materials or purpose-built AI tools such as the TeacherMatic ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’, teachers should ensure that the support they provide is grounded in credible, reliable sources.

A Purpose-Built Approach to IELTS Preparation

To address these challenges, Joanna introduced the TeacherMatic ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’, a purpose-built AI tool designed specifically for IELTS preparation. Rather than simply generating practice materials, it enables teachers to create IELTS-style reading activities that can be adapted to different learner needs while supporting more meaningful exam preparation.

Teachers can select from a range of task types, adjust the difficulty level and choose to include additional support materials. These features make it easier to personalise activities and extend learning beyond a single task, helping learners understand not only the correct answer, but how to approach exam questions more effectively.

The generator currently supports IELTS Reading preparation and allows teachers to export materials as Word documents or PDFs for further adaptation and classroom use. As with all AI-generated content, Joanna emphasised the importance of reviewing outputs and applying professional judgement before sharing them with learners.

Putting It into Practice

To demonstrate the generator, Joanna created an IELTS Academic Reading activity. After selecting the Reading paper and Section 3, she chose two question types: Summary Completion and True/False/Not Given.

She then selected the Accessible Academic band (5.5–6.5), demonstrating how teachers can tailor activities to different learner levels while remaining aligned with IELTS requirements and level descriptors. Teachers can also instruct the generator to include additional support materials in the output, such as detailed answer explanations, task analysis, strategy guidance and glossaries.

AI Outputs That Support Real Teaching and Learning

Joanna then showcased the generated resource, which combined IELTS-style reading tasks with a range of additional materials designed to support both teaching and learning.

Alongside the activity itself, the generator produced a glossary, detailed answer explanations, task analysis and strategy guidance. Joanna explained how these additional elements can help teachers provide greater context for exam tasks, support learners’ understanding and create opportunities for further learning beyond the activity itself.

Beyond the Generated Activity

For Joanna, the real value lies not only in the generated activity itself, but in how teachers choose to use it.

She demonstrated how the glossary could be repurposed as a matching activity before learners begin the reading task, creating opportunities for vocabulary development and activating prior knowledge. Alternatively, it could be used after the activity as a revision exercise to reinforce new language.

Joanna also highlighted the value of task analysis and strategy guidance, particularly for teachers new to exam preparation. These additions explain what each task is assessing and provide practical techniques that teachers can share with learners. 

Finally, Joanna encouraged teachers to personalise activities whenever possible. By refining the generated text to include learner names, interests or hobbies, teachers can create more engaging experiences. She suggested turning these references into a treasure-hunt activity, encouraging learners to scan the text for familiar details before completing the exam task.

Supporting Every Stage of IELTS Preparation

Generated activities can also be incorporated into a broader teaching workflow. Once created, IELTS-style reading activities can be saved and reused with other TeacherMatic generators, including the ‘Lesson Plan’ generator. This enables the creation of complete IELTS preparation lessons tailored to specific learners’ needs.

Throughout the session, Joanna emphasised that effective exam preparation requires more than exposure to exam tasks alone. Learners need opportunities to develop subskills, practise exam techniques and understand how classroom activities connect to real-world language use.

As she explained:

‘Don’t just do practice papers one after the other, because that’s not going to really help students learn, but focus on the connection between the exam task and real life. Students, in this generation, appreciate this kind of connection a lot.’

Joanna also highlighted the importance of gathering and providing feedback throughout the learning journey. This helps educators identify where learners need additional support, understand learner progress and refine future activities accordingly.

An AI Toolkit Designed for Language Teachers

The ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’ is just one of more than 50 generators available within the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition, an AI toolkit designed specifically for language educators. In addition to creating IELTS-style activities, teachers can generate lesson plans and supporting resources to streamline feedback processes.

Built around language teaching methodologies and responsible approaches to AI adoption, the toolkit helps educators integrate AI into their practice while maintaining professional judgement and control over teaching and learning decisions.

Next in the Webinar Series

Join special guest host Pilar Capaul, language teacher and ELT content creator, for the next Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar.

Reading, Vocabulary and Grammar: Practical AI Tools for Everyday Language Teaching

🗓 Thursday, 9th July
🕛 12:00 – 12:30 BST (13:00 – 13:30 CEST)

Discover three new TeacherMatic AI generators designed to support reading, vocabulary and grammar development. You’ll learn how to use purpose-built AI tools to create engaging, CEFR-aligned teaching materials.  

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About Avallain

For more than two decades, Avallain has enabled publishers, institutions and educators to create and deliver world-class digital education products and programmes. Our award-winning solutions include Avallain Author, an AI-powered authoring tool, Avallain Magnet, a peerless LMS with integrated AI, and TeacherMatic, a ready-to-use AI toolkit created for and refined by educators.

Our technology meets the highest standards with accessibility and human-centred design at its core. Through Avallain Intelligence, our framework for the responsible use of AI in education, we empower our clients to unlock AI’s full potential, applied ethically and safely. Avallain is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact.

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Contact:

Daniel Seuling

VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com

The latest Language Teaching Takeoff webinar welcomed back award-winning educator and edtech specialist Nik Peachey, who explored how language educators can make more informed CEFR alignment decisions using practical resources and purpose-built AI tools designed specifically for language teaching.

Applying CEFR Principles in Practice with TeacherMatic and the New CEFR Alignment Course

London, May 2026 – In ‘Make Informed CEFR Alignment Decisions in the Age of AI,’ Nik introduced the new free ‘CEFR Alignment for Teachers: In the Age of AI’ course and demonstrated how teachers can use TeacherMatic to create, adapt and evaluate CEFR-aligned content while maintaining professional judgement.

Moderated by Giada Brisotto, Senior Marketing and Sales Operations Manager at Avallain, the session focused not only on strengthening teachers’ understanding of CEFR principles, descriptors and benchmarking, but also on applying that knowledge in practice through dedicated AI generators designed for language education.

Why Generic AI Does Not Always Meet CEFR Alignment Needs

Passionate about using technology to support both teachers and learners, Nik Peachey opened the session by acknowledging the growing role AI can play in language education. However, he also made a clear distinction between generic AI tools and solutions designed specifically for language teaching.

For Nik, the challenge with CEFR alignment is precision. The CEFR is not simply a set of levels to select from, but an outcomes-based framework built around descriptors, language skills and learner performance. Accurate alignment requires interpretation, context and professional judgement.

This is why Nik highlighted the value of specialised AI toolkits such as the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition. With dedicated language teaching AI tools, CEFR alignment is a central consideration. Rather than relying on broad, generic outputs, these pre-programmed AI generators are designed to align with framework descriptors and intended learning outcomes, empowering educators to create, adapt and evaluate framework-based materials with greater confidence.

Practical CEFR Resources for More Confident Decision Making

Recognising that informed CEFR alignment depends on informed teacher judgement, Nik introduced the new free CEFR alignment for teachers course as a practical resource for educators looking to strengthen their understanding of the framework.

Developed in collaboration with the Norwich Institute for Language Education (NILE) and delivered on Avallain Magnet, the interactive course is designed to be flexible and easy to navigate, allowing educators to move at their own pace, assess their progress and build confidence in applying CEFR principles more effectively.

As Nik noted, the CEFR overview and foundational quiz offer a useful reality check, helping educators assess what they already know before progressing into deeper CEFR concepts and practical application.

An Interactive Approach to CEFR Alignment

Nik then walked attendees through the course itself, highlighting its practical, flexible design and immediate relevance for language educators working with CEFR.

As Nik demonstrated, the course goes beyond theory, allowing educators to engage directly with the CEFR framework. Participants can explore how descriptors differ across levels from A1 to C2, examine the defining features of each scale and strengthen their understanding of how language proficiency is described in practice.

One particularly valuable area Nik highlighted was mediation, now recognised as a fifth skill area alongside reading, writing, listening and speaking. The course allows educators to explore how learners communicate understanding, negotiate meaning and bridge communication gaps, areas that are becoming increasingly important in modern language teaching.

Interactive activities encourage educators to work directly with descriptors, assess whether tasks align above or below a chosen level and strengthen their ability to benchmark materials more accurately, including distinctions within the often more nuanced ‘plus’ levels.

Nik described the course as a particularly valuable resource for educators involved in CEFR teaching, benchmarking and assessment, helping build the confidence needed for more accurate, informed decision-making.

From Understanding to Practical Content Creation with TeacherMatic

With the foundations of CEFR alignment established, Nik then demonstrated how that knowledge can be applied in practice using the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition.

Designed specifically for language educators, TeacherMatic’s AI generators are built around CEFR-informed, outcomes-based principles. This enables teachers to create materials aligned to learner levels and specific teaching contexts.

Nik demonstrated the ‘Create a Text’ generator, using the example of a sustainability-focused news article aligned to a C2 proficiency level. Educators can define learner profiles, in this case adults, alongside optional supporting materials and additional learner needs to shape outputs more precisely.

Nik highlighted the generator’s flexibility. Rather than accepting an output as final, teachers can further enhance and adapt the content using the ‘Refine’ feature, whether by introducing target vocabulary, adjusting complexity or incorporating short dialogue to suit a specific teaching context better.

Adapting Content for Different CEFR Levels

Nik then demonstrated how the same content could be adapted for a completely different level of learning using the ‘Adapt your Content’ generator.

Using the previously generated C2 sustainability article, he selected the option to align the content with A2 learners, with a secondary learner profile. The result was a noticeably simplified version, with shorter sentences, more accessible vocabulary and content more appropriate for learners at that proficiency stage.

As with the earlier example, refinement remains an important part of the process. Teachers can continue adjusting outputs, learner needs or language goals.

Nik also suggested the ‘CEFR Level Checker’, particularly when working with self-created content. By checking whether a text aligns with the intended CEFR level, educators can make more informed decisions before bringing materials into the classroom.

Stronger CEFR Alignment Starts with Better Foundations

The CEFR remains one of the most widely adopted frameworks in language education, but effective alignment depends on more than selecting a level or generating content that appears appropriate on the surface. Inconsistent interpretation or inaccurate application can impact the quality of learning materials and, ultimately, learner progress.

As Nik demonstrated in this session, combining strong professional knowledge with practical resources and purpose-built AI tools gives educators a far more confident and effective way to approach CEFR alignment.

With interactive learning resources such as the CEFR alignment course and dedicated TeacherMatic AI tools, educators are better equipped to create, adapt and evaluate materials that genuinely reflect learner needs, supporting more meaningful progression, clearer communication and stronger learning outcomes.

Register for the Free CEFR Alignment Course

Strengthen your understanding of CEFR principles with this free, interactive course, designed to build confidence in interpreting descriptors, benchmarking learners and making more informed alignment decisions.

Explore the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition

The TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition includes dedicated CEFR-aligned AI generators to support the creation, adaptation and evaluation of language teaching materials across different learner levels and contexts. Educators can adopt AI safely and responsibly while maintaining full professional control.

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Boost Learner Confidence with Engaging, Targeted IELTS-Style Practice Materials

🗓 Thursday, 11th June
🕛 12:00 – 12:30 BST (13:00 – 13:30 CEST)

Join Joanna Szoke, freelance teacher trainer and AI in education specialist, for the next Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar.

See how TeacherMatic’s ‘IELTS Style Test Prep Generator’ can support more efficient creation of adaptable IELTS practice materials while strengthening learner preparation.

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About Avallain

For more than two decades, Avallain has enabled publishers, institutions and educators to create and deliver world-class digital education products and programmes. Our award-winning solutions include Avallain Author, an AI-powered authoring tool, Avallain Magnet, a peerless LMS with integrated AI, and TeacherMatic, a ready-to-use AI toolkit created for and refined by educators.

Our technology meets the highest standards with accessibility and human-centred design at its core. Through Avallain Intelligence, our framework for the responsible use of AI in education, we empower our clients to unlock AI’s full potential, applied ethically and safely. Avallain is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact.

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Contact:

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VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com

In this latest Language Teaching Takeoff Webinar, Joanna Szoke, AI in education specialist and freelance teacher trainer, discussed the importance of feedback in the learning journey and explored the role TeacherMatic can play in supporting teachers with meaningful input.

What Makes Feedback Meaningful and How Can AI Enhance Teacher-Led Delivery

London, April 2026 – In ‘Provide Meaningful, Timely Feedback at Scale with the Power of AI’, Joanna Szoke examined the role feedback plays in learner progress, focusing not just on providing it, but on what makes it truly impactful. She also introduced and demonstrated the new TeacherMatic ‘Advanced Feedback’ generator, showing how it can empower teachers to deliver feedback at scale, save time and use AI in a safe, ethical and teacher-led way.

Moderated by Giada Brisotto, Senior Marketing and Sales Operations Manager at Avallain, the session focused on how feedback should do more than comment on performance. It should motivate, inspire and give learners clear opportunities to improve and progress.

Feed Forward, Not Just Feedback

One of Joanna Szoke’s favourite topics, and a key area of expertise, is feedback and assessment in language teaching. She opened the session by asking an important question: what makes feedback useful?

Joanna wanted to reiterate that effective feedback should do more than just review performance; it should help students move forward. Feedback should support progress and build confidence. 

She also highlighted the importance of timing and specificity. Feedback is most valuable when learners can still act on it and when it includes clear explanations, relevant examples and practical actions for improvement.

Finally, Joanna suggested that feedback can also come from self-reflection and peer review. This shift to student-centred learning allows for greater ownership and even reduces teacher workload. 

Reducing Workload Without Reducing Quality

Feedback is not only important, but also one of the most time-consuming responsibilities. Alongside approaches such as self-assessment and peer review, Joanna wanted to demonstrate how TeacherMatic can enable teachers to reduce workload while still delivering impactful, effective feedback.

She introduced the new ‘Advanced Feedback’ generator. Designed to support teachers while keeping professional judgement central, it streamlines feedback workflows without compromising quality. Key features include bulk uploads, Cambridge English alignment, customisable criteria, support for handwritten submissions and annotated feedback for text-based work.

With a simple setup process, teachers can create an assignment, upload the brief or paste instructions, then choose criteria-based feedback, annotated feedback or both.

For criteria-based feedback, teachers can select their own criteria or Cambridge English criteria, with options such as Accuracy and Grammar, Vocabulary and Word Choice, Coherence and Cohesion and Fluency and Communication. Teachers can also select CEFR levels before saving the assignment and inviting submissions.

Feedback at Scale, Teachers in Control

Once assignments are created, teachers can upload one submission or bulk-upload multiple pieces of student work, making it far easier to manage feedback at scale.

Joanna highlighted that efficiency should never come at the expense of responsibility. When using AI to assess or evaluate student work, teachers should be transparent with learners and seek consent before uploading submissions.

She also emphasised that the generator is there to support the feedback process, not replace it, explaining that it should ‘help me with feedback, not produce the entire feedback’, and reinforcing the importance of keeping teachers as active participants throughout the process. Teachers should review outputs, refine responses and make the final professional judgement before anything is shared with students.

Practical Outputs for Teachers and Learners

Joanna then explored the structure of the feedback provided. It is practical, clear and ready to refine.

A dedicated For Teacher view provides a more detailed breakdown, including performance against selected criteria, recognised strengths, areas for improvement and a corresponding CEFR level. Teachers also receive a written summary of the submission, alongside suggested next steps to guide future progress.

The For Student view uses more targeted language with phrasing such as ‘You can form basic sentences, but check your verb tenses.’ This creates feedback that is more personal and easier for students to act on.

Taking Feedback Further

While useful and impactful feedback has been generated, Joanna recognises that it may still need a follow-up activity to reinforce learning, such as a gap-fill activity. The refine option allows teachers to do this. They can adapt the tone, ask to increase motivation or generate additional tasks tailored to specific learner needs.

For example, teachers can request extra practice activities that target recurring mistakes. This can turn feedback into continued learning rather than a final comment.

She also demonstrated the highly practical option of uploading handwritten PDF submissions, recognising that handwritten work remains common in many teaching contexts and continues to offer value for learners.

Joanna then showcased the power of annotated feedback for text-based submissions, where comments are automatically added directly to the student’s work. These annotations can be edited, removed or expanded with the teacher’s own feedback, creating a fast and flexible way to personalise responses.

When sharing feedback with learners, teachers can export it as a PDF or copy it into a Word document for further editing. As Joanna noted, this allows teachers to retain the human element while benefiting from a more efficient workflow.

Putting Teachers and Feedback at the Centre of the Learning Journey

As Joanna highlighted throughout the session, TeacherMatic is far more than a generic AI tool; it is designed specifically for language teaching workflows. The Language Teaching Edition has been built specifically for language educators, with over 50 purpose-built generators designed to make language teaching faster and more effective.

The new ‘Advanced Feedback’ generator is a clear example of this. It reduces the workload of delivering detailed feedback by empowering teachers to provide timely, meaningful feedback at scale.

Rather than replacing professional judgement, the generator strengthens it. Teachers set the criteria, review outputs, refine responses and decide what is ultimately shared with learners. The result is a more efficient workflow that saves time, supports consistency and places teachers and feedback where they belong, at the centre of the learning journey.

Explore the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition

From planning CEFR-aligned lessons and creating high-quality activities to implementing structured feedback workflows and more, the TeacherMatic Language Teaching Edition is built on recognised language teaching methodologies and developed with input from the International House World Organisation, NILE, Eaquals and English UK.

Designed as a safe and ethical AI toolkit for language teachers, it delivers reliability, strong pedagogical alignment and outputs created for use inside and outside the classroom.

Next in the Webinar Series

Make Informed CEFR Alignment Decisions In the Age of AI

🗓 Thursday, 14th May
🕛 12:00 – 12:30 BST (13:00 – 13:30 CEST)

Join award-winning educator Nik Peachey as he introduces the new ‘CEFR Alignment for Teachers: In the Age of AI’ course.

See how to apply CEFR principles in a structured, practical way using TeacherMatic. Learn how to make informed decisions, maintain pedagogical integrity and adapt outputs to different learner contexts while retaining full professional control.

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About Avallain

For more than two decades, Avallain has enabled publishers, institutions and educators to create and deliver world-class digital education products and programmes. Our award-winning solutions include Avallain Author, an AI-powered authoring tool, Avallain Magnet, a peerless LMS with integrated AI, and TeacherMatic, a ready-to-use AI toolkit created for and refined by educators.

Our technology meets the highest standards with accessibility and human-centred design at its core. Through Avallain Intelligence, our framework for the responsible use of AI in education, we empower our clients to unlock AI’s full potential, applied ethically and safely. Avallain is ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and SOC 2 Type 2 certified and a participant in the United Nations Global Compact.

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Contact:

Daniel Seuling

VP Client Relations & Marketing

dseuling@avallain.com