Cambridge Proficiency Exam Writing - A Letter Dear Mr Jenkins, I'm writing to you to thank you for the excellent training course Motivating teenagers in foreign language studies, which I had the opportunity to visit in Madrid on May the 2nd and the 3rd. The theoretical part of the training course enabled me to refresh my theoretical knowledge about adolescent learning patterns and the structure and development of teenagers' brains. Having learnt about the newest currents of this field of studies, I reckon that every teacher should be avare of the psycological fundaments of our foreign language didactics. As a new teacher in a secondary school, and previously having worked in a private language academy, I want to do something more than dull grammar drills. Thus, I was more than delighted to attend the seminar Games and Fun, where the participants were loaded with practical, easy-to-prepare, and educative games. However, I also have to follow the programme of my study book and prepare my students for the final exams. That's why I particularly enjoyed the workshop Assessment and Evaluation, in which we were provided with a method to give individual feedback to the students. In addition to that I appreciated the talk about teaching self-evaluation to teens. Now, three weeks after the training course, I have tried out various ideas, and they work! I can observe highly motivated students working in groups and concentrating on rather difficult tasks. I also enjoy seeing them smile while playing learning games. Moreover, I have been able to reduce my workload - a dream of every teacher. Again, I want to sincerely thank you for the exceptionally good training course. I look forward to the next course in September, which I'll definitely take part in. Yours sincerely, Anni White