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Family holiday

Add some prepositions to a story about going on a family holiday

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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What a great idea!

Learn about exclamative clauses

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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See and know

Learn about how to use see in spoken English

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Actually and actual

Learn about the uses of actually and actual

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Very, really, or absolutely?

Learn the difference between very, really and absolutely

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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At work

Choose connectors to complete sentences

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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The Diamond Eagle

Read a detective story and answer some questions about it

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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Cleft sentences

Learn more about cleft sentences

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Discourse markers

In this activity you will define the meaning of some discourse markers

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Headers and tails

Learn more about headers and tails, which help you understand the meaning of some sentences

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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At work

Practise your grammar skills with some questions about the world of work

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Speaking to the world

Read a story about someone who speaks seven languages and answer some questions

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Discourse markers

Fill in the gaps with the right discourse marker

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Do or make?

In this vocabulary activity you can learn and practise common collocations with do and make..
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Connectors and punctuation

The town council is planning to build a new supermarket. Practise your grammar and vocabulary by choosing the correct connector and punctuation to complete the sentence.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Past simple and present perfect

Read the text about a holiday in Spain. Choose the correct verb to complete the dialogue and practise the difference between past simple and the present perfect.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Order of events

Amber has created her own business. Read the story about Amber and then decide the order in which events happened. This activity helps you practise your reading, grammar and the language used for writing a narrative, including the use of the past perfect.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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How to write a formal letter

Practise how to write a formal letter in this writing and grammar exercise. You need to choose the correct words or phrases to write a formal letter.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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During, for and since

During, for and since are often confused. Learn about these three little words in this vocabulary and grammar activity and practise using them.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Word families: care

Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to care in this vocabulary and grammar task.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Word families: danger

Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to danger in this vocabulary and grammar task.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Relative pronouns

For this grammar activity, read a text about two friends. Choose the correct option to practise relative pronouns.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Word families: break

Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to break in this vocabulary and grammar task.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Word families: friend

Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to friend in this vocabulary and grammar task.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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There, it and they

Learn and practise the difference between there, it and they in this grammar and listening exercise.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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How to write an informal email

Practise how to write an informal email in this writing and grammar exercise. Choose the correct words or phrases to write an informal email to a friend.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes

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