Uses of like
This activity helps you to practise using like in different sentences
Learning English
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Which animal?
Answer some questions to learn new words to describe animals
Vocabulary for the house and home
Practise using vocabulary about the house and home
Vocabulary for work and jobs
Practise using vocabulary connected to work and jobs
US or UK pronunciation
Can you tell the difference between UK and US English?
Bed or bad?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Intonation
Learn how intonation can affect the meaning of certain words
Text messages
Can you understand the general idea in these text messages?
Hey!
Learn about different exclamations
Sit or seat?
Listen out for the different vowel sounds
Come or calm?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
How to make a healthy breakfast
Follow a simple recipe and choose the right words to fill some gaps
Linking ideas and sentences
Practise linking ideas and sentences with this vocabulary exercise
Health vocabulary
Improve your vocabulary related to health
Making decisions
Read these phrases about decision making and see if you can understand their meaning
The world of work
This reading exercise looks at language used in a job application
Property for sale
Read a description of a property for sale and answer some questions
It or eat
Learn more about pronouncing e and i sounds
Words related to money
Practise some vocabulary related to money
Verbs related to money
Fill in some gaps with verbs related to money
Speaking to the world
Read a story about someone who speaks seven languages and answer some questions
Burn or bun?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Bold or bald?
Learn how to pronounce some different vowel sounds
Stars or stores?
Can you hear the difference between these sounds?
Take, make, and do
Practise some collocations with take, make and do
Computer troubles
Practise some vocabulary related to computers
Metals and gases
Practise some vocabulary related to science
Eating
Choose the right word to fill the gap in sentences about eating
Definitions of formal words
This activity will help you use different forms of the same word
Do or make?
In this vocabulary activity you can learn and practise common collocations with do and make..
Quit, quite and quiet
In this listening and vocabulary activity you will learn about three little words that are often confused - quit, quite and quiet.
Which food do you need?
Learn about nouns connected with food in this vocabulary activity.
Precise words
Use this vocabulary activity to practise precision. Choose the correct word which fits in the sentence.
Which part of the body?
This vocabulary activity practises nouns connected with the body. Choose the correct answer from the list of options.
Syllable stress
In this listening and pronunciation activity, listen to the different words related to health and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
An advertisement
Jane is selling her bicycle and has put an advert on a local website. Complete the advert with the correct phrase in this reading and writing activity.
Long and short 'i'
This pronunciation and listening activity practises pronouncing the long and short 'i' sound. Listen and decide which 'i' sound you hear first.
Communication and technology
This vocabulary exercise practises phrasal verbs connected with communication and technology. Choose the correct verb for the different phrases.
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.
Filling in a form
Practise completing a form with the correct information in this writing and vocabulary activity.
An email to a friend
This writing, grammar and vocabulary exercise practises the informal language used in emails. Choose the correct informal way to finish the sentences in the email.
Meeting people for the first time
When you meet someone for the first time, you ask questions. Find the correct reply to the question in this reading activity.
Statements and opinions
This vocabulary activity practises language for qualifying statements or opinions. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence.
Shopping in a department store
Read the sign and then decide which floor of the department store you need to find things. This reading activity practises scanning a text for information.
Full stops and commas
Read three versions of a text about running and decide which is the best in terms of punctuation. This reading and writing activity will help you practise the correct use of full stops and commas.
Natural world facts
Decide if the fact about the natural world is correct or incorrect with this vocabulary exercise.
Ethical journalism
Ethical journalism is the idea of reporting things accurately and fairly. This reading activity practises the full range of skills required for reading discursive texts on academic subjects.
Dependent prepositions
This vocabulary activity practises the use of dependent prepositions. Read the sentences and decide which dependent preposition is needed to complete the sentence.
Organising writing
Read the text about taking a holiday on a cruise ship. Then practise your writing by organising the text into paragraphs by using discourse markers.
Formal and informal verbs
This writing activity practises the difference between formal and informal registers by looking at some common verbs. You need to match the informal verb with the more formal verb.
Giving advice to a friend
Jack has emailed his friend Adam for some advice. Read the email and complete the phrases to practise language you can use when you're giving advice.
How to write plurals
Practise plural endings. Choose the correct ending for different groups of people in this vocabulary and grammar exercise.
Stressed words and meaning
Listen to the speaker stress a particular word and understand how this can illustrate the speaker's attitude. Match the statement with its meaning.
Idiomatic language
Choose the correct idiomatic phrase to complete the sentence in this vocabulary exercise.
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.
Word families: care
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to care in this vocabulary and grammar task.
Word families: danger
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to danger in this vocabulary and grammar task.
Word families: break
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to break in this vocabulary and grammar task.
Word families: friend
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to friend in this vocabulary and grammar task.
What's the correct reply?
This reading activity practises choosing the correct reply to questions about music.