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Basic

I love sports

This activity helps you practice using words to do with time and place

  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Bank accounts

Practice listening with this activity about bank accounts

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Can you understand?

Can you identify what is really being said in this listening activity?

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Vocabulary for the house and home

Practise using vocabulary about the house and home

  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Vocabulary for work and jobs

Practise using vocabulary connected to work and jobs

  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Listening to dialogues

Listen to people talking and answer questions about their conversation

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Voicemail

Can you understand the general idea in these voicemail messages?

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Proficient

Word stress

Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

US or UK pronunciation

Can you tell the difference between UK and US English?

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Travel programme

Listen to an interview and answer some questions

  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

How do you feel?

Answer some questions about how people are feeling

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Tastes

Try out a number of activities that will teach you words related to how food tastes

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Amir's adventure

Listen to Amir talking about his trip and answer some questions

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

What do they look like?

Listen to descriptions of people and choose the right picture

  • A1-A2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

Sit or seat?

Listen out for the different vowel sounds

  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Word stress

Learn about word stress in short words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

More word stress

Try some more activities about word stress in short words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Arts and media

Fill in the gaps in some questions about the arts and culture

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Proficient

Communication

Practise some vocabulary related to communicating meaning

  • C1-C2
  • 10+ minutes
Proficient

More definitions

Practise using different forms of the same word

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Cover letter

Learn some of the formal language you'll need when you apply for a job

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Word Stress in long words

Try some activities about word stress in three-syllable words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

What's the product?

Listen to some descriptions of products and identify them using context clues

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

A restaurant review

Listen to someone talking about dining at a restaurant and answer some questions

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Word stress four syllable words

Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in these long words

  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Basic

Linking ideas and sentences

Practise linking ideas and sentences with this vocabulary exercise

  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Health vocabulary

Improve your vocabulary related to health

  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Is or was?

Test whether you can hear unstressed words in the middle of a sentence

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Proficient

Body and health part 2

Choose the correct word to complete these sentences about health and wellbeing

  • C1-C2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

You have one voicemail message

Listen to a voicemail and answer some questions

  • A1-A2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

Windsor college adult courses

Listen to a voicemail and pick out the main ideas and details

  • A1-A2
  • 10+ minutes
Independent

Office equipment

Identify some pieces of office equipment

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Body and health

Learn some new vocabulary related to health and wellbeing

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Independent

Travel the world

Match the words to their meanings

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Easily confused words

Choose the correct word to fill the gap

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Words related to money

Practise some vocabulary related to money

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Verbs related to money

Fill in some gaps with verbs related to money

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Do you hear the difference?

This exercise will help you with similar but different sounds

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Stars or stores?

Can you hear the difference between these sounds?

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

My best friend

Choose the right word to fill the gap

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Take, make, and do

Practise some collocations with take, make and do

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Choosing the correct word

Choose which of these similar words is the right option

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Computer troubles

Practise some vocabulary related to computers

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Similar expressions

Choose the phrase that correctly matches the underlined word

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Independent

Metals and gases

Practise some vocabulary related to science

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Eating

Choose the right word to fill the gap in sentences about eating

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Proficient

Definitions of formal words

This activity will help you use different forms of the same word

  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Proficient

Body and health part 1

Choose the correct word to complete these sentences

  • C1-C2
  • 10+ minutes
Basic

My family

This activity helps you practise grammar
  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Do or make?

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

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.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Which food do you need?

Learn about nouns connected with food in this vocabulary activity.
  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Theatre review

A presenter on a radio programme is talking about a new play. Listen to the review and practise listening for gist or the general idea.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Precise words

Use this vocabulary activity to practise precision. Choose the correct word which fits in the sentence.
  • C1-C2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Discussing a band

Two radio DJs are talking about a band. Practise your general understanding by listening to them talk and answering some multiple-choice questions.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Basic

Which part of the body?

This vocabulary activity practises nouns connected with the body. Choose the correct answer from the list of options.
  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Syllable stress

In this listening and pronunciation activity, listen to the different words related to health and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Discussing new houses in a town

Listen to two people talking about plans to build new homes in their town. Answer the questions to practise listening for gist or the general idea.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

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.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

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.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

Going to the movies

Listen to two friends talking about going to see a film and then choose the correct answer to the questions.
  • A1-A2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Communication and technology

This vocabulary exercise practises phrasal verbs connected with communication and technology. Choose the correct verb for the different phrases.
  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Agreeing and disagreeing

Listen to some conversations between two people. Decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Proficient

Understanding implied meaning

This listening activity practises understanding implied meaning. Listen carefully to the context of the person speaking and choose the right option.
  • C1-C2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Studying at college

Listen to a student talk about college and decide which learning methods she finds helpful or unhelpful. This listening activity practises scanning a listening text to find particular information.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Consonant sounds

This pronunciation and listening activity practises the pronunciation of three consonant sounds. Listen to the different words and decide which consonant sound you hear.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

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
Independent

Virtually Anywhere Episode 3

Listen to Episode 3 of Virtually Anywhere - our audio series. Do this activity to practise some of the words you've heard in the episode.
  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
Independent

A phone message

The bank has called Fay and is leaving a message with her secretary. Practise listening for detail and then complete the gap with the word or number you hear.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Basic

Filling in a form

Practise completing a form with the correct information in this writing and vocabulary activity.
  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Basic

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.
  • A1-A2
  • 0–5 minutes
Independent

Which adverb?

Practise using the correct adverb in different situations with this vocabulary exercise. Complete the sentences by choosing the correct adverb.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes

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