Uses of like
This activity helps you to practise using like in different sentences
Learning English
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I love sports
This activity helps you practice using words to do with time and place
Bank accounts
Practice listening with this activity about bank accounts
Can you understand?
Can you identify what is really being said in this listening activity?
Which animal?
Answer some questions to learn new words to describe animals
Listening to dialogues
Listen to people talking and answer questions about their conversation
Voicemail
Can you understand the general idea in these voicemail messages?
Word stress
Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables
US or UK pronunciation
Can you tell the difference between UK and US English?
Travel programme
Listen to an interview and answer some questions
How do you feel?
Answer some questions about how people are feeling
Tastes
Try out a number of activities that will teach you words related to how food tastes
Amir's adventure
Listen to Amir talking about his trip and answer some questions
Money matters
Read a text about money matters and answer some questions
Text messages
Can you understand the general idea in these text messages?
What do they look like?
Listen to descriptions of people and choose the right picture
Sit or seat?
Listen out for the different vowel sounds
Word stress
Learn about word stress in short words
More word stress
Try some more activities about word stress in short words
A camping adventure
Read about a camping trip and answer some questions
My house
Read an email about a house and answer some questions
Making clothes
Practise your reading skills by answering some questions about making clothes
Word Stress in long words
Try some activities about word stress in three-syllable words
What's the product?
Listen to some descriptions of products and identify them using context clues
A restaurant review
Listen to someone talking about dining at a restaurant and answer some questions
Word stress four syllable words
Identify the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in these long words
Is or was?
Test whether you can hear unstressed words in the middle of a sentence
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
You have one voicemail message
Listen to a voicemail and answer some questions
Windsor college adult courses
Listen to a voicemail and pick out the main ideas and details
The Diamond Eagle
Read a detective story and answer some questions about it
Speaking to the world
Read a story about someone who speaks seven languages and answer some questions
Do you hear the difference?
This exercise will help you with similar but different sounds
Stars or stores?
Can you hear the difference between these sounds?
Millionaires and billionaires
Learn to scan text for information
My family
This activity helps you practise grammar
Science fiction
This reading and writing activity practises understanding text structure through referencing words and various types of linkers and discourse markers.
Forensic linguistics
Read the text about the role of forensic linguistics in solving crimes. Then answer the question to practise the full range of reading skills required for reading discursive texts on academic subjects.
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.
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.
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.
Being an adult
This reading activity practises understanding implied meaning. Read the article about being an adult and answer the multiple-choice questions.
Syllable stress
In this listening and pronunciation activity, listen to the different words related to health and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
Learning about archery
Reporter Carly Pimm is learning about a new sport. Practise scanning a text to find information quickly in this reading activity.
Retail therapy
This reading activity focuses on particular words used to refer back to something in the text. Read the text about retail therapy and match words with the people they refer to.
Penny's day in the city
Read the email from Penny about her day in the city. Look out for details in the email and complete the sentences with the correct endings.
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.
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.
Going to the movies
Listen to two friends talking about going to see a film and then choose the correct answer to the questions.
Arranging to meet
Read the conversation between Dave and Jane, who are planning to meet. Answer the True/False questions to practise reading for detail.
Agreeing and disagreeing
Listen to some conversations between two people. Decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing.
Understanding implied meaning
This listening activity practises understanding implied meaning. Listen carefully to the context of the person speaking and choose the right option.
The teacher
Read the text about Ben, who is an English teacher. Answer some multiple-choice questions about the text to practise your reading.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Websites for teens
Read the text about websites for teenagers and match the person with the website they would find most useful. This activity practises reading a text for detailed information.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Short dialogues
This activity practises following dialogues that contain colloquial language. Listen to the person talk and identify how that person feels or the way they speak.
Virtually Anywhere Episode 5
Paul and Geeta continue their travels around the world. Listen to episode 5 and try the learning activities to practise the words you've heard.
Shopping for clothes
Practise listening for simple information. Listen to a conversation in a clothes shop and choose the correct answer.
The truth about ballet
Ballet for Boys has written an article about their dance lessons. Read the article and then answer the multiple-choice comprehension questions.
A comic book
This reading and writing activity looks at how linking words are used in a text. Read the article about comic books and choose a word to complete the sentence.
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.
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.
Cancelling meetings
Practise your listening and vocabulary by listening to two short conversations with a man who has to cancel his plans.
Listening for detail
Charlie is a basketball player and Sally is a writer. Listen to four different conversations and choose the correct answer to the questions.
Virtually Anywhere Episode 1
Improve your English listening skills with Virtually Anywhere, our audio series. Listen to the first episode with final-year archaeology students Geeta and Paul and then try the learning activities.
See Asia!
Practise listening for simple factual information and checking meaning. Listen to a man talk about a programme called See Asia! and choose the correct answers to the questions.
Syllable stress
This pronunciation and listening activity practises syllable stress. Listen to the different words and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
Virtually Anywhere Episode 6
Do this activity to practise some of the useful language used in Virtually Anywhere episode 6 and improve your listening skills.
An unusual hobby
Kate has an unusual hobby of growing bonsai trees. Listen to Kate speak on a radio programme and answer the questions about her hobby.
Understanding socio-cultural references
Read the text about understanding social-cultural references. Then answer the question to practise the full range of skills required for reading discursive texts on academic subjects.
Virtually Anywhere Episode 7
Discover what happens in the final episode of Virtually Anywhere, and keep improving your listening skills at the same time.
Subtle attitudes
This activity practises understanding people's attitudes based on the words and the intonation they use.
There, it and they
Learn and practise the difference between there, it and they in this grammar and listening exercise.
What's the correct reply?
This reading activity practises choosing the correct reply to questions about music.
Virtually Anywhere Episode 2
Paul and Geeta can't decide which location to study for their final piece of coursework. Try this activity to practise some of the useful language used in Virtually Anywhere Episode 2.
Virtually Anywhere Episode 4
Keep practising your English listening skills and find out what happens in Episode 4 of the Virtually Anywhere audio series.