Family holiday
Add some prepositions to a story about going on a family holiday
Learning English
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What a great idea!
Learn about exclamative clauses
See and know
Learn about how to use see in spoken English
Actually and actual
Learn about the uses of actually and actual
Very, really, or absolutely?
Learn the difference between very, really and absolutely
Listening to dialogues
Listen to people talking and answer questions about their conversation
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
Word stress
Learn about word stress in short words
More word stress
Try some more activities about word stress in short words
Word Stress in long words
Try some activities about word stress in three-syllable words
Is or was?
Test whether you can hear unstressed words in the middle of a sentence
At work
Choose connectors to complete sentences
The Diamond Eagle
Read a detective story and answer some questions about it
Cleft sentences
Learn more about cleft sentences
Discourse markers
In this activity you will define the meaning of some discourse markers
Headers and tails
Learn more about headers and tails, which help you understand the meaning of some sentences
At work
Practise your grammar skills with some questions about the world of work
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?
Discourse markers
Fill in the gaps with the right discourse marker
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.
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.
Syllable stress
In this listening and pronunciation activity, listen to the different words related to health and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
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.
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.
Agreeing and disagreeing
Listen to some conversations between two people. Decide if they are agreeing or disagreeing.
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.
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.
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.