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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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Listening to dialogues

Listen to people talking and answer questions about their conversation

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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How do you feel?

Answer some questions about how people are feeling

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 minutes
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Tastes

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

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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Amir's adventure

Listen to Amir talking about his trip and answer some questions

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ minutes
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Word stress

Learn about word stress in short words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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More word stress

Try some more activities about word stress in short words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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Word Stress in long words

Try some activities about word stress in three-syllable words

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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Is or was?

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

  • B1-B2
  • 10+ 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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Do you hear the difference?

This exercise will help you with similar but different sounds

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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Stars or stores?

Can you hear the difference between these sounds?

  • 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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Agreeing and disagreeing

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

Practise your listening and vocabulary by listening to two short conversations with a man who has to cancel his plans.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
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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.
  • 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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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.
  • B1-B2
  • 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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Syllable stress

This pronunciation and listening activity practises syllable stress. Listen to the different words and decide which syllable stress pattern they follow.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 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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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.
  • B1-B2
  • 10+ 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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