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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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Making decisions

Read these phrases about decision making and see if you can understand their meaning

  • B1-B2
  • 0–5 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
Independent

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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Millionaires and billionaires

Learn to scan text for information

  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

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
Independent

Being an adult

This reading activity practises understanding implied meaning. Read the article about being an adult and answer the multiple-choice questions.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

Learning about archery

Reporter Carly Pimm is learning about a new sport. Practise scanning a text to find information quickly in this reading activity.
  • B1-B2
  • 5–10 minutes
Independent

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.
  • 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

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.
  • 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
Independent

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.
  • 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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