Uses of like
This activity helps you to practise using like in different sentences
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Family holiday
Add some prepositions to a story about going on a family holiday
What a great idea!
Learn about exclamative clauses
See and know
Learn about how to use see in spoken English
Ellipsis
Choose which parts of these sentences have been left out
Which animal?
Answer some questions to learn new words to describe animals
Actually and actual
Learn about the uses of actually and actual
Very, really, or absolutely?
Learn the difference between very, really and absolutely
Prepositions used with adjectives
This activity teaches you about prepositions used with common adjectives
Money matters
Read a text about money matters and answer some questions
Text messages
Can you understand the general idea in these text messages?
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
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
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
Millionaires and billionaires
Learn to scan text for information
Discourse markers
Fill in the gaps with the right discourse marker
Fronting substitution and ellipsis
Identify some elements of spoken English
My family
This activity helps you practise grammar
Do or make?
In this vocabulary activity you can learn and practise common collocations with do and make..
Science fiction
This reading and writing activity practises understanding text structure through referencing words and various types of linkers and discourse markers.
Present simple and present continuous questions
In this grammar exercise, choose the correct answer to present simple and present continuous questions.
Do you like coffee?
Yes I do! This is an example of using the present simple. Practise answering present simple and present continuous questions in this free grammar activity.
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.
Being an adult
This reading activity practises understanding implied meaning. Read the article about being an adult and answer the multiple-choice questions.
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.
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.
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.
The teacher
Read the text about Ben, who is an English teacher. Answer some multiple-choice questions about the text to practise your reading.
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.
Which as a relative pronoun
This grammar activity practises which as a relative pronoun. Read the sentence and decide if the relative pronoun refers back to the whole clause or the noun by choosing the correct option.
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.
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.
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.
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.