Do or make?
In this vocabulary activity you can learn and practise common collocations with do and make
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Linking words
Practise your writing by choosing the correct linking words to complete the different sentences.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Formal and informal verbs
This writing activity practises the difference between formal and informal registers by looking at some common verbs. You need to match the informal verb with the more formal verb.
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.
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.
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.
Word families: care
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to care in this vocabulary and grammar task.
Word families: danger
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to danger in this vocabulary and grammar task.
Relative pronouns
For this grammar activity, read a text about two friends. Choose the correct option to practise relative pronouns.
Who, whose, which and that
Who, whose, which and that are relative pronouns. We use these to give extra information, or to make it clear which person, or thing, we're talking about. Answer the questions about Yolanda and practise your grammar.
Word families: break
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to break in this vocabulary and grammar task.
Word families: friend
Test yourself on how well you know words and phrases related to friend in this vocabulary and grammar task.
There, it and they
Learn and practise the difference between there, it and they in this grammar and listening exercise.
How to write an informal email
Practise how to write an informal email in this writing and grammar exercise. Choose the correct words or phrases to write an informal email to a friend.