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
Discourse markers
Fill in the gaps with the right discourse marker
Very, really, or absolutely?
Learn the difference between very, really and absolutely
How to make a healthy breakfast
Follow a simple recipe and choose the right words to fill some gaps
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
Spoken or written?
Choose whether some sentences are more common in spoken or written English
Do or make?
In this vocabulary activity you can learn and practise common collocations with do and make
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.