Learning English

Practise your writing by choosing the correct linking words to complete the different sentences.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.