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Becoming a self-employed taxi driver

Habib talks about his job, and how he became a self-employed taxi driver. Practise your listening skills and learn some useful English words and phrases.

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Self-employed taxi driver

Habib talks about his job, what is involved and why he is a self-employed taxi driver. Find out more and learn some useful English words and phrases.

Out and about with Habib

Habib talks about what he does every day in his job as a self-employed taxi driver. Find out about his daily routine and learn some useful expressions.

Likes, dislikes and advice

Habib talks about what he enjoys about his job, and what he doesn't like. He also gives some advice for people who would like to become self-employed.  Use your listening skills to correct mistakes and answer questions. 

Future plans and customers

Habib, a self-employed taxi driver, talks about his plans for the future. Use your listening skills to correct mistakes and answer questions.

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Joining your family in the UK

These activities are based on a story written by Abdullwahhab AL-lthawi. By doing these activities, you will improve your language skills as you read about Abdullwahhab’s first impressions of life in the UK.

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Charity shops

This lesson provides students with the opportunity to find out more about what charity shops are, what they sell and how they are staffed. 

Memories

This lesson focuses on the theme of memory, and there is work on collocation and idioms. The lesson takes an integrated approach to allow for practice in all four skills.

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Rules for dating a romantic hero

This lesson is based on a book from the Quick Reads series, called ‘Rules for dating a romantic hero’ by Harriet Evans. Learners are given the opportunity to use online and classroom-based activities to develop their reading skills. 

Four Warned

This lesson is based on an a book from the Quick Reads series called ‘Four warned’ and was written Jeffery Archer. The extract of the book that is used in this lesson focuses on a dramatic car chase. Learners have the opportunity to develop their reading, vocabulary and storytelling skills by using both online and classroom-based activities.

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