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Reporting accidents

Do you know what to do if there is an accident at work. In this resource you will listen to Rene reporting an accident to the supervisor.

Cooking Chinese vegetables

Cooks often use a wok to cook Chinese food, especially stir-fry. TV chef Ken Hom shows us a tasty way to make dish of Chinese vegetables in a wok.

The good old days: used to and would

In this lesson you will listen to a recording about life in the 1940s. The language focus is ‘used to’ and ‘would’ for past habits and states.

New Year’s resolutions: going to

What traditions do you have at New Year? In this lesson, Anne talks about her New Year’s Resolutions.

Why people like to queue

British people often wait in queues when they are in places like shops and banks Watch the video, which shows why people like to queue and practise yo

My neighbourhood

In this lesson, learners watch a short video about a typical British neighbourhood. Learners take part in meaningful speaking, listening and develop their language through collaborative activities based on the video. Particular focus is given to vocabulary and revision of the present simple tense.

A birthday party

This lesson is based on a video about a child attending a birthday party in the UK.

Making Christmas trees in China

In Britain, as in many other countries, it's traditional to put up a Christmas tree at Christmas.
friends at the cinema

Let's go to the cinema

Jack invites Ismael to join him and his friends on a visit to the cinema. Listen and try the exercises.

Around the UK

How much do you know about the UK? In this activity you will watch a video with actors talking about their favourite places in the UK. You will be able test your listening skills and practise using the correct tense.

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