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Describing a picture: a formal conversation

In this description of a photo of a formal conversation, you will hear language to speculate about how people are feeling and what they might be saying to each other. Use these activities to build your range of feelings adjectives, practise modals for speculating and practise word order in indirect questions.

Cooking a fish dish

TV chef Ainsley Harriot shows us how to make a delicious fish dish.

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.

Describing an image: a house

Listen to Penny describing a photo of a living room in a house and the practise yourself. The language focus here is modal verbs of deduction.

a man wearing a clown nose

Red Nose Day

Raising money for charity is a strong tradition in the UK, and people do some strange things. Read about some of them below.

Looking for a job

Here are some adverts for part-time jobs for younger people. Read them then try the exercises.

Film trailer

Watch this trailer for the film Johnny English Reborn then check your understanding and practise your verb structures with the activities.
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How to lose weight

What's the best way to lose weight? Here are some ideas from Annie in Hong Kong.

Desert island survival

Do you think you could survive on a desert island? What would you eat? What would the danger be? Watch video and get some good advice.

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A doctor remembers

Rajan Mehta came to the UK in 1962 and worked as a doctor for many years. Listen to the interview and try the activities.

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