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a woman reading a book

Reading a personal story aloud

Reading aloud is shown to improve confidence and understanding.

Shape or sheep?

Can you say these English sounds? Practise saying words like ‘shape’ and 'sheep' which contain the vowel sounds /eɪ/ and /i:/

Came or game?

Can you say these English sounds? Practise saying words like ‘came’ and 'game' which contain the consonant sounds /k/ and /g/.

Sip or zip?

Can you say these English sounds? Practise saying words like ‘sip’ and 'zip' which contain the consonant sounds /s/ and /z/.

Town or down?

Can you say these English sounds? Practise saying words like 'town' and 'down' which contain the consonant sounds /t/ and /d/.

West or vest?

Can you say these English sounds? Practise saying words like ‘west’ and 'vest' which contain the consonant sounds /w/ and /v/.

Bed or bid?

Can you say these English sounds? Practise saying words like bed and bid which have the short vowel sounds of /e/ and /ɪ/.

lady speaking on the phone

Important telephone numbers

How do you say your telephone number? Listen to this speaker and test your listening skills.

family playing in a park

My Sundays

What do you usually do on Sundays? Listen to this speaker talk about her favourite day, and develop your listening skills.

a woman writing a CV

How to write a CV

Listen to an interview with a recruitment expert, who talks about his experience of reading CVs and offers some good advice on writing them. 

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