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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.

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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.

Vision off - YouTube technique

This YouTube activity really gets your students thinking creatively. A short film is played for the students, but they can’t see the scene, they can only hear it. 

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.

The Titanic and the third conditional

This is a way to consolidate the form of the third conditional. it is best used at the end of the first lesson in which students meet the form, or at the latest the one after.

 driving licence

At what age can you…?

At what age can you get a job? In every country we can only do some things, like getting married or driving a car, when we get to a certain age. If you are under this age it is not legal (it is against the law). In this activity you will learn about legal ages in the UK.

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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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