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A perfect day: second conditional

Watch the video of Anne talking about her idea of a perfect day, then practise your grammar by answering the questions on using the second conditio

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.

a small boy at the dentists

At the dentist’s

Would you like to learn how to describe a picture?

a father playing with his child in the snow

Describing a winter scene

In these activities you will learn a range of adjectives for describing a picture that has been taken outside, such as a winter scene.

How to make perfect British chips

In Britain, chips are a national favourite. Celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal tells us his recipe for making perfect chips.

Same as the teacher?

This fun activity can be used as a vocabulary review or to test existing vocabulary knowledge, and generates a lot of lexis.

Making it up: phrasal verb stories

A persistent problem area for students is phrasal verbs. This story activity presents the verbs in a context helping the students to work out the meaning. It is also memorable so it's easier for students to remember them too.

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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