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Listening: Advanced C1

A job interview

Listen to the job interview to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Writing: Intermediate B1

New Year's resolutions

Learn how to write about your New Year's resolutions.

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Listening: Pre-intermediate A2

Four conversations

Listen to four conversations to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Listening: Intermediate B1

Chatting about a series

Listen to two friends chatting about a television series to practise and improve your listening skills.

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4 January, 2021 - 17:01

Hello Nuro, We don't normally use a negative infinitive of purpose. You could say 'so as not to' or 'in order not to' instead. If you mean where the preposition phrase 'to Italy in 2015' should go...

'to'-infinitives

4 January, 2021 - 17:01

Hello epicure, Please don't post a question more than once. I have deleted your second post in which you ask this same question. It can take us some time to answer comments and posting them twice...

'will' and 'would'

4 January, 2021 - 16:01

Hello Loc Duc, We use 'manage to' or 'didn't manage to' to speak about a relatively discrete action, i.e. an action that is relatively quick and does not extend over time. 'afford' describes a state...

Past ability