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Listen & Watch
Heritage is GREAT - Part 1
Heritage is Great

Richard shows us the best way to see London's many sights, travels back in time to the Warwick Castle of 500 years ago... and gets into a sword fight!

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Grammar & Vocabulary
Food

Do you know what the names of these types of food are?

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Fun & Games
Wordshake

How many points can you get in 3 minutes? Longer words score more points!

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Business & Work
Trend analysis
Professionals Podcasts – Trend analysis

Listen to an interview with a social affairs commentator on changes in patterns of working.

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Writing
Writing for Food Science
Fruit in a laboratory

If you are studying food science and need to write assignments, essays, etc., then these pages can help!

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IELTS
IELTS Speaking tips
IELTS Speaking tips

You'll love these five great tips for the IELTS speaking test – and the examiner will be impressed!

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17 June, 2017 - 07:06
Hello raj jk, Teachers have different habits so now every teacher will ask the class to write the date. Some will simply write it on the board and expect that class to do the same without...
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17 June, 2017 - 07:06
Hello Mohd Zaffar, The second sentence is incorrect because we do not mix a present perfect form ('has began') with a finished past time reference ('before I asked'). The other three are all...
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17 June, 2017 - 07:06
Hello Ogeday, The present perfect is used in this example to describe an unfinished past, so when we say 'They've been married for nearly fifty years' we mean that their marriage began in the past (...
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