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Skills

Series 02 Episode 01

Talking about birthdays, knitting, family quiz, favourite food, Carolina goes shoe shopping, pronouns, uses of 'poor' and 'old'.

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Grammar & vocabulary

Kitchens 1

Do these exercises to learn words for things you find in a kitchen.

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Business and work

Relationship-building

Read about relationship-building in business, what it means and how to be better at it.

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IELTS

Don't get over-emotional

It's good to express your emotions but don't lose control!

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Study break

London 2: A Penny for the Yard

What was it like to watch one of Shakespeare's plays in the 1600s? Join Ben Crystal on his visit to Shakespeare's Globe, a reproduction of the original Globe Theatre in London.

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Apps

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19 September, 2017 - 10:09

What may be the reason why my Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile doesn't support the Adobe Flash player?

from: Verb Machine

19 September, 2017 - 08:09

Hello poinsettia.noel, It is strange, isn't it? I'm afraid this is just what is correct. If I knew of a way to explain it better, I would tell you, but I'm afraid I don't! All the best, Kirk The...

from: possessives: pronouns

19 September, 2017 - 08:09

Hello NNK, 'keen' means 'very interested'. Fadi is trying to justify why his relationships only last a short time by saying that he is only interested in women who are very interested in him. All...

from: Series 1 Episode 4 - We Have a Mission!