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Hamlet 1: His Father's Ghost
Shakespeare: Hamlet

Hamlet returns home to find his father has died. Zimbabwean actor Tonderai Munyevu explains how Hamlet is about a man who has to figure out what happened while he was away.

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Grammar & Vocabulary
Reported speech 1
Quick Grammar: Reported Speech 1

In reported speech the tenses, word-order and pronouns may be different from the original sentence.

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Fun & Games
Beat the Keeper

Are you a football fan? Try this game to see how many football words you know in English. Can you beat the goalkeeper? Good luck!

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Business & Work
Public relations
Public relations

A public relations account executive talks about how she got into the area of public relations and about her job.

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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
Develop What You Say

Even if you are asked what seems like a yes–no question, you are expected to say more.

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28 September, 2016 - 21:09
Hi Guys! I would like to confess, I did not understand the objective of task 6 :(
from: Essays: Structure 1
28 September, 2016 - 21:09
hi,dear i can not understand the different from "have" and "had"? i have eat i have eaten i had eaten please help me
from: Transport and Travel Scene 1 - Language Focus
28 September, 2016 - 20:09
Hello The LearnEnglish Team. Please, answer my question posted earlier about the verb look. I'm really interested in it. Thanks.
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