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Business and work: Business magazine

Negotiating

For some, negotiating is about winning. For others, it's about compromise. But if we think about it as a collaboration, often both sides can get what they want.

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Reading skills practice: Intermediate B1

Social media influencers

Read a blogpost about the impact of social media influencers in the business world to practise and improve your reading skills.

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Study break: Magazine

Holi

Holi is sometimes called the festival of colours. Find out more about this very special springtime festival in this article.

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Listening skills practice: Beginner A1

Booking a table

Listen to someone booking a table in a restaurant to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Previous Pause Prochain

22 January, 2020 - 08:01

Thanks a lot sir.

The verb 'be'

22 January, 2020 - 08:01

Hello MBenham, When we talk about the item of clothing, 'jeans' is always plural. In British English, there is no singular form. To talk about the material, we use the word 'denim'. A search for '...

Proper nouns

22 January, 2020 - 08:01

Hello Aniyanmon, You cannot use 'being' in either sentence without changing other aspects. When a participle phrase is used, it always refers to the subject of the main clause. Thus, if you use '...

The verb 'be'