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Business English: You're Hired

Episode 10

It's Sarah's first day. Philip and Marcia show her around.

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General English: Video zone

The 2018 World Cup: Things to forget

The FIFA World Cup is here again! What's the most important thing to do when you're watching your team play? In this video, football fans from England hear about things they need to forget.

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Listening: Upper intermediate B2

A talk about motivation

Listen to the talk about motivation to practise and improve your listening skills.

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Reading: Intermediate B1

A travel guide

Read a travel guide about Bangkok to practise and improve your reading skills.

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8 December, 2019 - 19:12

I try to be on time, but sometimes I got up late, ha hahaha ha. It doesn't matter to me. My job is close to my house for only seven minutes of walking. My boss is amazing. This year I arrived late...

A message to say you're late

8 December, 2019 - 16:12

It was a little easy but I was guided in the video and in the description below I was hahaha XD

Episode 03 - What do you like doing?

8 December, 2019 - 15:12

Hello Naomi03 In this sentence, 'are exported' is a passive verb in the present simple tense. You're right that the ending '-ed' is a past tense marker, but it also has other meanings and uses -- in...

Past simple