social media

Read a direct message on social media to practise and improve your reading skills. 

Learn how to write a personal profile for a social app or website.

How well do social media posts show real life? What is the impact of social media posts on how we feel about our lives? Watch this thought-provoking short film by Paul Howard Allen on the topic of social media and mental health.

Read an article about how people at different ages use computers and smartphones to practise and improve your reading skills.

English is full of interesting phrases. But how well do people actually know them? Watch this video to listen to people in London talking about some common English idioms and phrases. 

Rob and Adam see what you have to say about politeness, and Emily and Carolina discuss a certain boy...

Read a conversation by instant messages to practise and improve your reading skills.

Listen to Jordan talking about music and how social media has changed the way we discover new bands.

Read two professional profile summaries to practise and improve your reading skills.

Learn how to write and comment on social media posts.

Stephen helps Ashlie with some ideas for her blog so that it gets more ‘views’. What does he advise?

Rob and Stephen discuss some common words used to talk about social media and different continuous forms.

Ashlie and Stephen’s video is a hit despite not being exactly what they'd planned!

Read a text conversation between two friends to practise and improve your reading skills.