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#1 Vocabulary Task

#1 Vocabulary Task

Here's one for you... I'd like you to make a list of words you like or find useful and send them to me. That's it, that's the task. Take a day or a week. There's no word or time limit.

Present Perfect or Past Simple

Present Perfect or Past Simple

Grammar · Infrastructure Present Perfect vs Past Simple Have a read through the examples below, then have a go at the exercise linked at the bottom of the page. This one gives people away more than almost anything else, and it is not because the forms are difficult. Most languages simply

Prepositions

Grammar · Infrastructure In, On, At: Time and Place Have a read through the examples below, then have a go at the exercise linked at the bottom of the page. Three small words, in, on and at, cover almost all of time and place in English. The good news is that

Dependent Prepositions

Dependent Prepositions

Grammar · Infrastructure Dependent Prepositions Some verbs and adjectives naturally attract a particular preposition. You depend on someone, you are interested in something. There is often no clear rule behind it, which is what makes these pairings tricky. Your first language leans on its own prepositions, and those habits can quietly

Giving Feedback

Founders

MemoryMarket — Sell your memories * HomelessSecured — We solve homelessness * BestFriendClub — Rent a friend * SecondAct — Encore careers for retirees * NeighbourhoodEquity — Invest in your block * ApologyBot — AI-powered reconciliation * AttentionGuards — Gamified screen time * SkillInheritance — Dying experts teach forever * ConsentContracts — Relationship rule books * TheShameArchive — Anonymously sell your secrets

Investing Vocab

Investing Vocab

Test Exercise

Vocabulary · B2 Work & Jobs Choose the best word or phrase to complete each sentence. correct answers Try again

Sports Vocab Quiz

Sports Vocab Quiz

Giving and Receiving Feedback

Giving and Receiving Feedback

GIVING FEEDBACK You manage a junior employee who has always been reliable, but over the past three months their work has become careless, deadlines are being missed and mistakes are slipping through. You need to address this directly before it starts affecting the wider team. "I wanted to speak

Speaking Scandals

Speaking Scandals

Tricky Customer Situations

Tricky Customer Situations

Statements

* “Confidence is more important than talent.” * “Most people are bad listeners.” * “You learn more from failure than success.” * “Many people are afraid of silence in conversations.” * “People become less open-minded as they get older.” * “Social media has damaged real conversation.” * “A stressful job is not worth good money.” * “Children

Informal Speaking Scenarios

Informal Speaking Scenarios

Breaking the News Your friend lent you something expensive — a camera, a piece of equipment, a bag, something they clearly valued. And you broke it. You need to tell them. They don't know yet. You're about to have a conversation that could damage the friendship if

Receiving Feedback

Receiving Feedback

1. Do you enjoy receiving feedback, or does it make you uncomfortable? 2. Can you think of a time someone gave you feedback that stung — even if they meant well? 3. Do you react differently depending on who gives you the feedback? 4. Have you ever received feedback you completely

Professional Speaking Situations

Professional Speaking Situations

You need time to think before answering a difficult question. * “That’s a difficult one… I need a second to think about it.” * “I’ve never really thought about that before, to be honest.” * “Let me think for a moment… there are a few different ways to look at it.

Feedback

People who sound polite don't change the message - they change how it's delivered. A small shift in word choice can be the difference between feedback that lands and feedback that puts someone immediately on the defensive. When you need to share your opinion or perspective, avoid

Tenses

Most learners start with the present simple and past simple, and these two tenses will take you a long way — the present simple alone makes up around 50% of all spoken and written English. But the other tenses open up a whole new level of precision and expression. The present

Verbs

#Base FormPast SimplePast Participle1bewas / werebeen2havehadhad3dodiddone4saysaidsaid5getgotgot6makemademade7gowentgone8knowknewknown9taketooktaken10seesawseen11comecamecome12thinkthoughtthought13looklookedlooked14wantwantedwanted15givegavegiven16useusedused17findfoundfound18telltoldtold19askaskedasked20workworkedworked21seemseemedseemed22feelfeltfelt23trytriedtried24leaveleftleft25callcalledcalled26putputput27keepkeptkept28letletlet29beginbeganbegun30helphelpedhelped31talktalkedtalked32sho

Describe a Character

1. Think of a name for a character Tense: present simple verbs: call 2. Give more details about your character... * where they live * job * free time Tense: present simple verbs: live, work, do, have, like nouns: home, city, job, office, gym, café articles: a, the prepositions: in, at, on other:

Modals

Modal Verbs | ENGLISH PAGEFree online tutorial focusing on modal verbs and modal like expressions with interactive modal verb exercises. (Also called modals, helping verbs, or auxiliary verbs.)ENGLISH PAGE Ability * Can → present ability (I can swim.) * Could → past ability (I could swim when I was five.) * Be able to → ability

Job Interview Prep

Job Interview Prep

On this page you’ll find some key vocabulary relating to job interviews, plus some discussion on how to approach different questions. Vocabulary Tell me about yourself Strengths and Weaknesses Vocabulary First, let’s cover the most important vocabulary when it comes to landing a new job. ▼ The process of

Speaking Tasks

Task Describe your home Talk about the layout, where things are, how long you’ve lived there, why you chose it, pros and cons Explain a process Describe step-by-step how to do something (e.g. your morning routine, how you complete a task at work) Describe a recent

Homework Tasks

Imagine you have just discovered a time machine. Task 1: Your JourneyWrite about your experience using the time machine. Include: When would you go? (past or future) Where would you go? Why did you choose this time and place? How long would you stay there? What would you do during

Leadership

Ernest Shackleton_The Laws of Human NatureThis is the original excerpt from the book The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene.Ernest Shackleton_The Laws of Human Nature.pdf92 KBdownload-circle Click here to read the shortened C1 Version In 1915, the explorer Ernest Shackleton was forced to abandon