Listen to the radio interview and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
At the library – giving personal information
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Describing people
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Introducing a friend
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Inviting someone to the cinema
Listen to the conversation and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.
Here you can find activities to practise your reading skills. Reading will help you to improve your understanding of the language and build your vocabulary.
Read two professional profile summaries to practise and improve your reading skills.
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MARIA
I am an architect with 20 years’ experience of designing and developing spaces. I am a partner in the award-winning STG Architects Ltd, which is famous for its work on the Galroy Building in London. I enjoy working with people from all over the world and have international experience of working in Italy, Greece, Thailand, Australia and Brazil. I have a Master of Science from Sheffield University and a BA in Architecture from Hull University. I also speak Italian and Thai. When I am not working, I spend my time hiking, skiing and diving.
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EMILY
I am an experienced sales manager with 12 years’ experience of developing customer service teams. I am skilled in negotiation, team motivation and building successful sales teams. After ten years of working in sales and customer service at Halo Bank, I am now the sales office manager of a team of 120 at Southern General Plastics Ltd. I have an MBA from Stanford University and a degree in Business Studies from Cornell University. I am creative and hardworking, and enjoy working with others.
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What work do you do? How would you describe your experience and your skills?
AN EMAIL FROM A FRIEND
Read an email about plans for the weekend to practise and improve your reading skills.
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Hi Samia,
Just a quick email to say that sounds like a great idea. Saturday is better for me because I’m meeting my parents on Sunday. So if that’s still good for you, why don’t you come here? Then you can see the new flat and all the work we’ve done on the kitchen since we moved in. We can eat at home and then go for a walk in the afternoon. It’s going to be so good to catch up finally. I want to hear all about your new job!
Our address is 52 Charles Road, but it’s a bit difficult to find because the house numbers are really strange here. If you turn left at the post office and keep going past the big white house on Charles Road, there’s a small side street behind it with the houses 50–56 in. Don’t ask me why the side street doesn’t have a different name! But call me if you get lost and I’ll come and get you.
Let me know if there’s anything you do/don’t like to eat. Really looking forward to seeing you!
See you soon!
Gregor
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How do you make plans with friends? By email?
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