Vocabulary Practice

Phrasal Verb Clusters

What is casual speech?

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Casual speech is a way of talking that you use with people that you are close to and trust. There are different words, phrases, and ways of speaking that you can use with your friends, your family members, and with people who are a similar age, social status, and personality to you.

Color Idioms

This exercise tests your understanding 
of color idioms in English. Fill in the blanks.

How to argue in English

The best way to win an argument is to avoid it. But sometimes, that isn’t possible. Here’s some useful language so you can learn how to argue in English

Sentence Completion

Complete the following sentences
1. He wants to know if he ……………………….. a promotion.

would get

will get

shall get

English phrases for business letters and e-mails

Don’t make your clients feel stupid with your ‘fancy’ English

Double Negatives

I made an embarrassing mistake the other day. I wrote "I can't hardly believe..." when I should have written "I can hardly believe..."

English Mania

Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing English -- "the world's second language" -- by the thousands.

Brand names that are used as ordinary words

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a Breathalyzer n

a machine that can tell you how much alcohol you've drunk

inline skates n

a type of shoe with a line of four or five wheels. Also called Rollerblades

roller-skates n

shoes with four small wheels on the bottom

Effective Business Communicator

Idiom "barrel of laughs"

Gerunds and Infinitives

Fill in the blanks:

1. I hope you don’t mind …………….. leaving early.

me

my

Either could be used here

It's a shame you missed it!

Last week you went to a great party that was thrown by one of the companies that you do business with. You had a great time.

 Today you see your coworker, who didn't go to the party. You want to tell him how fun the party was. You say this to show that you wish he had been there.

It's a shame you missed it!

Learn phrasal verbs for talking about pets

Agreements And Disagreements Test

Complete the following sentences.

1. James doesn’t like cricket. …………………….

Nor I do

Nor do I

So do I