Phrasal Verbs ‘fall out’, ‘break into’ and ‘run out of’. There are more than 3,000 combinations of verbs with adverbs and prepositions...

Degrees of formality In Listening Part 1 of the International ESOL test, you will also be tested on your ability to recognise differing...

We express many different things in conversations. It will help you to prepare to answer the questions in Listening Part 1 if you think...

Short Story - tips Task overview In Part 7 you have to write a story. You look at three pictures and describe the story you see in them....

Exam Practice Idiomatic language expresses ideas and feelings in a metaphorical rather than a literal way. Idiomatic expressions can...

EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 1 For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits...

unless; in case; provided/providing that and as/so long as; I wish and if only; CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear a man talking to...

EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 4 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the...

Exam Practice Reading and Use of English Part 2 For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap....

Prepositions of place and time Context listening 1. You are going to hear a news broadcast. Before you listen, look at the pictures and...

past simple; past continuous; used to (and to be used to); would CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear Jack talking to his grandmother...

You will hear an interview with a man called Martin Holloway who is a sound engineer. For questions 1–7, choose the best answer (A, B or...

Prepositions which follow verbs and adjectives; prepositions to express who, how and why; expressions with prepositions Context listening...

Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 3 For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some...

Defining and non-defining relative clauses; relative pronouns and prepositions CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear a man showing some...

Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 4 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the...

because, as and since; so and therefore; in order to, to + infinitive and so (that); so and such; enough and too Context listening You...

EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 1 For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits...

in spite of and despite; but, although and though; even though and even if; participle clauses; before and after + -ing; when, while and...

EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 2 For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap....