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Intermediate Course – A=activity, L=listening, R=reading
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Grammar
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Vocabulary
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Drama
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Unit 1 – Pop-ups
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L Present tenses 6 Minute Grammar
R Present tense review
R The present simple, present continuous and present perfect tenses Grammar reference
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L Hyphenation 6 Minute Vocabulary
A Numbers and hyphens
A Two-word adjectives with hyphens
R The pop-up phenomenon Vocabulary relating to pop-up businesses
L How to haggle Fucntional language
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 1 Mixed tenses: present simple, present continuous, present perfect
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Unit 2 – Hidden talents
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L Present perfect continuous 6 Minute Grammar
A Making the present perfect continuous
L Song Stars UK Present perfect continuous in context
R Present perfect continuous Grammar reference
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L In, at, on with time expressions 6 Minute Vocabulary
A Which preposition? Time expressions
R Talent shows: from human judges to computers Vocabulary relating to fame
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 2 Present perfect continuous
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Unit 3 – Can’t buy me love
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L Quantifiers 6 Minute Grammar
A All, each, every, both, either and neither Quantifiers
R Quantifiers Grammar reference
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L Uncountable nouns 6 Minute Vocabulary
A How uncountable nouns work
R More money might not mean more happiness Vocabulary relating to wealth and lifestyle
L Are we ‘stuffocating’? Materialism and minimalism
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 3 Quantifiers: all, each, every, either, neither
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Unit 4 – Travellers’ tales
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L Phrasal verbs and prepositional verbs 6 Minute Grammar
R Multi-word verbs with break
R Multi-word verbs Grammar reference
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L Spoken short forms: gonna, wanna, dunno, whatcha 6 Minute Vocabulary
L Spot the short forms Whatcha, gonna, gimme, lemme
L Pronunciation practice of short forms
R The man who got dumped just before his honeymoon Phrasal verbs relating to travel and relationships
L Making complaints Functional language
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 4 Phrasal verbs
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Unit 5 – The colleague from hell
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L Zero conditional and first conditional 6 Minute Grammar
A Zero conditional and first conditional
R Zero conditional and first conditional Grammar reference
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L Ordinal numbers 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Writing ordinal numbers
R Dates and ordinal numbers
L English at Work Asking someone to do something
R Dealing with difficult people Vocabulary relating to working together
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 5 Zero conditional, first conditional, second conditional
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Unit 6 – Jurassic mystery: unpacking the past
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L Modals of deduction and speculation 6 Minute Grammar
R Modal verbs Might, may, could, might not, may not, couldn’t, must, can’t
R Might, may, could, must and can’t Grammar reference
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L Prefixes de-, dys- and dis- 6 Minute Vocabulary
R The little prefixes Dys-, dis- and de-
A Prefixes Re-, pre-, pro-, in-, un-, mis-
R Three million-year-old technology Vocabulary relating to an archaeological discovery
L Double contractions
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 6 Modals of speculation and deduction in the present
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Unit 7 – Career changes
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L Past perfect 6 Minute Grammar
R Two events in the past Past perfect
R Past perfect Grammar reference
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L Suffixes: -less and –free 6 Minute Vocabulary
R More suffixes -ee, -able, -ible, -ness and job suffixes
L The ‘Awesome Apple’ Functional language to prepare someone for disappointment
R Finding a career that’s right for you Vocabulary relating to work and careers
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 7 Past perfect
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Unit 8 – Art
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L Adjectives and adverbs 6 Minute Grammar
R Adjectives and adverbs review
R Adjectives and adverbs Grammar reference
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L Easily confused words 6 Minute Vocabulary
L Easily confused words
R Who decides what 'art' is?
L An interview with an artist Adjectives to describe style, colour, atmosphere and characters in a story
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 8 Adjectives and adverbs
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Unit 9 – Project management
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L Third conditional 6 Minute Grammar
R Imagined past events Third conditional
R Third conditional Grammar reference
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L Words with 'ough' 6 Minute Vocabulary
L A bad day at the office Vocabulary relating to project management
R The principles of project management Vocabulary relating to project management
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 9 Third conditional
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Unit 10 – The dog ate my homework!
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L Linking devices: cause and effect 6 Minute Grammar
R Cause and effect: how to link them
R Linking devices of cause and effect Grammar reference
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L False friends 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Loanwords, cognates and false friends
L English at Work Giving the background to a situation
R Terrible excuses Vocabulary relating to making excuses
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L Jamaica Inn – Part 10 Linking devices of cause and effect: due to, owing to, because, because of, consequently, as a result, result in, as a result of, thus, therefore
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Unit 11 – The diary of a double agent
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L Reported speech 6 Minute Grammar
R The grammar of reporting verbs
R Direct speech and reported speech
A Reported questions
L How to stop Dr XYZ Reported speech in context
R Reported speech Grammar reference
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L Reporting verbs 6 Minute Vocabulary
A Reporting verbs Say, tell, deny, admit, apologise, insist, suggest, advise, demand and offer.
R Can you spot a big lie? Reading about people telling lies
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 1 Reported speech
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Unit 12 – Fashion forward
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L Active voice and passive voice 6 Minute Grammar
R Using and making the passive
R Active voice and passive voice Grammar reference
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L Irregular verbs 6 Minute Vocabulary
A Do you know the correct form? Irregular verbs
R How high is too high? Reading about fashion
L Where do your old clothes go?
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 2 Passive voice
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Unit 13 – Flat pack skyscrapers
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L Comparatives and superlatives 6 Minute Grammar
A These boots are made for comparing Comparative adjective forms
R Comparative and superlative adjectives Grammar reference
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L Someone, nothing, anywhere 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Pronouns with some and any
R Mini Sky City Reading about a record-breaking tower
L How to chat someone up Functional language for flirting
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 3 Comparatives and superlatives
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Unit 14 – Extreme sports
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L Past perfect continuous 6 Minute Grammar
R Past perfect continuous and past simple
R Past perfect simple or past perfect continuous
R Past perfect continuous Grammar reference
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L Suffixes: -ment, -ance, -ence 6 Minute Vocabulary
A Do you know your suffixes? -ence, -ance, -ment
R Root words and suffixes
L English at Work Functional language to tell people it’s the end of the working day
R Love the fear Vocabulary relating to extreme sports and thrill-seeking
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 4 Past perfect continuous
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Unit 15 – Food fads
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L Adverb position 1 6 Minute Grammar
R Adverbs and verbs Adverb position
R Adverbs and auxiliary verbs
R Ands and buts Conjunctions
R Adverb position 1 Grammar reference
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L Discourse markers: showing your attitude towards something 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Discourse markers: like and you know
R Hungry for the new Vocabulary relating to food fads
L Rob’s full English breakfast Onomatopoeia
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 5 Adverbs
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Unit 16 – Me, my selfie and I
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L Definite article and abstract uncountable nouns 6 Minute Grammar
R Countable and uncountable nouns
R Abstract uncountable nouns
R The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns Grammar reference
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L Suffixes: -ness and –ity 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Same word, different meanings Building vocabulary with suffixes
R The suffix –ish A suffix with many meanings and uses
R Are you selfie obsessed? Reading about photography, social media, celebrity and privacy
L Sounds great! Functional language for responding using link verbs
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 6 The definite article with abstract uncountable nouns
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Unit 17 – Endangered animals
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L Talking about the future 6 Minute Grammar
R The future is now Six ways to talk about the future
A Helga hits the road Making sentences to talk about the future
R Ways of talking about the future Grammar reference
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L Antonyms 6 Minute Vocabulary
A The long and short of it Identifying antonyms
A Who is who in the animal world? A quiz
R Five of the world's most endangered animals Vocabulary relating to animals, natural habitats and conservation
L How can a zoologist save the future? Vocabulary relating to conservation and the impact of humans on the natural world
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 7 Talking about the future: about to, going to, will, intend to,
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Unit 18 – A nip and a tuck: cosmetic surgery
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L Defining and non-defining relative clauses 6 Minute Grammar
R Identifying relative clauses
R Relative pronouns Who, that, which, whose, where, when
R Relative clauses Grammar reference
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L Acronyms 6 Minute Vocabulary
A Is that a word? How to say acronyms: as a word or as letters
R Getting a new face Vocabulary relating to cosmetic surgery
L At what price? Discussing cosmetic surgery
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 8 Defining and non-defining relative clauses
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Unit 19 – I'm really sorry…
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L Adverb position 2 6 Minute Grammar
R Adverbs with adjectives
R Adverb position 2 Grammar reference
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L Words with more than one spelling 6 Minute Vocabulary
A British or American Check your spelling
R The migrant who wasn't Reading about a fictional account of migration
L How to say sorry Functional language
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 9 Adverbs 2
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Unit 20 – Telling stories
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L Narrative tenses 6 Minute Grammar
R It’s all in the past Past verb forms for narratives
R A horse walks into a bar… Using present verb forms to narrate past events
L Who do you believe? Three narratives told by BBC Learning English
R Narrative tenses Grammar reference
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L Linking words 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Linking words to talk about the order that something happens
R Stating the obvious Linking words and phrases for saying something we think is easily understood
L Brian’s incredible life Words and phrases for expressing disbelief
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L The Importance of Being Earnest – Part 10 Narrative tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect, present simple
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Unit 21 – Fakes and phrasals
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L The grammar of multi-word verbs 6 Minute Grammar
R What is a multi-word verb?
R Multi-word verbs / Phrasal verbs type 1, 2, 3 and 4 Grammar reference
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L Commonly misspelled words 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Some simple spelling rules
R Same sound, different spelling Homophones
R Getting forgery down to a fine art Vocabulary relating to art forgery and crime
L Marcus the centurion goes on holiday Using phrasal verbs to sound natural
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 1 Phrasal verbs
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Unit 22 – Looking to the future
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L Future continuous and be + infinitive 6 Minute Grammar
R This time next week The future continuous
L Excuses, excuses The future continuous in context
R Future continuous and be + infinitive with future sense Grammar reference
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L Discourse markers: interjections 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Yuck! Discourse markers for expressing likes and dislikes
R Running against the Olympic clock Reading about preparations for the 2016 Olympic Games
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 2 Future continuous
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Unit 23 – Becoming familiar with things
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L Used to, be used and get used to 6 Minute Grammar
R Used to Talking about the past
R Our guide to life away from home Be used to and get used to in context
R Used to and be/get used to Grammar reference
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L Synonyms 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Synonyms and collocations
R Are you an early bird or a night owl? Be used to something and get used to something
L English at Work Functional language for when you can’t understand something
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 3 Used to
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Unit 24 – From rags to riches
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L Review of conditionals 6 Minute Grammar
R What is a conditional sentence?
R Conditionals review Grammar reference
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L Suffixes: -tian, -sion, -tion 6 Minute Vocabulary
L The disappearing spy Words with suffixes that end in 'shun' or 'jhun'
R The music icon that never was A second chance at fame
L How to make polite requests Functional language for being polite
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 4 Conditionals
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Unit 25 – Against the odds
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L Linking devices of contrast 6 Minute Grammar
R Brave or foolish? Linking devices of contrast: even though, although, despite, in spite of, however, but
R Linking devices of contrast Grammar reference
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L Large numbers 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Thousands and millions
R The appeal of the underdog Vocabulary for talking about succeeding against the odds
L How to disagree Functional language
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 5 Linking devices of contrast
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Unit 26 – Our future on Mars?
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L The future perfect 6 Minute Grammar
R What will the future bring and when? The future perfect form
R One-way ticket to Mars The future perfect in context
L By this time next week… The future perfect in context
R The future perfect Grammar reference
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L Adjectives from names 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Artistic eponymous adjectives -esque adjectives
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 6 Future perfect
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Unit 27 – Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk?
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L -ing and -ed clauses (participle clauses) 6 Minute Grammar
R A business trip Present participle clauses
R Public notices: Are you talking to me? Participle clauses in context
R Participle (-ing and –ed) clauses Grammar reference
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L Eponyms as nouns and verbs 6 Minute Vocabulary
R New language of technology
L Did you know: Crazy laws? Listening to some descriptions of some unusual laws
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 7
Participle clauses
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Unit 28 – Dodgy dating
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L So, such, enough, too 6 Minute Grammar
R Intensifiers So, such, too, enough
R Intensifiers: so, such, enough, too Grammar reference
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L Irregular verbs 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Do you want to get a date? Vocabulary relating to online dating, apps and relationships
L The Dodgy Dating Agency Intensifiers in action
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 8 So, such, enough, too
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Unit 29 – Annoying advice
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L Verb patterns 6 Minute Grammar
R What comes after a verb? Verb patterns, verb + infinitive, verb + gerund
L Babysitting advice Verb + infinitive, verb + gerund, verb + (that) clause in context
R Verb patterns Grammar reference
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L Talk like Shakespeare 6 Minute Vocabulary
R Annoying advice for new parents Vocabulary relating to advice about parenting
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 9 Verb patterns
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Unit 30 – I'll have been studying English for thirty weeks
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L Future perfect continuous 6 Minute Grammar
R Looking back from the future The future perfect continuous
L 24-hour BBC Learning English-athon Future perfect continuous in context
R Future perfect continuous Grammar reference
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L Academic English 6 Minute Vocabulary
R General v Academic English Differences between general and academic English
R Giving a presentation Top tips for presentations
R Going ape for charity! Vocabulary relating to fund-raising and charity
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L Gulliver's Travels – Part 10 Future perfect continuous
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