Reading

Test your Adjective knowledge.

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Take a look at the ten sentences below. Which adjective fits best for each sentence? Use this link to the Cambridge Online dictionary for any words that you don't know. It's a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary, especially an English-English one. 

 

Link: Personality Adjectives

Culture Lesson: American Thanksgiving

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Read through the following information on American Thanksgiving and match up the key words (in bold) to their definitions:

Match the question to the answer

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Read through the ten questions below and choose the answers which best match them:

 

Link: Find the extra word

English Riddle: Can you answer the question?

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Read the following riddle (puzzle) and see if you can think of the answer. Click on 'Show Answer' to solve the riddle:

A father and son have a car accident and are both badly hurt. They are both taken to separate hospitals. When the boy is taken in for an operation, the surgeon (doctor) says 'I can not do the surgery because this is my son'. How is this possible?

How to use tact

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The time has come to speak of Uncle Len. Those of you with a better than average memory may remember me mentioning him in passing a couple of months ago. Uncle Len is a lawyer, and he sort of warned me that if his name ever appeared in any of my articles, he would sue me so hard that my children’s children’s children would still be paying his children’s children’s children damages long after the two of us were dead and gone.

Upper Intermediate reading exercise 'The Happy Prince'

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Read the start of 'The Happy Prince' by Oscar Wilde and answer the comprehension questions:

High above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.

Visit Malta: reading and vocab practice

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Malta

SMS English

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Culture Lesson: Guy Fawkes Night

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November 5th is a famous day in British history. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on this day. Do you know who he was or why this day is celebrated? Let's find out about some British culture.

Credit-Crisis: How to talk about the economy

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