This is a vocabulary game to test your knowledge of some fairly advanced words. Look at each pair and decide if they share similar meanings or express opposite ideas. When you get the answer right, the words turn blue; wrong answers show the words in red. 
Here's an activity to help you practise for the CAE exam, paper 3 (English in Use). Look at the gapped article about music piracy on the internet. First, read the text to have an overall idea and then click on each number to choose the word that best completes each gap. When you finish, check your answers.
Ready to enjoy your holidays? It's summer in the southern hemisphere, and here are some activities related to the world of travelling. How about doing some listening practice? Listen to a man talking about his family's travel preferences and match the people to the right places.
If you are preparing for the TOEFL exam (and even if you're not...), here is an interesting activity. One of the four underlined structures in each sentence is incorrect. Decide which letter (A, B, C or D) is wrong and click on your answer - the 'hint' box will give you the grammar explanation according to your choice.
How do we read a text? This is a question that scientists have been trying to answer for many years. A recent study demonstrates that our eyes don't move through the text smoothly from left to right, but they tend to lock on different letters of the same word. This finding may help teachers and psychologists understand the reading process, improve the way schools teach kids to read and devise strategies to help children with reading problems such as dyslexia. Read all about it in this article and then, if you are preparing for the CAE, here's an activity to practise for the English in Use (paper 3).
That was the title of a 1969 mock TV documentary made by John Cleese and his (later) Monty Python friends, which gave practical lessons on how to drive others mad. What makes you lose your temper? Watch the short video below; do things like these drive you up the wall too? How do you react when irritated? What do you do to try and keep calm when something - or someone - is irritating you? Write your ideas in the 'comments' area. And here is a short text (advanced level) to practise the use of prepositions.
From 1st July 2007 virtually all enclosed public places and workplaces in England will become smokefree. This means that smoking won't be allowed in public buildings, pubs and restaurants, offices, shops, public transport, etc. The same measure has been adopted by many other countries around the world, including Brazil, some with stricter laws than others. Those who do not comply with the new regulations in England will have to pay fines that go from 30 to 2,500 pounds. Read more about the ban on this guide.
Is it hard to stop smoking? Listen to Al talking about what he did to quit, and answer the comprehension questions. Click on Begin Quiz and then on Play Audio. You can also read the tapescript if you scroll down the page.
How about a vocabulary game? Drag and drop the letters to make words related to smoking.
To practise for the CAE exam, click here for a matching activity about passive smoking.
Finally, here is a slideshow with different signs. What can or can't you do? Write your ideas and read some suggested answers clicking here.
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