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				10 November 09 New Audio Comprehension Practice Test and vocabulary builder. How good are you at listening to English? Do you understand, and do you retain what you have heard? Here is a passage at intermediate level. Listen to it twice, and then answer the questions. If you find it difficult, listen several times before going to the questions. You can also make notes as you listen. Or you can click to pause the recording. When you check the answers, read through the vocabulary comment, especially if you had any difficulty understanding. Note. Your English comprehension is at a reasonable intermediate level if you can listen to the passage twice and then answer six of the nine questions correctly. This is what (the minimum standard) you should aim for. Listen now to Family Drama. Letters from Hammersmith Bridge, real England May 2009 Frugality - the new normal January 2009 The tide of easy money, like the Thames, flows in and then flows out August 2008 A local symbol and realia in language teaching 22 November 09 ADVANCED VOCABULARY CHALLENGE How wide is your vocabulary? Do you have a good understanding of the differences in nuance between one synonym and another? Are you ready to succeed in the Cambridge Proficiency examination? Synonyms for "groups". If you are fluent enough to be able to choose the correct word to suit the context, go to this very advanced exercise, here.				Dictation 16 Nov 09 Quick Listening Test: Work 03 In IE, double click. Repeat aloud or write. Check youranswers from the transcript. quick questions 01. Q 02. Q 03. Q 04. Q 05. Q rapid responses 01. A 02. A 03. A 04. A 05. A Transcript On-line Course One-Year Intermediate English Blog English Speaker Lesson Blog - test your English every day New every day. Have you visited the lesson blog? Its aim is to give you a little new English to think about each day. The level is intermediate. Build. Review. Maintain. Try it. Make it a habit. The best way to learn and remember is to test yourself often. The 2-minute-english blog tests your English ability every day. On-line Course One-Year Intermediate English Blog
Practical English On-Line Dr Cant's Comments for Discussion Is it important to study the differences between American and British English? (25 July 08) Students of English are sometimes bothered by what they think of as differences between the US and the UK branches of the language. They shouldn't be. We all speak American now. Well, more or less... continued Can I learn English by watching television? The short and simple answer is, “No.” If you are tired and cannot sleep, then watch television. If you enjoy American football or baseball, watch television. If you are too ill to work or walk, watch television. But... continued... Is it easy to learn a foreign language? Well, it really depends on who you are. If you are one of the lucky ones, one of the very few who have a natural ear for languages and can pick them up in minutes just by listening, then English or any other language will be very easy for you indeed.... It seems as if a particular part of the brain... continued Success story: how do you compare with Joseph Korzeniowski? Joseph Korzeniowski was born in the Ukraine. His parents were Polish. He left school at 17, went to France and lived there for four years. Then, at the age of 21, he went to England. Unable to speak a word of English... continued... Exercises Practice Exercises for Cambridge First Certificate (FCE) Paper One Reading Paper Three Use of English Practice Exercises for Cambridge Advanced Certificate (CAE) Paper One Reading Paper Three Use of English Self-Study Exercises for EFL Basic Grammar and Usage Elementary Grammar and Usage Review Exercises with Answers Elementary Verb Forms: Present, Past, Perfect, Conditional, Gerund, Infinitive Use of Prepositions: Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced Practice Exercises for Intermediate and Advanced Vocabulary Intermediate Vocabulary and Idioms Verbal Phrases - Phrasal Verbs Advanced Vocabulary: Multiple Choice Practice tests for Cambridge FCE and CAE in Adobe .pdf format The FCE practice has been amended to comply with the shortened test set from December 2008.