Collocations
Words that belong together — that's the heart of collocations. In this activity you'll practise the natural word partnerships that make your English sound effortlessly fluent rather than word-for-word translated.
Phrasal Verbs
Phrasal verbs are everywhere in real English — in conversations, podcasts, films, and everyday writing. Use this activity to lock in the ones from class so they become part of your active vocabulary.
Idioms
Idioms are one of the trickiest parts of English — their meaning has nothing to do with the individual words. In this quiz, you'll practise the idioms from class: recognise what they mean and use them in context.
Communication Styles
Direct or indirect? Blunt, tactful, reserved or outspoken? In this activity you'll practise the adjectives we use to describe how people communicate — first completing the gaps, then unscrambling the words to lock them into your active vocabulary.
Public Speaking
The language of ideas — come up with, develop, support, challenge, express, clarify. This self-checking quiz reviews the verbs and speaking advice from the Public Speaking lesson, giving you instant feedback on every answer.
Vocabulary That Sticks
Nine words that came out of your own conversations — bonding, pet peeve, close-knit, firsthand, set boundaries, upbringing, take up, commute, mugged. This quiz follows the same path as the lesson: sort the words into types, complete the sentences, correct the wrong forms, choose the right meaning of take up, and check where the stress falls.
Pushing the Limits
Caving, free soloing, big-wave surfing, wingsuit flying — and the language people use to talk about them: an adrenaline rush, put yourself in danger, overcome your fear of…, stay in good shape, be addicted to, out of your mind. Match the sentence halves, name the sports, sort them into extreme, endurance and adventure, and test yourself on four real stories of people who pushed the limits. Then watch the news report about the Polish climber who skied down Everest without bottled oxygen and answer the comprehension questions — 41 questions in all, every one of them self-checking.
The Frugal Lifestyle
Meet Bea and her frugal way of living. First watch the video, then test yourself: match Bea's reasons for being frugal, and complete the chunks people use to talk about spending — although I spend…, I don't see the point of…, I occasionally splurge…, money well-spent. 13 questions, every one self-checking.
Writing — Put It All Together
Time to make it yours. This final activity brings together everything from the hub — collocations, phrasal verbs, idioms and communication styles — in four short writing tasks. As you write, the target expressions light up when you use them, and you can reveal a model answer or copy your writing to send it in for feedback.
Video Lessons
More lessons to watch. These don't have a practice activity yet — they're on the way. In the meantime, watch and take notes on the language that's new to you.