C 2

C2 Vocabulary challenge No 4. Guess the missing word

Dare you take the challenge? Here’s a quiz where you have to guess which word is missing. It’s the same word for all three blanks, but there will probably be a change of word class. Meaning that this same word will have a different meaning in each sentence.

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C2 Vocabulary challenge No 3. Guess the missing word

Dare you take the challenge? Here’s a quiz where you have to guess which word is missing. It’s the same word for all three blanks, but there will probably be a change of word class. Meaning that this same word might be a verb, a noun, or a missing part of an idiom.

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C2 Vocabulary challenge Guess the missing word Nº2

How ready are you for a C2 certificate? Can you guess the missing word from these three blanks? Read the sentences and write a suitable word for all three blanks. Remember, it’s the same word for all three blanks.

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C2 Vocabulary challenge Guess the missing word Nº1

How ready are you for a C2 certificate? Can you guess the missing word from these three blanks? Read the sentences and write a suitable word for all three blanks.

Workplace & jobs

Idioms about work number 1

As I’m creating activities related to the work world, I coudn’t possibly expect to get away with not posting something on idioms related to this topic. So I’ve dug out a few of them for this post. I’ve also put my wacom to work to sort of try to make these idioms a little easier…… Continue reading Idioms about work number 1

C2 · Education, study & language

C2 Listening and speaking: How to escape education’s death valley

If you happen to be a teacher, a parent or a student, you will have very probably spent a great deal of time thinking and speaking about school and education. You will also have probably wondered what schools are for and if they actually work at all. Astonishing as it may seem, you will also…… Continue reading C2 Listening and speaking: How to escape education’s death valley

C 2 · C1 · Holidays, travel & transportation

C1/C2 Crossword Immigration

How many words from the wordcloud are you familiar with? Check the meaning of the terms and complete the crossword below. Serena’s blog

C 2 · law & crime

C1/C2 Listening Knife Crime in London

What types of crimes are rising in your country? What are people currently worried about concerning crime? Look at the picture below. How would you classify this list ranging from 1 to 10 according to its frequency? Serena’s blog In the following listening activity, you will hear about the rise in knife crime in London.…… Continue reading C1/C2 Listening Knife Crime in London

C 2 · Media, arts, literature & entertainment · Open cloze

Funny or not so funny?

We all saw it on the news this morning. Just when we had high hopes of receiving an award for Spanish cinema, there goes Will Smith who gives Chris Rock a slap in the face and drops an F-bomb opening the debate on whether certain issues should be overlooked in the name of humour and…… Continue reading Funny or not so funny?

C 2 · law & crime

C2 Listening Working on the Parole Board

Photo by Isabella Mendes on Pexels.com Paul Worsley, former judge, discusses the dilemma a parole board faces when it comes to deciding whether a person convicted of murder can be released into the community. In this listening activity, you will listen to an interview from Talkradio Europe. Fill in the blanks with the word(s) you…… Continue reading C2 Listening Working on the Parole Board