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This is the well known "one guy always lies, one guy always tells the truth" brain teaser - reproduced as a reading with several additional activities (crossword and general knowledge questions).
It's a fun, humorous and employs lateral thinking. Follow it with activities such as - action ...
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Keywords: brain-teaser, crossword, eating-habits, environment, grammar, intermediate, reading, second-conditional
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Pancakes are the favourite food on this day. For this reason it is often referred to as Pancake Day. Historically, both meat and eggs were forbidden throughout Lent, so the tradition was to eat all meat on Monday and all eggs on Tuesday before it started. The eggs ...
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Keywords: board-game, cooking, dishes, easter, egg, find-somebody-who, food, intermediate, reading
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WOMAN ARRESTED ON RIO BEACH
A young woman was arrested yesterday for using only one part of her two-part bikini. Brazilians are famous for their love of the beach, and wear very small bikinis but topless sunbathing is still not allowed. Police used to have a "look the ...
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Keywords: adults, crime, fox-hunting, intermediate, law, nudity, racism, reading, smoking, speaking
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According to one legend, Valentine was a Roman priest who lived in the 3rd century in Rome. The emperor at that time, Claudius II, decided that unmarried young men made better soldiers. That's why he banned marriages! However, Valentine secretly continued to perform marriages for young couples. ...
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Keywords: agony-aunt, intermediate, love, matching, reading, valentines, vocabulary
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on business
on the increase
on the radio
on fire
on his mind
on sale
on foot
on his
on strike
on guard
on the phone
on time
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The staff threatened to go .................. if the management did notmeet their demands.
It looks as if the whole building is .................. . There are flames everywhere.
On the other hand, he ...
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Keywords: collocations, intermediate, matching, on, prepositions, vocabulary
Shared by Mike
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in spite of this
in very good condition
in common
in a moment
in public
in charge of
in exchange for
in fact
in the past
in tears
in love
in piece
in time
in public
in common
in very bad shape
in a hurry
in order to
in the end
in pain
in silence
in ink
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In the exam you must write your answers .................. , not ...
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Keywords: collocations, in, intermediate, matching, prepositions, vocabulary
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out of breath
out of luck
out of reach
out of control
out of order
out of sight
out of date
out of practice
out of tune
out of doors
out of the question
out of work
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She’s been .................. for over a year now and she’s almost given up hope of ever finding a job.
I’mafraid ...
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Keywords: collocations, intermediate, matching, out-of, prepositions, vocabulary
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What are the typical symptoms of a cold? Give answers under the pictures. Begin with the words “She's...” or “She's got...”
You will hear a story about a “modern” illness that children suffer from. Complete the table below.
Complete the sentences with correct words.
Look at the underlined letters in these ...
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Keywords: grammar, health, intermediate, listening, pronunciation, vocabulary
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Ss read the article about cyber-cheating and answer the question:Would you stay with your husband/wife/partner if this happened to you?
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Soon after getting the computer, Jennifer's husband, Simon, (not their real names) started using the Internet nightly. At first, she didn't worry. But soon he was spending more and ...
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Keywords: adults, intermediate, internet, reading, relationship
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Imagine that you have a business idea and you’ve been trying for weeks to set up a meeting with the CEO to discuss it. One day, as you walk into the cafeteria at work to get your morning coffee, there he is, standing by the coffee machine. This ...
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Popularity: 15%
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Keywords: business-english, intermediate, matching, presentation, reading
