These activities will help you to practise and improve your speaking skills.

Three students having a conversation.

Sending a parcel

Sending a parcel

Sending and receiving things in the post is a great way to communicate with friends and family. Watch the video, which shows Sam receiving a special parcel from her friend in the UK, and practise your speaking skills as you complete the activities.

A birthday party

A birthday party

In the UK, children often celebrate their birthday by having a party. Watch the video, which shows what often happens at a child's birthday party, and practise your speaking skills as you complete the activities.

In a hospital ward

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In a hospital ward

When you are describing a place it is useful to use relative clauses to add details to your description. These activities will help you to give a detailed description of a hospital scene, using relative clauses and a wider range of specialist vocabulary connected to hospitals. You will also practise asking questions in hospital. 

Describing a winter scene

Field on a cloudy day.

Describing a winter scene

In these activities you will learn a range of adjectives for describing a picture that has been taken outside, such as a winter scene. You will also practise the present perfect so that you can say what has happened before the photo was taken. Listen to a description of a photograph of a winter’s day.

My best friend

My best friend

Have you got many friends? Why do you like them? What do you do together? Here is someone talking about her best friend.