Communication: speaking, listening, reading, writing. All equally important, but each requiring very different skills.

Each independent unit takes you through different skills:

  • Reading: articles demonstrate grammar, vocabulary, structure, coherence and cohesion. Questions are designed to focus on details, not gist.

  • Writing: whether an open ended or focused task, your words display your thoughts, ideas and needs; make your words count.

  • Listening: our ears need training; what we hear must be clearly translated into words we comprehend.

  • Speaking: pronunciation is just one part; together we consider enunciation and fluidity: it’s not about speed, but accuracy and clarity.

Nevertheless, some things refuse to fit neatly into one of the above; think phrasal verbs, idioms, phrases and word use: all important and included as and when*.

“*as and when”
— phrase: at the time when (used to refer to an uncertain future event)

Unit 1

Reading | Writing | Listening

Unit 2

Reading | Writing | Phrasal verbs

Unit 3

Reading | Writing | Listening

Unit 4

Reading | Writing | Listening

Reading | Writing | Listening

Reading | Writing | Listening

Unit 7

Reading | Writing | Listening

Unit 8

Reading | Writing | Listening

Reading | Writing | Listening

Reading | Writing | Listening

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 9

Unit 10