Tips from the examiners Note! In this recording, it says ‘you will hear each of the short conversations once only’. In the updated...

LISTENING FOR KEY INFORMATION C1-C2 It’s important that you get into the habit of learning how to summarise facts in five words or less...

Exam Practice Reading and Use of English Part 4 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the...

Zero, first, second and third conditionals; mixed conditionals CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear a spy, known as Double X, talking...

Exam Practice Reading and Use of English Part 6 You are going to read a magazine article about a young woman who works in a nursery...

Verb + to infinitive; verb + infinitive without to; verb + -ing; verb + that clause; adjective + to infinitive CONTEXT LISTENING You are...

Stress matters! The importance of stress and intonation in functional language

Phrasal Verbs ‘fall out’, ‘break into’ and ‘run out of’. There are more than 3,000 combinations of verbs with adverbs and prepositions...

Degrees of formality In Listening Part 1 of the International ESOL test, you will also be tested on your ability to recognise differing...

We express many different things in conversations. It will help you to prepare to answer the questions in Listening Part 1 if you think...

Short Story - tips Task overview In Part 7 you have to write a story. You look at three pictures and describe the story you see in them....

Exam Practice Idiomatic language expresses ideas and feelings in a metaphorical rather than a literal way. Idiomatic expressions can...

EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 1 For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits...

unless; in case; provided/providing that and as/so long as; I wish and if only; CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear a man talking to...

EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 4 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the...

Exam Practice Reading and Use of English Part 2 For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap....

Prepositions of place and time Context listening 1. You are going to hear a news broadcast. Before you listen, look at the pictures and...

past simple; past continuous; used to (and to be used to); would CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear Jack talking to his grandmother...

You will hear an interview with a man called Martin Holloway who is a sound engineer. For questions 1–7, choose the best answer (A, B or...

Prepositions which follow verbs and adjectives; prepositions to express who, how and why; expressions with prepositions Context listening...