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Catch the words you hear
Listen to a short café recording. Type the exact words, then check what you missed.
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Choose a short lesson, listen to the recording, and type the words you hear. Then check your answer to see which words you missed or wrote incorrectly.
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Write a short café message in your own words. Use its checks to review your message and make changes.
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Listen
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Understand
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English intensifiers: choose the right word
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Guilty of or guilty for: choose the right word
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Follow-up questions: keep conversations moving
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Micro-listenings · A2
How much or how many: simple quantity guide
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Micro-listenings · B1
Modal passive: rules and examples
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Micro-listenings · B2
Must, might, or can't: express certainty and doubt
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Micro-listenings · B1
Make, let, and help: how to choose
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Micro-listenings · B1
Inseparable phrasal verbs: keep them together
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Micro-listenings · B2
Inversion after negatives: clear word order rules
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