BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27

In this unit we learn about brand names that have become nouns and verbs, study -ed and -ing clauses and hear about some of the weirdest British laws

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 1

Do you facebook or skype? What search engine do you use to google something? When you clean your house do you hoover? Many verbs and nouns in English have come from commercial products. Learn more about some of them in this session.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 1 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 1 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 1 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 2

Present and past participles can be used for more than making verb forms. In some situations they can be used without subjects and auxiliaries. Having read this, if you want to learn more, read the activities and try the quizzes.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 2 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 2 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 2 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 3

Do this... don't do that... In this article, a visitor to Britain tells us about her experience of being surrounded by public notices telling her what to do. You'll also find a few -ed and -ing clauses in the article.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 3 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 4

Where is it illegal to get a fish drunk? Where can't you wear a suit of armour? And why should Scottish men fear the city of York?

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 4 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 5

Gulliver has left the giants of Brobdingnag behind and begun a new adventure. An attack by pirates leaves him alone on an empty island, until something huge appears in the sky...

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 27 / Session 5 / Activity 1