BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9

In this unit we learn about the six principles of good project management, and hear about a project that didn't go so well. We practise the third conditional and also learn a lot of words which include the letters 'ough'.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 1

In this session we look at words spelled with the letters ough. There are lots of them, and they're pronounced in many different ways! Can you guess how many?

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 1 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 1 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 1 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 2

Learn about the conditional we use for imagined past events. Do lots of exercises to practise this useful form. If I'd won the lottery, I'd have…

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 2 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 2 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 2 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 3

Finn loses his job because he didn't finish his project on time. In the argument with his boss, Rob, you'll hear lots of examples of the third conditional and get a chance to test how well you understand it.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 3 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 4

Do you think you could organise the next Olympics or World Cup? Or perhaps you'd like to build the world's tallest skyscraper. Learn the basic principles of project management in our guide and maybe one day you could!

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 9 / Session 4 / Activity 1