This is a course for intermediate level students. It loosely follows the B2 area of the Common European Framework for Languages. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/images/ic/304xn/p027bv9k.jpg https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:04:21 +0100 BBC Learning English Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://www.bbc.co.uk/terms/additional_rss.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse.https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17 Big and small, traditional and modern, wide and narrow... learning words with opposite meanings can help you build vocabulary. Practise antonyms with us!

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]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-3 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-3/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-3/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-3/activity-2 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-3/activity-2 What is the future for the world's endangered species? We spoke to zoologist and spider expert Dr Tim Cockerill who has some of the answers. Listen, learn and test yourself with a quiz.

]]> https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-4 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-4/activity-1 https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/intermediate/unit-17/session-4/activity-1 Cecily and Gwendolen both think they're engaged to someone called Ernest. When they meet it can't go well, can it?

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