BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17

Don't get 'stressed'! Dan's here to help with participle clauses and Tim has some tips for you about word stress

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 1 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 1

Participle clauses are ways of linking ideas together to make more complex sentences. Dan explains more with the help of some coffee, which, to say the least, is not the nicest!

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 2 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 2

The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is under severe threat from a rise in water temperature. Neil and Finn look at how the world's media are covering the story and give you the words and phrases you need to talk about it.

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 3 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 3

Get up-to-date with the latest news and understand it too with Lingohack. Listen to and watch authentic BBC World News bulletins and learn key words and phrases that help you make sense of the news.

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 4 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 4

It's often difficult with long words in English to know which syllable is stressed. Tim answers a question on this topic and gives some tips and advice for learning the stress patterns of certain suffixes.

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 5 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: Upper-intermediate / Unit 17 / Session 5

Gordon's preparing something special in the kitchen but unfortunately there's one ingredient he's had too much of. What will the customers make of his new dish? Learn some phrases related to timing.