BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18

Pick up some acronyms and initialisms asap as we take a look into the world of cosmetic surgery and ask: how much is too much? Plus, revise and practise defining and non-defining relative clauses.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 1

NASA, LOL, OMG! Why say the whole expression when you can say a few letters? Learn more about acronyms in this session.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 1 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 1 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 1 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 2

This session is all about clauses which give information about nouns. That was one, just there. You'll learn about defining and non-defining relative clauses and the relative pronouns we use with them.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 2 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 2 / Activity 2

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 2 / Activity 3

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 3

Making it easier to face the world - for many that's what plastic surgery is for. But it has a much more serious side. Try our reading activity to learn about the development of plastic surgery and test your knowledge of relative clauses.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 3 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 4

Your English will go 'under the knife' as you learn about cosmetic surgery and what the cost is to people who have it. Hear a discussion about the subject and test your understanding of relative clauses.

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 4 / Activity 1

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 5

It's time for the men to admit they're not called Ernest. How will Gwendolen and Cecily react?

BBC Learning English - Course: intermediate / Unit 18 / Session 5 / Activity 1