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English for adults

Free videos and downloadable worksheets to help adult learners improve their reading, writing, spelling and grammar.

Reading

  • The sounds of English

    A close-up photograph of a man with his hand to his ear
  • Recognising letters and words

  • Types of text

    A picture of a man with short brown hair reading a food menu.
  • Dictionaries and Indexes

    Picture of a long-haired brunette woman looking down at a dictionary.
  • Skimming and scanning

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Writing

  • Handwriting

  • Typing

  • Filling in a form

  • Writing a letter

    A close-up of two hands, one is writing a letter with a pen, the other is holding the paper still.
  • Planning your writing

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Spelling

  • Plurals

  • Prefixes and suffixes

  • Root words

  • Common letter patterns

  • Memory aids

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Sentence grammar

  • Punctuation

    A close-up picture of punctuation buttons on a keyboard.
  • Sentence structure

  • Instructions

    A picture of a man and a woman reading instructions.
  • Varieties of English

  • Past, present or future tense

    A picture of three arrow-shaped signs on a post, one says 'past', one says 'present', and the other says 'future'.
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Speaking and listening

  • Types of listening

    A picture of a grey-haired man who is listening thoughtfully.
  • Listening for specifics

    A picture of a man wearing a maroon polo shirt on the phone. He is at his desk with his laptop open.
  • Communication skills

    A picture of a man wearing a high-vis jacket and a yellow helmet speaking through a walkie talkie in a stock room.
  • Formal and informal speaking

    Picture of a women wearing a white shirt speaking to another woman in a white top in an office environment.
  • Giving a presentation

    A picture of a woman with long hair, giving a presentation.
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Word grammar

  • What are word types?

    A picture of a green board with word types written on, such as 'Prefix', 'Conjunctions', and 'Adjectives'.
  • Verbs

    Picture of a silver whisk, whisking a cake mixture in a silver, metal bowl.
  • Nouns

    A picture that shows Glasgow on a map.
  • Adjectives

    A picture of a woman looking at textured cushions on a shelf.
  • Adverbs

    A picture of someone pointing at a calendar.
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