Spelling Bee A – Writing

For some people English words can be very difficult to spell. See if you can complete this list of 20 spellings in this ‘Spelling Bee’! You may like to write down the numbers 1 to 20 before you start!

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The flooding of Lake Eyre – Writing exercise A

The flooding of Lake Eyre – exercise A Lake Eyre, (pronounced ‘air), is a lake in the deserts of central Australia that is below sea level and when it fills, is the largest lake in Australia. This the first of two exercises in picking out vocabulary and spelling it correctly. The challenge is to watch…

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Plain English 3 – Writing exercise

Can you write down what you hear about why people considered plain English was important? Use this English language online exercise to help with spelling, punctuation and listening practice.

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The flooding of Lake Eyre – Writing exercise B

This the second of two exercises in picking out vocabulary and spelling it correctly. The challenge is to hear a word in the video that you may not know already and to guess at how it is spelt! 1 What is the adjective the announcer uses of the rain that people in the south-east of…

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A visit to a West-End theatre – exercise 2

This writing exercise is based on an article Stephen Pollard wrote in the Times. Stephen Pollard is a British author and journalist who writes columns for several publications including the Times, the Daily Mail and the Spectator. He is currently President of a free-market Brussels-based think tank, the Centre for the New Europe and Chairman…

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