speaking

February is looking a whole lot better

Claudine Weber-Hof tells you what you can do to make February a great month.

Testing your speaking skills

Our audio editor, Rita Forbes, spoke with Lynn Brincks, a test developer from the testing company telc. Brincks told her about some good ways of preparing for a speaking test.

Spotlight 2/2012

SPOKEN ENGLISH
Test your speaking skills

WIND AND WAVES
The UK's Isles of Scilly

HISTORY: Charles Dickens

A good cause

Students rewrite a jumbled dialogue in this activity from our free newsletter for teachers.

Spotlight Audio 2/2012

This month on Spotlight Audio: Test your spoken English. Talking about winter. Writing reports. A short story. And much more.

What does it mean to be bilingual?

Jo Westcombe: "Living a life in two languages has its ups and downs."

Being bilingual

In our January magazine, we're looking at bilingualism. A dictionary might tell you that "bilingual" means "able to speak two languages fluently". But experts don't always agree on the definition.