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Jason's story - part 2: reading, grammar and vocab exercise

Average: 1.5 (183 votes)

 
 'Jason's Story part 2'

Read part 2 of our story and choose the word which best fits for the 8 spaces. When you are finished click on the links for their meaning. The links in the story will take you to the Cambridge Online Dictionary.

You can read part 1 of the story here.

Which sentences have mistakes? Part 2

Average: 1.5 (193 votes)

 

Is this sentence correct? 'What spell your name?'

You are going to read ten sentences. Using your excellent knowledge of English, you should decide if each sentence is correct English or if there are any mistakes.

Link: Which sentences have mistakes -part 1

Jason's story - part 1: reading, grammar and vocab exercise

Average: 2 (201 votes)

'Jason'

Read the following introduction to a story and decide which words are missing.  Which is the correct word for each number? When you have finished check the links for any new words

Upper Intermediate - Advanced: reading exercise

Average: 1.6 (245 votes)

'The Story-Teller' by Saki

Reading: wedding and vocabulary match exercise

Average: 2.2 (210 votes)

The happy couple!

Read the following article about weddings in Britain and match up the descriptions to the key words in bold:

Which sentences have mistakes?

Average: 1.9 (208 votes)

beach party

Is this sentence correct?  'Let's make a party'

Read through the sentences at the bottom of the page and decide if the sentences are 'correct' or if they have any mistakes. If you get any wrong, click 'Why?' to find out what the problem is with the incorrect sentences. Good luck!

How to 'express limited knowledge'

Average: 1.4 (159 votes)

How to make a point when we are not 100% sure what we are talking about. Thanks to Danny for writing this article!

 

How to 'Express Feelings'

Average: 3.1 (25 votes)

Want to talk about it?

I’ve come to discover that, in life, for every situation that you may find yourself in, there are basically two ways to handle it - the right way... and the wrong way.

How to 'Apologise'

Average: 1.9 (169 votes)

I have come to realise that, in life, it’s the tiniest things that can drive me crazy and send me hurtling into a half-hour violent rant while the bigger things don’t really bother me all that much.

How to 'Avoid Giving a Direct Answer'

Average: 3.7 (7 votes)

Uncle Dave

It can be difficult to say 'no' to people. Here Danny tells us the polite ways to say 'no' to requests and invitations.