Short readings to practise your understanding

Read this funny story and do the comprehension activities online:

 NASREDDIN AND THE POT

 

 There are five more stories! Come on, keep reading!

Into the future

Are you still having trouble using "will", "going to" and the present continuous with a future meaning. Did you know about the use of the "present simple" (that's right, the present simple) to talk about schedules?. Read these notes and do the exercises at the bottom of the pages.

4 WAYS OF TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

"WILL" OR "GOING TO"?

Plans for tonight

Click here to listen to 6 people talking about their plans for tonight. The transcript is below, but DON'T CHEAT!, that is, don't read it until you have listened to the speaker and ticked the answers to the questions.