The 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

A summer of sport and a city for the future

Boccia: a Paralympic sport (compare with boules and bowls)

Olympic and Paralympic sports

Student projects on Paralympic sports

Christina's story

Wenlock, the Olympic mascot

Mandeville, the Paralympic mascot

Song lyrics

Song

Expressions to use in oral interaction

Talking together

.... is a really good idea, isn’t it?

I don’t know for certain, but I think ...

On the one hand …., but on the other ….

I’m not really sure that / whether ...

I’m not absolutely / totally / fully convinced that ...

It’s difficult to think of a disadvantage but perhaps ....

But don’t you think that ..... is a really good idea?

It’s true that ... but ....

One reason for (not) doing this would be ...

Of course, there would be some disadvantages. Even so, it might be better to ...

It sounds interesting, but…

I’m not sure that’s a good idea because ...

That’s true up to a point, but …

I completely/ partially agree/ don’t agree at all with ....... because …

Passive voice and causatives

Passive voice

Choose the correct form

Turn these sentences into the passive voice

Choose the right tense and passive form

 

Causatives

Choose the right option

Provide the correct form

Connectors

Although, despite or in spite of?

For, to or so that?

As soon as, if or unless?

Just, yet, still, already?

As or like?


Linking words in general

Word formation practice

Practise word formation with these online exercises

Sentences 1

Sentences 2

Word formation in context