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There are lots of free online activities to help teenagers and adults practise their English. Choose the skill you want to practise and the level that’s right for you.

Try one of these 176 free activities

Exam preparation:

To help you prepare for your exam, Cambridge has produced free materials such as sample papers, worksheets, vocabulary lists and exam guides for you to download from our website:

Pre A1 Starters

A1 Movers

A2 Flyers

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A2 Key

A2 Key for Schools

ROOFTOPS 6 - UNIT 2: AT THE DIG

 ROOFTOPS 6 - UNIT 2: AT THE DIG

VOCABULARY

TOTALLY CULTURE FILM

HOW TO...

YOUNG DETECTIVES - EPISODE 3: "THE RUBY ROBBER"

SONG: "KEEPING IT REAL"

GAMES

Thanks to @Frikintin

ROOFTOPS 6 - UNIT 4: AT THE THEATRE 2023

 

ROOFTOPS 6 - UNIT 4: AT THE THEATRE

GENIALLY ROOFTOPS

 VOCABULARY ANIMATION

CULTURE FILM VIDEO

HOW TO... 

STORY

SONG

MORE VIDEOS AND GAMES

ROOFTOPS 5 - UNIT 3: AT THE CASTLE

 

ROOFTOPS 5 - UNIT 3: AT THE CASTLE

 VOCABULARY ANIMATION

CULTURE FILM

HOW TO ASK FOR AND GIVE DIRECTIONS

STORY: THE BLUE ROOM MYSTERY

SONG: THE PLACE WHERE I WAS BORN

GAMES

Rooftops 6 Unit 5: At the Market

 

Rooftops 6 Unit 5: At the Market

When we talk about objects, food, drinks, etc. there is something we should consider: Is it countable or uncountable?
But... What is "countable"?

COUNTABLE is a noun that we can count: Three dogs, eighty books, seven dwarves... "dogs", "books" and "dwarves" are countable nouns.

UNCOUNTABLE is a noun that we cannot count. "Seven money", "four water" are terrible mistakes😱 (we cannot count 'moneys' or 'waters').
We can, however, say "seven euros" or "four water bottles". By using more nouns we can turn an uncountable noun into a countable one.

We don't use these nouns in an isolated way. We usually need to use A/AN, SOME and ANY but... do you know when to use them appropriately?

Here's a video to help you with that:

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-videos/how-many-sweets

Let's sum up this lesson with your favourite part; GAMES!

Countable or uncountable? 1, 2 - Quizizz 1, 2 
 Test - Uncountables - Moonshot - Food
Fun Fair Quiz - Car Race - Much, many, too... - 
Aliens, Pirates & Crocodiles - Mix 
A, some, any - Dragon bite (for experts!)
Food Kangaroo - Baker game

March Activities: Stories in cartoons and TV

Stories – in films, books and TV series – are the inspiration for  March activities. At A1 Movers and A2 Flyers, we ask our younger students to write about their favourite character.

My favourite character

Level: A1 Movers / A2 Flyers

Content: description

Interaction: whole class and individual activity

Time: 55 minutes

Warm up (10’) – whole class

 Do you watch TV?

 How often do you watch TV?

 What’s your favourite TV programme? Why?

 When is it on?

 Do you like going to the cinema? Why (not)?

 Who do you go to the cinema with?

Writing (15’) – individually

Think about your favourite cartoon character. Write 5 sentences about them. Write about:

1. The programme or book the character is in

2. What the character is like (Is it an animal? Is it an object? What colour is it? Is it

young or old?)

3. What the character can / cannot do

4. Who its friends are and what they do together

5. Why you like it or what makes it special

Don’t include the character’s name

1. My favourite character is in …

2. It is …

3. It can … but it can’t

4. Its friends are … and they … together

5. I think it is very special because it…

Reading and listening (15’) – whole class

When students have finished, the teacher should put all the pieces of paper in a bag. Students

will take turns to read the little descriptions. After reading each description aloud, the rest of

the group will have to guess who wrote the description and who they think the character is.

Follow up (15’) – individually

Students can draw their favourite character. They can put the drawings on the wall and then

go around the class looking at each other’s drawings. They can ask and answer questions

about the drawings.

Extracted from  Cambridge Assessment English

A2 Flyers - Exam information

A2 Flyers is the third of three Cambridge English Qualifications designed for young learners. These tests introduce children to everyday written and spoken English and are an excellent way for them to gain confidence and improve their English.

Test format

A2 Flyers is made up of three papers developed to encourage and motivate young learners. You can see exactly what’s in each paper below. 

Paper	Content	Marks
Listening (about 25 minutes)	5 parts/ 25 questions	a maximum of five shields
Reading and Writing (40 minutes)	7 parts/ 44 questions	a maximum of five shields
Speaking (7–9 minutes)	4 parts	a maximum of five shields

At a glance

Download A2 Flyers 2018 overview handout

Word List and Word List Picture Book

The colourful A2 Flyers Word List Picture Book has many of the words children have to learn for the A2 Flyers test. 

Download the A2 Flyers Wordlist Picture Book
Download the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers Wordlists

The A2 Flyers classroom activities book will help children get better at English and learn new words. 

Download the A2 Flyers classroom activities book

The A2 Flyers progress charts for students and teachers will help motivate learners. 

Download the A2 Flyers progress charts

Speaking test videos with examiners' commentary

This video will help your students understand what happens during a speaking test. You can also download examiner comments for each video.

Read the examiner comments for Michaela's speaking test

Free: Paper-based sample test

Download the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers 2018 Sample papers – Vol 1
Download the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers 2018 Sample papers – Vol 2

You can download the Listening sample tests from the introduction page of the sample papers.