IELTS Listening Practice

Here is a set of ten practice activities specifically designed to help learners prepare for part four of the IELTS listening test, which is the most difficult part.

These activities are designed as a stepping stone to the last part of the IELTS listening test, so they are a little shorter and a little easier than the actual test - perfect for learners who are struggling.

Each one features a three-minute academic talk with six multiple choice questions. As in the actual test, they are in the same order that you hear the answers. Each one also comes with an accompanying transcript.

You can access these activities here:

https://www.roadtogrammar.com/ielts/listening/

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IELTS Reading Practice

Here is a new activity: a series of fifteen short reading passages with accompanying sentence analysis questions.

This sort of practice is perfect for prepping for the IELTS exam or any other exam where reading is tested.

You can find this series here:

https://www.roadtogrammar.com/ielts/reading/

 

Spelling Practice

I have added a series of 12 spelling practice activities. 

These are picture-based and aimed at kids or beginners. You simply look at the picture and spell the word! There is an option to begin with the first two letters provided. There is also an option to switch between US and UK English where relevant.

The index page is here: http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/spelling/

Enjoy!

Updated: Convos

I have updated the "convos" activity, where learners choose the correct response to advance a conversation.

The changes are:

• better graphics
• audio available for the transcript following each conversation
• no ads on the index page or the game page

There are 32 conversations to practice, most being suitable for A1-A2 level.

The URL is: https://www.roadtogrammar.com/convos/ 

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Updated Business English Listening

 As a current project, I am updating some of the content on the site using AI tools. One of the updated pages is the Business English Listening activities. 

They now look more professional and should be easier to use. As before, each one has a short listening activity with questions, script and language notes.

The activity index is here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/

A New Quiz: Present Perfect Tense vs Present Perfect Continuous

It's tricky for learners to know when to use the present perfect tense and when to use the present perfect continuous tense - after all, they are nearly the same in meaning.

To help, I have added a quiz with notes, audio and feedback to Road to Grammar on this topic.

The quiz can be found here:

http://roadtogrammar.com/?379

On the kids' version of the site, the quiz can be found here:

http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?376

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Ten Basic Listening Activities (A1-A2)

You can find ten new basic listening activities on Road to Grammar right here:

http://www.roadtogrammar.com/listening/

These are perfect for:

1 Self-study
2 Online study with a tutor (I use them for this)
3 In-class study with a smartboard

Here are some screenshots, including the topic list:

 

A Comic Puzzle

 

A Teacher-Student Joke

 

New Quizzes on Modal Verbs

Redone the quizzes and notes on modal verbs on Road to Grammar to make them more comprehensive.

There are now seven quizzes on modal verbs with accompanying notes and audio clips:

Modal Verbs Part 1 (The basics)
Modal Verbs Part 2 (Second Meanings)
Continuous Modal Verbs
Past Tenses of Modal Verbs
Negative Modal Verbs
Passive Modal Verbs
Topic Review

New Quiz: LIKE + VERB

I have created and uploaded a new quiz for the JUNIOR section of the site. This quiz tests the structures:

LIKE + VERB(ing)
LIKE + TO + VERB

This topic is excellent for beginners.

The quiz can be found here:

http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?373

New Quiz: A or AN

I have created and uploaded a new quiz testing when to use A or AN. There were already two quizzes on articles, but this one is for beginners and focuses solely on A and AN.

The kids' and adult versions are the same for this quiz.

The version for kids is here:

http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?372

The version for adults is here:

http://roadtogrammar.com?376

The other quizzes on articles (more advanced) are here:

http://roadtogrammar.com?16

http://roadtogrammar.com?17

New Quiz: Basic Connectors

I have created and uploaded a new quiz on the topic of basic connectors - AND, BUT, SO and BECAUSE.

This quiz should be ideal for beginner students who are just starting to create compound sentences.

The version for kids is here:

http://junior.roadtogrammar.com/?371

The version for adults is here:

http://roadtogrammar.com?375

There is also a quiz on more advanced connectors here:

http://roadtogrammar.com?51

Color Quiz

Test yourself! Who knows the answer?

Just for fun

 Just for fun... can you find the hidden sentence in this image?