SUT English Support V2

Book 1

Book 2

Book 3

Book 4

Unit 1: Ways of Learning
Themes: Teaching and learning styles
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - School Discipline
Read about different methods of school discipline.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Student Money
Listen to students talking about their top tips for saving money.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Children's TV in Afghanistan
Read the newspaper article about a US educational show that has undergone some changes to teach children in Afghanistan.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - Notices
Study the noticeboard.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: New job
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Get that Job - Job search
Complete the activities and quizzes to build on your knowledge of business-related vocabulary.
1. Complete the first activity.
2. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
3. If the Flash activity doesn't appear, select 'Click here' to do the activity. Click on 'Answers below' to check your responses.
Listening and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - New Colleagues
Listen to a business conversation about finding and starting a new job.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Listening and reading
Listening - BBC Learning English: Business English - Listening Test Practice
Practise your exam listening skills.
1. Click on the speakers to listen.
2. Press the button next to the correct answer to the question.
3. If you want to make a change, just press the button next to your new choice.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the article carefully.
2. Match these chapter headings 1- 8 with the appropriate parts of the article, marked A - G, and put your answers in the boxes below.
3. You do not need one of the chapter headings.
Unit 2: Values
Themes: Money, charity, and values
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Money
Read about money and how people spend or save cash.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council: UK Culture - Ethical Shopping
Listen to a program about ethical shopping and shopping for fashion that is made with values.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Hope
Read the newspaper article about changing ways to donate money to charity.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - The Guardian: News Lessons - An Essay
Study the example of an essay.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: CVs
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Get that Job - CVs
Complete the activities and quizzes to build on your knowledge of business-related vocabulary.
1. Complete the first activity.
2. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
3. If the Flash activity doesn't appear, select 'Click here' to do the activity. Click on 'Answers below' to check your responses.
Listening and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Rules
Listen to a business conversation about procedures and rules in the workplace.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Listening and Reading
Listening - Exam English Online: Listening - Listening Test Practice
Practise your exam listening skills.
1. Click play to listen.
2. You will hear two people discussing buying a rug.
3. Complete the sentences by writing in the form.
4. If you want to make a change, just delete what you have written and type a new answer.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the text carefully then answer the questions.
Unit 3: The Generation Gap
Themes: Family and technology
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Leaving Home
Read an article giving advice about leaving home from the perspective of two different generations.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council: UK Culture - Modern Manners
Listen to an interview about different generations and manners in different cultures.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Safer Teenage Driving
Read a newspaper article about a car company that is offering parents a remote control when their child drives the car.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - A Film Review
Study the example of a film review.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: Polite requests
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Get that Job - Covering Letters
Complete the activities and quizzes to build on your knowledge of business-related vocabulary.
1. Complete the first activity.
2. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
3. If the Flash activity doesn't appear, select 'Click here' to do the activity. Click on 'Answers below' to check your responses.
Listening and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Asking Permission and Polite Requests
Listen to a business conversation about asking permission and making polite requests.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Listening and Reading
Listening - Exam English Online: Listening - Listening Test Practice
Practise your exam listening skills.
1. Click on the speakers to listen.
2. Press the button next to the correct answer to the question.
3. If you want to make a change, just press the button next to your new choice.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the article carefully.
2. Decide which answer is correct and press the button next to it.
3. If you want to make a change, just press the button next to your new choice.
Unit 4: The Virtual World
Themes: The internet and technology
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Video Games are Good for You
Read an article about the benefits of playing video games.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council: I wanna talk about ... - Downloading Music
Listen to an interview about downloading music and listening to iPods.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - Reading - Headphones are a Danger to Life
Read a newspaper article on the latest research into headphone related deaths.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - An Email
Study the example of an email.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: Interviews
Reading and Vocabulary - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - Interviews
Complete the activities and quizzes to build on your knowledge of business-related vocabulary.
1. Complete the first activity.
2. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
3. If the Flash activity doesn't appear, select 'Click here' to do the activity. Click on 'Answers below' to check your responses.
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Punctuality
Listen to a business conversation about the importance of punctuality for interviews and meetings.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Listening and Reading
Listening - Exam English Online: Listening - Listening Test Practice
Practise your exam listening skills.
1. Click on play to listen.
2. You will hear an interview with a fashion writer.
3. Complete her sentences by writing in the form.
4. If you want to make a change, just delete what you have written and type a new answer.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the article carefully. It tells you about eight plays (A - H).
2. Decide which of the plays goes with the statements on the answer sheet.
3. Sometimes you must choose more than one play.
Unit 5: Overcoming Obstacles
Themes: Disability and hardship
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - An Olympic Blog
Read a blog about the Olympic Games.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council: I wanna talk about ... - Beating Stress
Listen to an interview about the best ways to overcome stress.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Marathon brings fun to Gaza
Read a newspaper article about how competing in a marathon was an escape from hardship for many Palestinians living in Gaza.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - A Character Sketch
Study the example of a character sketch describing a role model.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: Telephoning and technology
Listening and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Talking Business - Telephoning
Listen to the business conversations and check your understanding by reading the scripts and completing the quiz.
1. Complete the first activity by downloading the audio. Listen and check your understanding by reading the script.
2. Test yourself with the quiz.
3. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Using Technology at Work
Listen to a business conversation about using different types of technology at work.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Grammar and Reading
Grammar and Vocabulary - Exam English Online: Use of English - Grammar and Vocabulary Test
Practise your exam grammar and vocabulary skills.
1. Choose the words on the answer form below which best fit the gaps in this text.
2. Then click on the button on the answer page next to that word.
3. If you change your mind, you can click another button.
Reading - Exam English Online: Use of English - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the article carefully.
2. Match these chapter headings 1- 8 with the appropriate parts of the article, marked A - G, and put your answers in the boxes below.
3. You do not need one of the chapter headings.
Unit 6: Women, Half the Sky
Themes: Gender divide
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Individual Style
Read an article about expressing individuality through fashion and style.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council: I wanna talk about ...- Women and Weight
Listen to an interview with women about losing weight.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Ghanaian Girls
Read a newspaper article about how young women in Ghana are getting access to training that will help them break out of poverty.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - Survey Results
Study the example describing survey results.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: Meetings
Listening and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Talking Business - Meetings
Listen to the business conversations and check your understanding by reading the scripts and completing the quiz.
1. Complete the first activity by downloading the audio. Listen and check your understanding by reading the script.
2. Test yourself with the quiz.
3. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Arranging Meetings
Listen to a business conversation about arranging meetings.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Grammar and Reading
Grammar and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Grammar and Vocabulary Test
Practise your exam grammar and vocabulary skills.
1. Choose the words on the answer form below which best fit the gaps in this text.
2. Then click on the button on the answer page next to that word.
3. If you change your mind, you can click another button.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the article carefully.
2. Decide which answer is correct and press the button next to it.
3. If you want to make a change, just press the button next to your new choice.
Unit7: Learning about English
Themes: English and language learning
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Languages
Read an article about languages and learning a new language.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking - British Council: I wanna talk about ďż?- Learning Languages
Listen to an interview about fun and easy ways to learn a language.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Dying Language
Read a newspaper article about the last two speakers of a dying language who refuse to speak to each other.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - The Guardian: News Lessons - A Graph
Study the example describing a bar chart.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: Presentations
Listening and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Talking Business - Presentations
Listen to the business conversations and check your understanding by reading the scripts and completing the quiz.
1. Complete the first activity by downloading the audio. Listen and check your understanding by reading the script.
2. Test yourself with the quiz.
3. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Describing Sales
Listen to a business conversation about describing sales in meetings and presentations.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Grammar and Reading
Grammar and Vocabulary - Exam English Online: Use of English - Grammar and Vocabulary Test
Practise your exam grammar and vocabulary skills.
1. Choose the words on the answer form below which best fit the gaps in this text.
2. Then click on the button on the answer page next to that word.
3. If you change your mind, you can click another button.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading Test Practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read this text and the paragraphs.
2. Decide where the paragraphs go in the text, and put the correct number next to each.
3. You do not need two of the paragraphs.
Unit 8: Protecting our environment
Themes: Pollution and the environment
Reading - British Council Teens: Reading Skills - Earth Hour
Read an article about an annual event to protect the environment.
1. Read the article.
2. Click on the comprehension activities that follow to practise your reading skills.
Listening and Speaking -British Council: I wanna talk about ...- Wild Animals
Listen to a talk about a strange encounter with nature.
1. Do the 'Preparation' task before you listen to check vocabulary.
2. Click the play button to listen.
3. Click the 'Task' tab and complete the comprehension activity.
Reading - The Guardian: News Lessons - Hybrid Car
Read a newspaper article about a luxury car that is set to go green to protect the environment.
1. Read the news article online and complete the before, while, and after reading activities or click 'Original Document (PDF)' if you would prefer to print and do the questions on paper.
Writing - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - An Essay
Study the example of an essay.
1. Look at the exam question and answer.
2. Do the exercises that follow to improve your writing skills.
Business Skills: Negotiations
Listening and Vocabulary - British Council Teens: Writing Skills - Negotiations
Listen to the business conversations and check your understanding by reading the scripts and completing the quiz.
1. Complete the first activity by downloading the audio. Listen and check your understanding by reading the script.
2. Test yourself with the quiz.
3. Click 'What's next?' to move to the next task.
Reading and Vocabulary - BBC Learning English: Business English - Pay Rise
Listen to a business conversation about how to negotiate a pay rise.
1. Click on 'Audio' to listen to the business report.
2. Click on 'Text' to read the transcript and study the vocabulary.
IELTS Skills: Grammar and Reading
Grammar and Vocabulary - Exam English Online: Use of English - Grammar and vocabulary test
Practise your exam grammar and vocabulary skills.
1. Decide which words best fit the gaps in this text, and then write one word in each space.
2. If you change your mind, you can change what you have written.
Reading - Exam English Online: Reading - Reading test practice
Practise your exam reading skills.
1. Read the article carefully. It tells you the opinions of five people (A - E).
2. Decide which of the opinions on the answer sheet opposite go with each person, and click next to their name on the answer sheet.
3. Sometimes you must choose more than one person.