Verb patterns

Click here to listen to a BBC Six-Minute English about verb patterns. There is a little test at the end!

Activity 1. Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2. Click on the words in the right order.

Activity 3. Choose the correct answer.

Activity 4. Let or make?

Can, could, managed to

Activity 1: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2: Complete the sentences.

Saint Patrick's Day

St. Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. He was born in the fourth century and is famous for bringing Christianity into Ireland. St. Patrick’s Day falls on the 17th of March. Click here to listen to the text and then do Task 1. (scroll down) 

About The Archers

Archers fan Stephen Fry gives his instant introduction for new listeners. Learn about the people and places, the laughs and the scandals, so that you can get the most from The Archers. What do you learn about the following characters? You can find the answers as a comment.

1. David and Ruth Archer:___________________________________

2. Pat and Tony Archer: ____________________________________

3. Brian and Jennifer Aldridge: ______________________________

4. The Hebden Lloyds: _____________________________________

5. Emma and Ed Grundy: ___________________________________

TV Addicts

Most people can't imagine life without TV, yet it's only 75 years since regular broadcasting began. Listen to the programme and complete the sentences. You can find the answers as a comment.

1. How many hours a week on average does someone in the UK watch television? 

a) 20 hours

b) 30 hours

c) 40 hours

2. The BBC first public broadcast in the UK began in ___________.

3. Nick Higham explains other names that were considered for the television, such as photo  ___________ or electric ___________.

4. The television historian John Trenouth mentions the radio was called  ___________ in the past.

5. Some of the first things to be shown on TV were ___________, ___________ demonstrations and ___________ models.

6. Some British people didn't have a TV set back then because they weren't ___________ and they were ___________ of this mystical device.

7. Manufacturers put ___________ on the front of TV sets as people thought the TV set could see them and tried to put a ___________ over the screen!

8. Technology has developed so much that today you can even watch TV on your ___________ ___________, and the number of ___________ has expanded.

Source: BBC 6 minute English