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Elementary

1. Apologising2. Asking about health / life3. Asking for approval4. Asking for information5. Asking somebody’s opinion6. At the bank7. Colours8. Describing people - bad9. Describing people - good10. Giving an opinion11. Have a guess…12. Hoping for something13. Hot weather14. I’m from Bristol15. Jobs - health workers16. Jobs - Public servants17. Jobs connected with travel18. Kinds of Shops19. Mixed feelings.20. On the Phone21. Phrases for postcards22. Phrases you hear in an airport23. Possibility24. Remembering things25. Reminding people to do things26. Rooms In A House27. Saying goodbye28. Saying somebody is correct29. Saying somebody is wrong30. Saying something is difficult31. Saying something is difficult32. Saying that something is easy.33. Saying things are good.34. Saying you are unwell35. Saying you don’t know36. Sometimes37. Supermarket phrases38. Surprise39. Talking about good ideas40. Talking About Rain41. Talking about weather42. Telephones and Telephoning43. Telling people your job44. Ten Ways of Expressing Dislike45. Ten Ways of Saying Hello46. Ten Ways of Talking about Likes47. Thanking people48. Things in a stationery shop49. Things to say when you’re angry50. Things you do while driving51. Toilets52. UK clothes and fashion53. Wanting things54. Ways to say that you are well.

Intermediate

1. Advice and Suggestions2. Apologising3. Asking about health / life4. Asking for approval5. Asking for help6. Asking for help7. Asking for information8. Asking people to wait9. Asking somebody’s opinion10. At the bank11. Attitude to the future12. Avoiding giving information13. Bad people14. Being An Expert in English15. Being Lucky16. Being old17. Being poor18. Being relieved19. Being rich20. Being sure / certain21. Being worried22. Boring!23. Cheering People Up24. Colours25. Criticising mistakes26. Describing people - bad27. Describing people - good28. Disagreeing with a prediction29. Disagreeing with people30. Disappointment31. Disapproving of an action32. Dislikes - advanced33. Encouraging34. Euphemisms35. Excuses for being late36. Facial expressions37. Feeling Tired38. Forgetting things39. Generalizing40. Get - short phrases41. Giving a choice42. Giving an opinion43. Graphs - Rise and fall44. Habits45. Have a guess…46. Hoping for something47. Hot weather48. I’m from Bristol49. Improbability50. In The Near Future51. Jobs - health workers52. Jobs - Public servants53. Jobs connected with travel54. Kinds of Shops55. Likes - advanced56. Making small talk57. Mixed feelings.58. Near to my home

59. Not giving your opinion60. Party People61. Party talk62. Phrases for postcards63. Phrases you hear in an airport64. Possibility65. Postcard English66. Postcard English - negative67. Preferring things68. Reassuring somebody69. Refusing70. Remembering things71. Reminding people to do things72. Rooms In A House73. Saying goodbye74. Saying No75. Saying somebody is angry76. Saying somebody is correct77. Saying somebody is wrong78. Saying somebody’s happy79. Saying somebody’s stupid80. Saying something is difficult81. Saying something is expensive82. Saying that something is easy.83. Saying things are good.84. Saying you are unwell85. Saying you don’t believe86. Saying you don’t know87. Showing Concern88. Sometimes89. Speculating90. Supermarket phrases91. Surprise92. Talking about Bargains93. Talking about good ideas94. Talking About Rain95. Talking about talent96. Talking about TV97. Talking about weather98. Telephones and Telephoning99. Telling people your job100.Ten questions about last night

Advanced

1. Accepted Facts2. Advice and Suggestions3. Asking about future plans4. Asking for approval5. Asking for help6. Asking people to wait7. Asking somebody’s opinion8. Attitude to the future9. Avoiding giving information10. Bad people11. Being An Expert in English12. Being Lucky13. Being old14. Being poor15. Being relieved

16. Being rich17. Being sure / certain18. Being worried19. Boring!20. Changing Your Mind21. Cheering People Up22. Complaining about hypocrisy23. Criticising mistakes24. Delaying Answering25. Disagreeing with a prediction26. Disagreeing with people27. Disappointment28. Disapproving of an action29. Dislikes - advanced30. Encouraging31. Euphemisms32. Excuses for being late33. Expressions With ‘One’34. Expressions with repeated words35. Facial expressions36. Forgetting things37. Generalizing38. Get - short phrases39. Giving a choice40. Giving an opinion41. Giving your opinion42. Graphs - Rise and fall43. Habits44. Improbability45. In The Near Future46. Kinds of Shops47. Likes - advanced48. Making small talk49. Making suggestions50. More unusual crimes51. Near to my home52. Noises With Adjectives53. Not giving your opinion54. Offending / upsetting people55. Paraphrasing56. Party People57. Postcard English58. Postcard English - negative59. Preferring things60. Quoting and disbelieving61. Reassuring somebody62. Refusing63. Resolutions64. Saying No65. Saying somebody is angry66. Saying somebody’s happy67. Saying somebody’s stupid68. Saying something is expensive69. Saying something is true70. Saying you don’t believe71. Showing Concern72. Speculating73. Talking about Cheap Prices74. Talking about Bargains75. Talking about talent

76. Telling people your job77. Ten questions about last night78. Ten ways of expressing wants79. Ten Ways of Talking about Eating80. Toilets81. Ways of saying someone is drunk