I have just uploaded a new listening section on Road to Grammar's business English page. It features 20 short conversations suitable for B1+. Each conversation comes with an audio clip, a question activity, script and language notes. You can access these listening activities here: http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/snippets/ Screenshots: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

All of the picture-based vocabulary quizzes in Road to Grammar's Vocab Gym now come with audio examples. After you have answered a question, an audio icon will appear (see picture below) and you can click this to hear the audio. You can find the Vocab Gym activity here. www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

This vocabulary set features 21 vocabulary items that you will find in courtroom scenarios. For example, if you like watching courtroom dramas on TV or watching true crime documentaries, you will come across these words. This vocab set is perfect for teachers to share with their class before watching a courtroom drama or reading about a trial. Each vocabulary item has an audio clip so you can hear the vocabulary used in context. The URL is: http://roadtogrammar.com/vocabulary/courtroom/ Screenshot: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

All 365 quizzes on Roadtogrammar.com now come with audio examples. After you have answered a question, an audio icon will appear (see picture below) and you can click this to hear the audio. www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

A container word is usually connected to an uncountable noun, to form a countable amount. For example, butter is uncountable, but we can count STICKS of butter or PACKETS of butter. So, stick  and packet are container words. We also use container words with some countable nouns. For example, we can say a BUNCH of grapes or a BUNCH of bananas.  Quiz number 52 features 28 container words and has been redone to include images and pronunciation. You can try the quiz here: www.roadtogrammar.com?52 A BUNCH of grapes: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

I've reformatted the site's word stress activity to look nicer and more specifically to have more comprehensive notes that explain word stress in greater detail. You can try the activity here: www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress Or you can read the notes separately here: www.roadtogrammar.com/wordstress/notes.html Screenshots: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

I've been teaching Business English for a while and I've compiled a list of common grammar mistakes that my own students make in their emails. This page contains a quiz and accompanying notes based on these mistakes - I hope you find it useful! http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/quiz.html?emails www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

 New Game: Ten From Four Test your word skills by finding ten words before the timer runs out. It gets harder each level! Play here: www.roadtogrammar/tenfromfour Screenshots: www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

Here is the sixth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners. This article talks about establishing authority at the beginning of a presentation, using three TED Talks as examples. http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres6/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more

 Here is the fifth in a series of articles and resources about presentation skills, aimed at business English learners. This article talks about ways to make a presentation more interesting - a vital part of the process of preparing to present. It's chock full of examples from TED Talks. http://roadtogrammar.com/businessenglish/pres5/ www.roadtogrammar.com ..read more