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Noughts and Crosses
Two teams play noughts and crosses on one device: answer a question right to take a square, and get three in a row.
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- Explaining office life without the obvious wordsSample words: deadlineovertimeburnoutcommuteappraisalfreelancer10items≈ 12 min
- Sport idioms you hear in the officeSample words: move the goalpostsa level playing fielddrop the ballbe on the ballscore an own goalget the ball rolling11items≈ 7 min
- Spelling traps in formal writingSample words: accommodateembarrassmillenniumoccurrencequestionnaireliaise12items≈ 8 min
- Softening blunt feedback for a colleagueSample words: This report is wrong.You're always late.Your slides are boring.I don't agree.That idea won't work.Do it again.8items≈ 8 min
- Cooking verbs from a slow-cooked stew recipeSample words: simmersearbraisedeglazemarinategarnish11items≈ 8 min
- Understanding a severe weather warningSample words: galesleetgustdownpourhailstonesvisibility11items≈ 7 min
- Following a rail strike announcementSample words: disruptionwalkoutpicketcancellationreplacementcompensation10items≈ 8 min
- Dependent prepositions in workplace e-mails11items≈ 8 min
- Decoding the short words in newspaper headlinesSample words: probeaxebidrowvowcurb12items≈ 7 min
- Negotiation phrases for closing a dealSample words: strike a dealmeet someone halfwaymake a concessiondrive a hard bargaincall someone's bluffsweeten the deal10items≈ 7 min
- Words from a museum audio guideSample words: artefactcuratorexhibitreplicarestorationmosaic10items≈ 10 min
- Money idioms you hear at the dinner tableSample words: cost an arm and a legtighten your beltbe strapped for cashsplash out on somethinga nest eggmake ends meet11items≈ 6 min
- Mixed conditionals for regrets and what-ifs10items≈ 8 min
- Spotting misleading claims in adverts10items≈ 6 min
- Lost luggage on a small island: a story in steps9items≈ 10 min
- What a job advert really means10items≈ 7 min
- Reading a holiday rental's cancellation terms10items≈ 10 min
- Phrasal verbs for friendships and fallings-out10items≈ 7 min
- Describing the texture of foodSample words: chewyflakycreamycrunchytendersoggy10items≈ 8 min
- Formal words in a letter from the councilSample words: commenceterminateresideobtainendeavournotify11items≈ 6 min
- Describing a colleague's working styleSample words: meticulousabrasivediligentindecisivetactfulresourceful10items≈ 8 min
- Sounds of a city at nightSample words: humrumblescreechclattermurmurwail12items≈ 8 min
- Chairing an online meeting with confidenceSample words: Shall we make a start?Let's park that for now.I'll hand over to Deniz.Can I just come in here?Let's take that offline.11items≈ 7 min
- Reading a bus and ferry timetable9items≈ 9 min
- Making sense of airport announcements10items≈ 7 min
- The language of researchSample words: theorysamplevariablesurveybiasfinding8items≈ 6 min
- Inversion for emphasis6items≈ 8 min
- Hedging languageSample words: arguablypresumablytendsuggestlikelyappear8items≈ 8 min
- Academic verbsSample words: assessassumederiveindicateinterpretjustify8items≈ 8 min
- Academic precisionSample words: tentativerobustconfounding factorreplicatequalified claimscope6items≈ 8 min
- Qualifying claims in a policy brief6items≈ 10 min
- Evidence and public debateSample words: caveatinferenceconsensusconfoundersaliencenuance6items≈ 10 min
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