Develop Your English

Here, you'll find a range of resources to help you develop your English for academic purposes.

Revise essential grammar, learn how to build your academic vocabulary, check the punctuation rules and learn how you can develop your essential language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Grammar

• Verbs (PDF, 277.85 KB)
• Nouns (PDF, 105.76 KB)
• Articles (PDF, 256.47 KB)
• Prepositions (PDF, 97.94 KB)
• Building sentences (PDF, 109.64 KB)

Vocabulary

• Building vocabulary (PDF, 261.47 KB)
• Choosing the right word (PDF, 231.66 KB)
• Linking and reporting words (PDF, 329.84 KB)
• British and American English (PDF, 383.89 KB)

Punctuation

• Capital letters (PDF, 444.63 KB)
• Apostrophes (PDF, 227.13 KB)
• Commas, colons and semi-colons (PDF, 446.84 KB)
• Hyphens, dashes and brackets (PDF, 506.8 KB)
• Quotation marks (PDF, 448.44 KB)
• End of sentence (PDF, 434.31 KB)

Writing and reading

• Writing and reading (PDF, 676 KB)
• Building paragraphs
• Editing (PDF, 284.96 KB)
• Proofreading (PDF, 290.39 KB)
• Language editing checklist (PDF, 101.09 KB)

Listening and speaking

• Effective listening (PDF, 566.34 KB)
• Effective speaking
• Pronunciation
• Practising your English

Additional resources

• Useful websites (PDF, 198.15 KB)
• IELTS and the Occupational English Test (OET) (PDF, 118.63 KB)
• Writing for your subjects (PDF, 596.97 KB)
• English as an Additional Language (EAL)