App for intermediate and advanced
Here is another fantastic APP for your mobile phone. Level: medium • higher Category: reading; listening; vocabulary; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages. Ideas free to stream and […]
Women’s World Cup
Are you missing the football? Don’t worry, the Women’s World Cup is here! It kicked off on the 7th June and runs until 7th July.
App for your mobile phone (A2/B1)
Here is another fun APP by the BBC, to practise your listening and speaking skills. Level: (A1/B1) pre-intermediate & intermediate • Category: reading; listening; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • Each episode is a based around a trending topic and comes with audio, transcript and vocabulary lists. These […]
Business: Phone conversations
Vanessa explains how to ask to speak to someone on the phone. She shows the difference between formal and informal registers.
14 accents in 90 seconds!
There are lots accents in the British Isles. So what’s the difference between them? Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: pronunciation, listening • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • The video above takes you through 14 accents of the British Isles in just 90 seconds! It’s […]
Listening: Coffee cups. Plastic, reusable, recyclable?
BBC 6-minute English investigates coffee cups. They are often made of plastic so can’t be recycled. Level: medium • Category: listening; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • In just six minutes, you can pick up some really useful vocabulary and get used to hearing people speaking in English. […]
A Song by The Beatles
The Beatles were possibly the best pop group ever! Their songs are famous all over the world. They can also help you with your English! Level: medium • Category: listening; vocabulary; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • Let’s start by listening to The Beatles play the classic love […]
Business: Cashflow explained
Would you like to learn about finance and practise your English at the same time? Look now further.
Greta, a climate hero
Greta Thunberg is a 16 year-old climate activist from Sweden. She is a young woman on a mission, and has inspired countless people around the world to act on climate change.
BBC Online lesson: questions
You can’t speak English without asking questions! In this online lesson, you’ll see the BBC presenters asking each other questions.