Radio, someone still loves you!
Have you ever thought of listening to the radio in English? Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: listening • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • When I was at school, my language teachers told me to listen to French or German radio to get used to […]
VOA Learning English
Up-to-date news videos, real-life informal expressions and lower-level video lessons. Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: listening; reading; vocabulary; grammar • • • • • • basic • • • • • • VOA Learning English has two video courses: Let’s Learn English 1 and Let’s Learn English 2. Both of them contain 52 videos! […]
Grammar Girl – Quick and Dirty Tips
Grammar girl answers difficult questions of style, grammar and spelling. Level: higher • Category: grammar; reading; listening • • • • • • higher • • • • • • If you’re not keen on formal grammar, don’t read or listen to grammar girl. She will kill you with grammar. But: different strokes for different […]
Where new English words come from – TED Ed Lesson
Where do new words come from? Does someone just sit there inventing them? Level: higher • Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion • • • • • • higher • • • • • • There’s no royal language academy in the UK but the Oxford English Dictionary is one of the most respected authorities on […]
How do you say «comfortable»? Ask YouGlish!
Youglish is a fantastic resource for checking and practising your pronunciation. Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: pronunciation; vocabulary; listening • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • First, search for a word that you want to practise – like «comfortable» – listen to the first speaker […]