A2/B1: Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse is a legend. Her voice and attitude have won her fans all over the world. She can also help you with your English! Level: basic • Category: listening; vocabulary; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • Let’s start by listening to Amy sing the classic love song, […]
C1: Fascinating podcasts to practise listening skills
Here are a few podcasts we feel are well suited to advanced students wanting to improve their listening skills and vocabulary. It’s important to find a podcast that you’re genuinely interested in the topic, and the presenters speak slowly and clearly with easy accents. We’ve added 3 different topics to cater for your different tastes: […]
English with F·R·I·E·N·D·S and more!
Improve your English with FRIENDS, one of the most popular TV comedies of all time! Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: listening, pronunciation, vocabulary, reading • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • Watch scenes from Friends and other popular TV programmes, subtitled and with detailed explanations […]
TV programmes for beginners to practise English
Here’s a list of great TV programmes for kids, but excellent for adult beginners as well: Level: basic A1 / A2• Category: watching; listening; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • Peppa Pig – A children’s show that covers basic English vocabulary and simple tenses. Sarah and Duck – […]
Could you be that man not saluting? Isabel Wilkerson argues probably not in her new book, ‘Caste’.
Listen to the talking book or read the paperback or watch the film! “Caste” by Isabel Wilkerson explores the hidden caste system in the United States, comparing it to India’s and Nazi Germany’s, and its profound impact on society. Level: C1 / C2 higher • Category: reading; watching; listening; vocabulary • • • • • • […]
Netflix: You are what you eat
This fun docuseries is a perfect TV programme for intermediate (B1) students to practise their listening skills. Watch it with subtitles, and if you don’t understand it 100% watch it again in Spanish! It is a four-part docuseries that explores the links between diet, genetics, and health. The experiment involves four pairs of identical twins. […]
App for your mobile phone (A2/B1)
Speak – The speaking APP that actually talks Level: (A1/B1) pre-intermediate & intermediate • Category: speaking, reading, listening & pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • Speak is the first & only app that lets you get real conversational practice without needing a live tutor on the other end. […]
Talking books: The Twits
This funny children’s story is a perfect book for intermediate (b1) students to practise their English. It’s all about Mr. and Mrs. Twit, the smelliest, most horrible people in the world who also own and operate the most disgusting, most dangerous, most idiotic amusement park in the world, Twitlandia!! Level: medium • Category: reading; listening; […]
Podcasts for advanced learners(C1/C2)
A great way of practising your English is by listening to podcasts. Level: (C1/C2) Advanced & Proficiency • Category: Listening • • • • • • • • • • • • I’m encouraging my advanced and proficiency students to choose podcasts from The Guardian and come to the class prepared to explain to the […]
Reading in both languages (B1/B2)
A great way of practising your English is by reading the newspapers. Level: (B1/B2) Intermediate & upper intermediate • Category: reading; • • • • • • • • • • • • This Autumn I’m asking my intermediate and upper-intermediate students to choose articles from the English version of El Pais and come to […]