Isabel Wilkerson and 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.

App for your mobile phone

Speak is the first & only app that lets you get real conversational practice without needing a live tutor on the other end. And it uses some serious AI…

Talking books: The Twits

Netflix Twits in English

This funny children’s story is a perfect book for intermediate (b1) students to practise their English.

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 […]

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 […]

Inkblots on the mind

Do the Rorschach inkblots reveal anything about our minds or is it just a load of mumbo jumbo? Level: higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • • • • • • • «The experiment is very simple, so simple that at first it provokes interest and head-shaking everywhere.» Hermann […]