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. We’ll be adding a series of simple explanations about common financial terms to our Newletter. Let’s see whether you really understand cashflow… Level: higher • Category: listening • • • • • • • • • […]
Advanced phrasal verb quizzes and more…
It’s time to brush up on your phrasal verbs! Play Quizlet and learn new while having fun. Take these quizzes until you get 100% every time! Level: ADVANCED • Category: vocabulary, games • • • • • • • • • • • • Quizlet has lots of quizzes, they’re open source and teachers are […]
Happiness begins with…
The Jonas Brothers are back with their first new album in nearly ten years, out this week! Why not take a look at what they’re singing about? Level: medium • Category: listening; reading; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • The Jonas Brothers have spent weeks at the top […]
Is your speaker spying on you?
BBC 6-minute English investigates smart speakers. They listen and respond to our every command but do they know too much about us? Level: medium • Category: listening; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • In just six minutes, you can pick up some really useful vocabulary and get used […]
Choose the right reply!
Choose how to respond in 30 realistic conversations from ordering a pizza to talking about the news. Level: basic • Category: grammar; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • Take part in everyday conversations and practise your English grammar at the same time! Just click the button below, pick […]
“for” or “since”?
Do you know when to use “for” and when to use “since”? Test yourself here! Level: basic • Category: grammar; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • Remember: “for” is for duration; “since” tells us when something started. That’s the whole lesson! Now test yourself by writing “for” or […]
Daily Rituals – How Artists Work
Real-life 5-part conversation about the book “Daily Rituals” by Mason Currey complete with transcript and language highlights. Level: higher • Category: listening, reading, vocabluary • • • • • • • • • • • • Listening to genuine conversations can be a more difficult task than listening to something that’s scripted. In real life, […]
Uh uh uh (What does she mean?)
The way that you say something can have a big influence on how we understand it. Yes, we’re talking about intonation: the melody of our sentences. Level: medium • Category: pronunciation; listening; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • Vanessa is from the US and is one of the […]