Question words
What? Where? Why? How? When? Do you remember how to form questions? Level: basic • Category: grammar • • • • • • • • • • • • If you want to remember how to ask questions in English, you’ll need to practise! The British Council website gives you a detailed explanation of different […]
I need some cash!
If you go to the UK, you may need some money. Here’s how to deal with cash machines. Level: basic • Category: reading; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • Watch the video above. 1. What are three other ways of saying «cash machine»? 2. Write down the sentences […]
Colourful Grammar from Test English
Test English is a great place to do a little extra practice and it also gives you feedback on your answers. Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: grammar • • • • • • basic • • • • • • Can you remember what we use different tenses for? Or how about articles: when […]
How to go shopping in London
The British council has a really good series of videos called «Word on the Street». They take you to different places around the UK and show you the language you might need in different situations. Level: basic • medium • Category: listening; vocabulary; grammar • • • basic • • • • • • medium • […]
Extra Practice at ESL Lounge
At ESL Lounge, you can find simple practice exercises for grammar, reading, listening and exams at a range of different levels. Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: grammar; reading; listening; exams • • • • • • basic • • • • • • This is a simple website but it’s good for extra practice […]
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! […]
Write & Improve
How do you practise writing without having a teacher to correct what you’ve written? Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: writing • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • On Write & Improve, you can write about lots of different topics and the website will give you […]
10 pronunciation errors by Spanish speakers
Are the vowel sounds in «good» and «food» the same? What about the last sound in «bat» and «bad»? Pronunciation Studio gives you 10 common pronunciation errors with audio, comparing the British English pronunciation with how a Spanish speaker might pronounce it. Just make sure that you sound closer to the English speaker! Try it […]
Conversation Exchange
Practise your speaking either in person or on Skype by doing a language exchange. Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: speaking, writing • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • I did a lot of exchanges when I first moved to Barcelona and a lot of people […]
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 […]