Amy Winehouse (A2/B1)
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, […]
The $100,000 dog! (A2/B1)
If you’re a dog lover, you’re in for a treat. Here are two doggy videos that will surprise you. Level: medium • Category: listening; vocabulary • • • • • • • • • • • • It’ll cost you $100,000 to clone your dog. For that kind of money, I’d want a dog that […]
Structuring an essay (B1/B2)
Writing a good essay or report is not difficult if you structure it properly. But it’s surprising how many people don’t follow these simple steps. Level: medium • Category: writing; vocabulary; exams • • • • • • • • • • • • Lots of what we write involves introducing the subject, presenting the […]
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 […]
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. […]
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; […]
BBC News Review
Keep up with the news and develop your vocabulary with BBC News Review! Level: basic • medium • Category: listening; vocabulary • • • basic • • • • • • medium • • • The BBC Learning English website has a lot of learning resources so it’s not easy to know where to start. Some […]
Listening: Space-saving solar hacks
BBC 6-minute English investigates why there aren’t solar panels everywhere. 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. The BBC has a weekly series, […]
How we really say “Pleased to meet you”
Is Contraction really important? Does it really matter if you contract or not? Level: MEDIUM• Category: pronunciation, speaking • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade my students to say “wanna” (want […]
Business: Phone conversations
Vanessa explains how to ask to speak to someone on the phone. She shows the difference between formal and informal registers. It’s so different when speaking to someone who’s a friend compared to speaking to a colleague in an office. Try pausing the video and repeating her phrases! Level: medium • Category: listening • • […]