Hear your own words!

Get help with your pronunciation from native speakers! And help them with theirs. Level:  basic • Category: pronunciation; writing; listening  • • • • • • • • • • • • The idea behind RhinoSpike is very clever. Write a word list, sentence or paragraph in English which you would like to hear pronounced […]

IELTS course with free crocodiles

What’s the difference between the pronouns, «which», «that» and «who», and what do they have to do with crocodiles? Level: higher •  Category: exams, listening, grammar  • • • • • • • • • • • • IELTS is a great choice for an exam that prepares you for life at a university in […]

How we really say «have»

Contraction is a key part of speaking English with natural pronunciation. But does it matter if you contract? Level: higher •  Category: pronunciation, speaking  • • • • • • • • • • • • Spanish speakers like to speak with clear vowel sounds because that’s how Spanish works. If I try to persuade […]

Would I Lie To You?

Can you tell when someone’s lying? That’s the idea of this comedy TV show. Level: basic • medium • higher •  Category: listening, vocabulary, grammar, reading  • • • • • • • • • all levels  • • • • • • • • • «Would I Lie To You?» is a popular TV panel show where comedians tell each […]

BBC Lingohack

Keep up with the news and develop your vocabulary with BBC Lingohack! 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 of […]

Great tips with plenty of laughs!

This series of English videos will make you laugh while you pick up some really useful, natural phrases and learn how to avoid common mistakes. Level: basic • medium • higher •  Category: listening, vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, speaking  • • • • • • • • • all levels  • • • • • • • • • Your host, Gideon, […]

The Day of the Triffids

Read, listen and watch as the world is taken over by man-eating plants in John Wyndham’s science fiction classic, The Day of the Triffids. Level: medium • higher •  Category: reading, listening  • • • medium • • •  • • • higher • • • “When a day that you happen to know is Wednesday […]

A Phrasal Verb A Day – Teacher Luke

Not many people think that phrasal verbs are fun. But I do and so does Teacher Luke! Level: basic • medium • higher •  Category: vocabulary, listening    • • • • • • • • • all levels  • • • • • • • • • Teacher Luke is an award winning Youtuber and podcaster who approaches the English […]

TED Ed – Can Animals Be Deceptive?

Fireflies, geckos, snakes… animals are liars! Level: basic • medium • higher •  Category: listening, reading, writing, discussion  • • • • • • • • • all levels  • • • • • • • • • Find out about the mysteries of the animal kingdom in this video about how animals have evolved deceptive traits and behaviours. TED Ed […]

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 […]