A2/B1: Amy Winehouse

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, […]

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 […]

TV programmes for beginners to practise English

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Here’s a list of great TV programmes for kids, but excellent for adult beginners as well: Level: basic A1 / A2• Category: watching; listening; vocabulary  • • • • • • • • • • • • Peppa Pig – A children’s show that covers basic English vocabulary and simple tenses. Sarah and Duck – […]

Netflix: You are what you eat

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. […]

App for your mobile phone (A2/B1)

Speak – The speaking APP that actually talks Level: (A1/B1) pre-intermediate & intermediate •  Category: speaking, reading, listening & pronunciation  • • • • • • • • • • • • Speak is the first & only app that lets you get real conversational practice without needing a live tutor on the other end. […]

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 […]

Games to learn English

You can’t learn English without having fun! In this online site you’ll play lots of activities to learn vocabulary. See how much vocabulary you can learn. Click here Level: BASIC • Category: games, vocabulary  • • • • • • • • • • • • Go do some more of these fun vocab games! If […]

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 […]

Basic Grammar from British Council

The British Council website is a great place to do a little extra practice and it also gives you feedback on your answers. Level: basic  Category: grammar  Do you know the difference between bored and boring? With a bit of guided practice you’ll be an expert in no time. The British Council website has a […]

How to Pronounce TOP 10 English words

How do you say the word “mayor”? That’s a difficult one. Find out how to say this and ten other words that Spanish speakers often get wrong. Level: basic •  Category: pronunciation; listening  • • • • • • • • • • • • Greg is from Yorkshire in the north of England. The […]