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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

BBC ONLINE LESSON: QUESTIONS

You can’t speak English without asking questions! In this online lesson you’ll see the BBC presenters asking each other questions. See if you can understand the questions and answers. Click here Level: BASIC • Category: listening, grammar  • • • • • • • • • • • • Go to the BBC Learning English website […]

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 […]

Myths debunked!

Did Paul McCartney die in 1966? Was Walt Disney cryogenically frozen? Should you think twice before performing Macbeth? Level: higher •  Category: listening  • • • • • • • • • • • • On the cover of The Beatles’ Abbey Road, Paul’s out of step with the others and he’s not wearing any […]

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 […]

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 […]