App for your mobile phone
Speak is the first & only app that lets you get real conversational practice without needing a live tutor on the other end. And it uses some serious AI…
Talking books: The Twits
This funny children’s story is a perfect book for intermediate (b1) students to practise their English.
Reading in both languages
A great way of practising your English is by reading the newspapers.
BBC News Review
Keep up with the news and develop your vocabulary with BBC News Review!
Listening: Space-saving solar hacks
BBC 6-minute English investigates why there aren’t solar panels everywhere. You will pick up some really useful vocabulary and get used to hearing people speaking in English.
Women’s World Cup 2023
Finally the Women’s World Cup is being taken seriously here in Spain after they were crowned champions after defeating reigning European champions England 1–0 in the final. It was Spain’s first title, as well as being the first European nation to win it since 2007. Spain became the second nation to win both the women’s and men’s World Cup since Germany […]
How we really say «Pleased to meet you»
Is Contraction really important? Does it really matter if you contract or not?
App for intermediate and advanced
Here is another fantastic APP for your mobile phone. Level: medium • higher Category: reading; listening; vocabulary; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • TED Talks are influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity, with subtitles in 100+ languages. Ideas free to stream and […]
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 […]
Business: Phone conversations
Vanessa explains how to ask to speak to someone on the phone. She shows the difference between formal and informal registers.