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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
14 accents in 90 seconds!
There are lots accents in the British Isles. So what’s the difference between them? Level: basic • medium • higher • Category: pronunciation, listening • • • • • • • • • all levels • • • • • • • • • The video above takes you through 14 accents of the British Isles in just 90 seconds! It’s […]
A Song by The Beatles
The Beatles were possibly the best pop group ever! Their songs are famous all over the world. They can also help you with your English! Level: medium • Category: listening; vocabulary; pronunciation • • • • • • • • • • • • Let’s start by listening to The Beatles play the classic love […]
Business: Cashflow explained
Would you like to learn about finance and practise your English at the same time? Look now further. We’ll be adding a series of simple explanations about common financial terms to our Newletter. Let’s see whether you really understand cashflow… Level: higher • Category: listening • • • • • • • • • […]
Greta, a climate hero
Greta Thunberg is a 16 year-old climate activist from Sweden. She is a young woman on a mission, and has inspired countless people around the world to act on climate change. Greta has risen to a truly global level in just a year, and continues to work tirelessly for our future. Level: higher • […]
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 […]
2-screen laptop!
Are you kidding me? A laptop with two screens? So does that mean I can watch the football at the same time as writing these posts? Level: higher • Category: listening • • • • • • • • • • • • Unboxing videos have taken YouTube by storm and can notch up […]