Tweet A dissident is a person who objects to the politics of the government that rules their country, and actively protests against them. Most political protests are serious, but from time to time political activists decide to express their dissent in a way that is entertaining or amusing. Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has produced ...

Tweet A preview is a special event, organised to showcase a film or product before it is launched onto the market. This week, we attended the UK preview of a new film called The Sapphires. We thought it was a great film, and we really enjoyed it!* Watch the trailer below to find out what the film is about. Is it a film you think you might ...

Tweet A surprise is when something unexpected happens. Watch the video below to find out what happened when a zombie flash mob turned up to surprise people in Alverado who were waiting to catch a bus home one Friday afternoon :-) Related Activities: Halloween - Online Quizzes, Games and ESL Printables >> Mexican Day of The Dead (El ...

Tweet An anniversary is a point in time that marks an important event that is celebrated or remembered. This week marks the anniversary of two significant pop culture events : The fiftieth anniversary of James Bond and the fiftieth anniversary of the first record released by the famous Liverpool pop group, The Beatles. Watch the videos ...

Tweet Rap is a popular music genre which features rhyming lyrics chanted over instrumental music in time to the beat, by rap artists (or rappers). Watch the short video below about the rapper Azad Right to find out more: Related Quizzes: Vocabulary Quizzes and Games for English Students >> Free Online Listening Activities for English ...

Tweet A carnival is a large, organised street party and procession.  Carnivals are popular events that are held all over the world to celebrate the heritage and culture of communities and other groups of people. People wear elaborate and colourful costumes, sing and dance in the street, and take part in organised parades and other events to ...

Tweet An instrumental is a piece of music played by instruments only, without anybody singing or speaking over it. Watch the fun animated video below to see and hear an example of an instrumental piece of music. Related Quizzes: Vocabulary Quizzes and Games for English Students >> Listening Activities and Quizzes for English Language ...

Tweet A catnap is a short period of light daytime sleep, taken in the afternoon to catch up on sleep that was missed the previous night. As you may have guessed, the word 'catnap' is a compound word, made by joining the words cat and nap together to form a new word. Of course, there are many different kinds of cats, from domestic ...

Tweet Jumbled is a word we use to describe things that are mixed up or out of order. Can you unscramble the jumbled words for Olympic sports in this word cloud? Click on the link below to do an online quiz and check your answers: The Summer Olympic Games - Spelling Words for Olympic Events >> Related Quizzes The Summer Olympics - ...

Tweet A peeve is something that you find annoying enough to be bothersome. A pet peeve is something that particularly annoys you, over and above most minor annoyances. What is your personal, worst pet peeve? Watch the amusing video below about someone's pet peeves. Do you agree that the things he complains about are annoying? Related ...