Tweet image credit: Quang Minh This week's listening lesson for Intermediate English learners is about the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest. Watch this video clip from the Eurovision Song Contest final, and then scroll down to answer questions 1-6 to test how much you have understood. Questions 1) Where was the 2011 Eurovision ...

Happy Easter to all our friends and followers who celebrate the holiday! We're taking a short break this week, and we'll be back after the May Day Bank Holiday... In the meantime, click on the picture below to practise your English with our free Easter themed lessons, games and activities:

In part one of our lesson on Chinese horoscopes, we learnt about the first six animal signs of the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese New Year begins on February 3 this year, and 2011 is the Year of The Rabbit. Watch this video to find out about the other six signs of the Chinese zodiac, and then scroll down to answer some questions and test how much ...

This week's listening lesson for Upper Intermediate English language students is about The Chinese Zodiac. In 2011, The Chinese New Year begins on February 3. There are twelve horoscope signs in the Chinese Zodiac, and each sign is represented by a different animal. 2011 is the Year of The Rabbit. Watch this video to learn about the first six ...

Happy New Year to all our visitors and friends! This week's Intermediate English listening activity is a quiz on the song ''Happy New Year'', by Abba. Task 1 Think about the song title, and look at the word cloud below. Which of these words do you think you will hear in the song? Make a list of the words you think you will hear when you ...

This week's listening lesson for Intermediate English language students is about Halloween. Halloween is a annual holiday which is celebrated in many parts of the world on October 31. How much do you know about Halloween? Watch this short video about Halloween, and then scroll down the page to answer some questions. Questions: 1) Who were ...

This week's activity for Intermediate level English language students is about the North West of England. Watch this short video about the North West of England, and then scroll down to answer the questions below. The clues to the answers are in the text which accompanies the video, so you will need to pay close attention while watching ...

The topic for this week's Pre-Intermediate level English lesson is True Love. There is a saying by the famous English writer William Shakespeare which goes, ''The course of true love never did run smooth''. What do you think this saying means? Watch this fun animation about a pair of ''loved-up'' octopuses, and see if you can guess! Task ...

The topic for today's Intermediate level English lesson is punctuality. Being punctual means arriving on time for appointments and other commitments, such as lessons. Look at the statements below, and decide whether you agree or disagree with them. 1) I believe that it is very important to be punctual. agree/disagree 2) I sometimes run late ...

The topic for this week's activity for Pre-Intermediate English students is spelling. For many jobs, being able to spell correctly is important. If you are seeking a career as a sign writer, then being able to spell correctly is very important! Unfortunately, the people who wrote these signs forgot to check their work before the paint dried! ...