Wild-goose chase - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

Make sure that achieving your English language goals is not a ‘wild-goose chase’ by learning this idiom made famous by William Shakespeare. and boost your En...

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The White Elephant: 13 - Phrases about resilience

Ceilia reveals some worrying news about the business so she has a plan to save the restaurant from closing but Gordon doesn't like what he hears. Learn some ...

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What's done is done - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

Do you regret not starting to learn English at a younger age? Well, ‘what’s done is done’. Make up for lost time by learning about this English idiom used by...

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Polite questions: Stop Saying

We have a question from Igor from Brazil, who wants to know how to ask questions more politely in English. Lucky for him, Helen has some tips on this very su...

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BBC News Review: Delhi water crisis

Why have 10 million people in Delhi been without water? Watch our video to learn more about the Delhi water crisis - and pick up some useful vocabulary to ta...

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Learn words from the news: have come out, recalling, caesarean

Republicans against Guantanamo closure Plastic found in Mars bars Gorilla born at UK zoo

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Stop Saying...: Avoiding direct language to sound more polite

Sometimes active verbs are not be the best forms, even if they are grammatically correct. You might seem to be too demanding or even rude. One way to avoid t...

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The future perfect - BBC English Class

Many people have definite ambitions and plans. They have their lives and careers mapped out with timetables for achieving goals by particular ages and times....

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Sophie's Phrase Challenge: Shakespeare Speaks Extras

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Can you guess who they are? Shakespeare Speaks Extras

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BBC News Review: Calais migrant crisis

Violence has broken out between migrants and police in the 'Jungle' - an area of temporary shelters which is home to migrants on their way through France tow...

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Learn words from the news: dominated, warning, manned

Super Tuesday gains for Trump and Clinton Zika threat to the US Back from space after a year

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The Future Perfect

The future perfect is a verb form that we use to say something will be finished by a particular time in the future. The verb 'to have' is used in the structu...

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What do you need doing? Need + verb-ing - BBC English Class

The studio is a real mess - and Finn's not happy! He says: "This studio needs tidying!" And in fact, that sentence is an example of the form he teaches you i...

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BBC News Review: Sharapova's failed drugs test

The Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova has failed a test for a banned drug and one of her sponsors, Nike, has ended its relationship with her. In this video...

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Catherine's number one tip: Shakespeare Speaks

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Learn words from the news: violate, solar eclipse, influential, accomplishments

This week's stories: UN legal concerns over new EU-Turkey plan Indonesia's three minutes of darkness 'Fifth Beatle' Sir George Martin dies

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How we animated Shakespeare Speaks

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The White Elephant: 14 - Phrases about being clever

Mary comes up with a clever idea to bring in more customers to the restaurant but Gordon isn't convinced. What can be done to change his mind?

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The world's my oyster - Learn English vocabulary & idioms with 'Shakespeare Speaks'

If you learn English idioms with us, the ‘world is your oyster’! Watch this video to find out more about this cool and interesting English expression used by...

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