(4 votes, average: 3.25 out of 5)
Loading ...This week’s lesson gets into seasonal spirit with a quiz on the theme of Christmas as celebrated in the English-speaking world.
Level
Pre-intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level A2–B1 and above)
(6 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5) Loading ...On 13th November 1789, Benjamin Franklin wrote a letter to a friend in which he said, ‘… in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes’. This quotation has gone down in history and is still used today. This e-lesson features a collection of well-known sayings.
Level
Upper intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B2 and above)
(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson is about Barack Obama’s victory in the United States presidential election on 6th November.
Level
Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)
(4 votes, average: 4.75 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson is about the history of the holiday celebrated in many countries on 31st October, which originated in ancient festivals marking the end of the harvest season and the start of winter: the symbolic transition between life and death.
Level: Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)
(5 votes, average: 2.60 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson is about unemployment – not a cheerful subject, but because of the current economic climate, one that’s recently been in the news very frequently in many parts of the world.
Level: Upper intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B2 and above)
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson is about the phenomenon of internet videos that become enormously popular and are seen by a huge number of people around the world in a short space of time.
(2 votes, average: 4.50 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson contains interesting facts about different kinds of creatures – not just mammals, but also insects, birds, mollusks, and reptiles.
Level
Elementary and above (equivalent to CEF level A2 and above)
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson features two countries whose names in English both begin with the letter B and have six letters. The first is Bhutan, and the second is a mystery to be revealed in Exercise 3.
Level: Pre-intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level A2–B1 and above)
(3 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson is about the latest US space mission to Mars and the experiments currently being carried out on the surface of the planet by the NASA rover, Curiosity.
Level: Intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level B1 and above)
(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...This week’s lesson is about the ancient and modern Olympic Games. Since 1896 these have taken place every four years (except during the First and Second World Wars), and this year the summer Olympics were held in London between 27th July and 12th August.
