Learn English at Home
Online Courses
Here are some courses from Future Learn. You must pay to do the courses but you can access the study materials for free if you register.
Exploring English language and culture
Here is an online course from BBC Learning English. It is a good way to practise your English and includes activities to boost your grammar, vocabulary and punctuation.
Entry 3 Topic Work
Try these activities from ESOL Courses to practise different skills:
IELTS reading and writing: tourism in the UK
New Internationalist Learn English Wiki provides reading activities, where you can also practise your grammar and vocabulary:
Air pollution after Coronavirus
Speaking and Listening
Listen to these recordings from British Council about a group of friends living in London. You can also do activities to practise the language they use.
Watch these videos from ESOL Courses:
Randall’s ESL Listening Lab has many different listening activities:
For a fun listening activity, go to Lyrics Training– find your favourite song and type in the lyrics.
Reading
Here are some reading comprehension activities from ESOL Courses:
Different articles and short storiesÂ
The British Council Learn English website has lots of reading activities to help you understand everyday English and language you need for the workplace:
 Do you enjoy reading stories? Try reading short stories on the British Council’s Learn English website:
Writing
Read this guide from Using English on how to write a formal letter.
Learn English Teens has a variety of activities for different types of writing:
British Council Learn English offers many activities to help you develop your writing skills about familiar topics:
Grammar
Watch these 6 minute grammar audios from BBC Learning English:
Quantifiers: all, each, every, both, neither, either
Here are some activities from English File:
Present simple and continuous 1
Present simple and continuous 2
Past simple and present perfect 1
Past simple and present perfect 2
Vocabulary
Look at these resources from ESOL Courses to develop your vocabulary for health and looking for a job:
Job search vocabulary wordsearch activity
Vocabulary for talking about Covid-19
You can find activities on the British Council website to learn the meaning, pronunciation and spelling of new words:
Games to Learn English has different activities to practise your vocabulary: