Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Read about the life of Mary Shelley and her most famous work, the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. 2018 was the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein; or, …
Course: Exploring English: Language and Culture
Frankenstein – plot and themes
A summary of the main events of the book and a look at some of the themes which continue to fascinate readers to this day. The novel opens with Captain …
Week 3 review
Your educators, Tina and Sally, look back at some interesting talking points from this week in their video review. ☂Here are links to the comment, the course and resources that …
Introducing the topic
Welcome to Week 2. If you’ve just joined the course, why not click ‘To do’ at the top of the page to catch up on Week 1. This week, we’ll …
What does English feel like?
Welcome to the course! Watch our video tutor, Nicole, introduce this week’s topic, English as a global language. Nicole talks about what English means to some of the people we …
★ Facebook Live ★
We held our final Facebook Live broadcast of the course this week where you had another opportunity to ask our educators your questions about the course and English language learning. …
★ Facebook Live ★
Our final Facebook live session of the course will be held on Wednesday 12th February at 2pm UK time on the British Council’s LearnEnglish Facebook page. Find out the time …
The Life and SWorks of Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English author, the eldest of the Brontë sisters and author of the classic novel Jane Eyre. Jane Eyre – the Classic of All Brontë Novels Charlotte …
The Landlady – A Short Story
The Landlady is a short story by Roald Dahl. It was first published in The New Yorker magazine in 1959, and has since appeared in many anthologies of Dahl’s stories. …
The Life of Roald Dahl
Here is a short piece about the life of British novelist, short story writer, poet and screenwriter, Roald Dahl, author of some of the most popular children’s stories of all …
Introducing the topic – the environment
This week we’ll be talking about the environment and what we can do to protect it. We’ll talk a bit about your own behaviour, look at an environmentally friendly project …
A visit to the Lake District
Watch the short film of Richard visiting the Lake District. Listen carefully. Which of the words from the previous step do you hear? There’ll be a quiz in the next …
Introducing the topic – the British countryside
Welcome to Week 3. If you’ve only just joined the course, why not click ‘To do’ at the top of the page to catch up on Week 1 and Week …
Introducing the topic
Welcome to Week 2. If you’ve just joined the course, why not click ‘To do’ at the top of the page to catch up on Week 1. This week, we’ll …
Introducing the topic – what does English feel like?
Watch Nicole introduce this week’s topic, English as a global language. There will not be subtitles on videos in the course, because we encourage you to listen to the language, …