The Ig Nobels

EDITOR’S INTRO

WHY ARE YOU LEARNING ENGLISH? TO GET A BETTER JOB,

IN THE NEWS

Moving horses long distances makes them faster, scientists have discovered

LET’S TALK ABOUT: Making videos

LEARN SOME USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO TALK ABOUT MAKING VIDEOS!

THE NAME GAME

THIS IS ANOTHER PART IN OUR SERIES OF FAMOUS NAMES WITH MEANING

STORY TIME

JOKES, ANECDOTES AND STORIES AS TOLD BY NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS

Bedtime

LEARN SOME USEFUL WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS TO TALK ABOUT GETTING READY FOR BED

Bedtime

TO PRESS A BUTTON / SWITCH SO THE LIGHT GOES

How to avoid a question!

This month we’re looking at some delaying strategies and ways of avoiding the question. Just imagine you’ve been asked a difficult question that you don’t really want to answer (or don’t know how to answer). Here’s what you can do

Cheer up!

Things to do when you’re feeling a bit sad

Cockney English

Cockney English is a working class accent from mostly the

10 MOVIE QUOTES WITH THE PRESENT SIMPLE!

Movies are great for learning a language. They can improve

EXERCISES

Check out our grammar explanation, and then try our Present Simple exercises to perfect your language skills. This will help you form Present Simple sentences quickly and easily

Phrasal Verb Particles

Find out how the particles (prepositions / adverbs) can really help you understand phrasal verbs. More next month!

Costume Dramas

Oliver Twist. Pride & Prejudice. A Room with a View. Sense and Sensibility. They’re all costume dramas – a very British tradition. But, what exactly is a costume drama?

JANE EYRE

Packed with scary castles, wintry moors and dark secrets – Jane Eyre is no ordinary love story

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Wuthering Heights is a classic of English literature. It’s a tragic tale of love. But the director of the 2012 film completely revamped it

Mia’s Meteoric Rise

Mia Wasikowska went from obscurity to celebrity in just a few years. But she has never let fame go to her head

THE BRONTË SISTERS

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë are the most famous sisters in English literature. Their novels were groundbreaking at the time and are still hugely popular. But their lives, like their books, were full of drama and tragedy

Steve Jobs

The iPod. The iPhone. The iPad. Steve Jobs was responsible for all these inventions. Sadly he passed away in 2011, but what was he like?

Real-Life Caped Crusaders

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a real-life superhero!

Sandwich Delight

THESE QUICK AND EASY SANDWICHES ARE SURE TO “WOW” YOUR TASTE BUDS

Mobile Madness

The things we hate about mobile phones

DICTIONARY OF SLANG

EXAMPLES OF HOW TO SAY THINGS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

Music while you Work

Listening to music while you work: the pros and cons

The telephone (part II)

Here are some more phrasal verbs for you to use. Complete the sentences (1 to 8) with the words from below

Hand Gestures

This is another part in our mini-series on hand gestures. Do these gestures mean the same in your language? More next month