Do you want to learn English and visit the UK for free? Now you can, virtually. The British Council has created a learning zone for both group and independent learners in the Second Life virtual environment. Interactive LearnEnglish activities and quests based on UK culture are available for all Second Life residents registered as Teens.

What is Second Life?

It is a very big, three-dimensional virtual world that you can enter and explore through your computer. You can travel anywhere you like in the world, instantly! You can experience it now with this movie in YouTube.

What can I do there?

When you are on our island, you can:

• learn English in different ways
• meet new friends throughout the world
• have fun solving puzzles and problems
• learn about the UK
• improve your computer skills

Who can join?

• You need to be between 13 and 17 years old
• You need to be our student

To register:

• get a permission form from your class teacher
• include your full name and date-of-birth and the name and email address of your teacher (British Council or school teacher) and send an e-mail to graham.stanley@britishcouncil.es.
• it will take around a month to process the application.
• we will then register an account for you at Second Life so you can visit our island

For further enquiries, please contact us.