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Learn English online with the help of this free website from the British Council with games, stories, listening activities and grammar exercises.

			Listen & Watch You can listen or watch on your computer, or download audio and video files to your mp3 player. All of our audio and video materials are accompanied by language practice activities that you can do on your computer while you listen or watch, or print out and do when you want.
			Grammar & Words You can learn and practise grammar and vocabulary through explanations, activities and games.
			Fun & Games You can play games of all types and listen to jokes to help you practise your English and also have lots of fun!
			Business & Work You can find materials aimed at helping you reach your professional aspirations by developing your English skills.
			IELTS You can find practice materials and advice to help you prepare for the listening, speaking, reading and writing modules of the IELTS test.

For free learner resources have a look at the 'English for the Games' materials on our Learning English website. Learners can practise their English as they learn about the London 2012 Games, watch videos, read articles, and do interactive exercises. Each week we will add a new resource.

Premier Skills is an exciting partnership between the Premier League and the British Council that is delivering community sports development around the world.

			Learners Have football fun. Practise your English while you learn about the players, fans, clubs, and the activities behind the scenes in the Barclays Premier League. Use our online dictionary to help you.
			Teachers We have some suggestions for activities you can use with the articles, video and audio on the site.

LearnEnglish Kids is the British Council's website for children who are learning English as a second or foreign language.

Parents You can find tips for using many resources on the LearnEnglish Parents website as well as lots of information and resources for parents or carers of children who are learning English.

TeachingEnglish is produced by the British Council with content and editorial support from the British Broadcasting Corporation. The materials on this site are designed for non-native speaker teachers of English working predominantly in secondary education in state schools around the world.

			Try You can find lesson plans, quizzes, ideas for activities and other materials which you can download to use in class.
			Think You can find teachers' articles on different aspects of teaching, from classroom practice to learning theory.
			Train You can find teacher training resources either for self-access training online or downloadable training workshops to give to teachers in your school/organisation.
			Talk You can keep you own personal blog, join discussion forums and form groups around particular areas of interest.
			Transform Teachers can get help and advice on their professional development (training, qualifications, personal development, specialist areas, etc) and policy makers can find information about the products and consultancy services that the British Council can offer from the ELT constituency in the UK.

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The Patrick Perspective Welcome to the world of our teacher Philp Patrick. You can find articles where he discuss aspects of life and culture in the UK!