Mobile apps for learning English

Improve your English with our fun apps! Designed for all ages and levels, our games, podcasts, videos and quizzes will help you learn English at home or on the move.

LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime (age 6-11)

Learn English through fun, animated song and story videos. Safe, ad-free games and activities help your child develop in these key areas in English: reading, listening, speaking and grammar.
iOS  | Android

Apps for English listening

LearnEnglish Podcasts

Listen to our podcast hosts talk about life in the UK and improve your listening and vocabulary skills. Each episode comes with audioscripts and comprehension exercises.

iOS  | Android

LearnEnglish Videos

Watch the British Council’s most popular English language videos, and improve your listening, reading and understanding of general and business English – anytime, anywhere

iOS  | Android 

Apps for English grammar and pronunciation

LearnEnglish Grammar 

Perfect your English grammar by studying a variety of topics with this convenient and easy-to-use app. Level packs are available from Beginner to Advanced.

iOS  | Android 

LearnEnglish Sounds Right

Learn the sounds of English quickly and easily with this app, or use it as a reference to pronounce specific English words you find in a dictionary.

iOS  | Android 

Games

Johnny Grammar’s Word Challenge

Race against the clock to answer as many grammar, vocabulary and spelling questions as you can in 60 seconds.
iOS  | Android 

Test your skills

EnglishScore – take a free English test
Join millions of people around the world and take the EnglishScore test to check your English ability and improve your score, in just 40 minutes. You can check your level, share your results with friends or purchase a certificate.

iOS  | Android 

Websites for learning English

Learn English at your own pace with our range of free website resources for all ages and English levels.

Learn English with football

Premier Skills English helps teachers and learners of English with free football-based learning materials from the most exciting football league in the world.

LearnEnglish for adults

Learn English online using our high quality resources to improve your English quickly.  

LearnEnglish for teens

LearnEnglish Teens can help improve your English, with reading, writing and listening practice. It also offers tips for exams, grammar and vocabulary exercises, games and videos.

LearnEnglish for kids 

We have lots of free online games, songs, stories and activities for children. For parents and carers there is a section full of tips and advice for helping children to learn English at home.

Social media for learners of English

Join our global online community of more than six million learners of English. Improve your English with our language learning tips and connect with learners from all around the world.

TikTok

Instagram

Facebook

LearnEnglish YouTube – Adult learners

LearnEnglish Kids YouTube – for young children learning English

LearnEnglish Teens YouTube – for older children learning English

Social media for parents

Do you need to help your kids with their English language learning? On the LearnEnglish Parents Facebook page you can find tips for how to support your kids in their learning, whatever their age and level of English.

Teachers of English

Join our Facebook page and global community with teachers from across the world. Keep up to date with the latest in teacher development, get tips from other teachers and learn about all the online teaching resources from the British Council.
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