Summer practice for intermediate students (repost and update)

These are some of the resources for that you can use if you are at an intermediate level (I will update this  if I find more)

Onestopenglish.com Monthly topical news lessons from The Guardian.  These are reading exercises based on news adapted from the UK newspaper The Guardian. They have three different levels: elementary (B1), intermediat e (B2), and upper intermediate (C1). There are teacher's notes and answers. Monthly lessons are free with registration and you can access weekly lessons with a subscription fee (they've made them free until the end of July 2020, so take advantage of that while it lasts). There is also an elementary version http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/news-lessons/elementary-topical-news-lessons/ for A2 students.

Inside Out e-lessons used to offer reading e-lessons  which were often based on current news as well. The level was different every week. You can still find them in the archive, with teacher notes, answers and a glossary. These days they are publishing video lessons on everyday topics, which are also great.

Despite the old-fashioned design, http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/ has very complete lessons based on current events, complete with an MP3 file that you can use for listening practice.


BBC Learning English is also nice for current topics, particularly the section called 6 minute English. In this section you can find downloadable podcasts with transcripts and solutions on many different issues. They also have grammar sections that cover from A2 to C2 levels. Their app is also highly recommended. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.bbc.learningenglish&hl=en_US


There are three apps you can use if you want to listen to international radio online. The first one is Podcast Addict , which allows you to subscribe and listen to many different podcasts in many languages. You have the option of downloading them so you can listen to them offline. On the other hand, Radio.es  gives you a wide variety of online radio stations from many different countries to listen to. Be careful because there is no offline option, so make sure you have a Wi-Fi connection if you want to save data. Tune in radio is another good option.

Finally, you can listen to the BBC via BBC Media Player . There is no offline option but the programmes there are really useful. You can also download podcasts to listen to offline at BBC podcasts.

As for video practice, some good sources are https://www.bbc.co.uk/ideas/  and https://www.youtube.com/user/TEDEducation for  very short documentaries,  The School of Life  for philosophy and psychology, and if you are interested in art, both the Tate Museum and the British Museum are great resources.

You may also keep an eye on this blog and on its Twitter account, as I will be posting anything I find interesting through the summer.

That's all for now! Have a good holiday!