Learn English at your own pace with our range of self-access courses and free website resources from the British Council.

Learning is interactive through games, stories, listening activities and grammar exercises.

Mobile apps

Improve your English with our fun and exciting learning apps! Designed for the whole family, our games, podcasts, videos and quizzes will help you learn English at home or on the move.

Mobile apps for kids

LearnEnglish Kids: Playtime

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 

Mobile apps for Adults

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 GREAT Videos

Practise your listening skills with our GREAT videos app. Watch 24 high-quality short videos about UK culture.
iOS  | Android 

Learning tools

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 

IELTS Prep App - TakeIELTS.org

The IELTS Prep App gives you instant, unlimited access to all the right tools you need to prepare for your upcoming IELTS Academic or General Training test.
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 

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