Around the World in English

The pharaoh Tutankhamun is one of the most famous Egyptian rulers in history. Known by many as 'King Tut,' Tutankhamun is most f...

The marriage of Orpheus, the greatest of all poets and musicians, to Eurydice, a wood nymph, was heralded as the perfect union. Anyone co...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy. It can be seen in the sky if the night is dark enough, a cloudy white stripe of stars too far to be s...

Along with humans, orangutans belong to the Hominidae family tree, which stretches back 14 million years. But it’s not just their...

Here is a TED Ed video about how tsunamis work. Watch the video and do the tasks below. For full screen view click here . Wor...

Here is a worksheet based on an animated video of the famous Aesop fable, The Grasshopper and the Ant . There is a grammar exercise to ...

A former neo-nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.   Workshee...

April 26, 2016. A rescued dog saves a baby hummingbird from death and the two become unlikely best friends. Task 1. For full screen ...

April 12, 2016. Inky  the octopus has successfully escaped an aquarium and re-entered the ocean. Task 1. For full screen view click h...

April 06, 2016. Amnesty International says there were more executions worldwide in 2015 than in any year since 1990. Paul Chapman repo...

Baked or fried, boiled or roasted, as chips or fries; at some point in your life you’ve probably eaten a potato. But potatoes have playe...

March 18, 2016. Two cliff divers have practised their skills near Victoria Falls as they leap 30 metres into the Zambezi River. Task 1 ...

Here is a worksheet based on an animated film of The Selfish Giant, the famous story written by Oscar Wilde. It contains a gap-fill exercis...

Feb 08, 2016. A sparrow has become the newest member of an elderly couple in Japan. Julie Noce reports. ( Reuters ) For full screen vie...

Here is a short video to help you revise some weather vocabulary . Jan 17. A band of snow and ice brings freezing temperatures to Britain...

Here is a worksheet based on George Orwell's 1984 Summary SparkNotes video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9JIKngJnCU Click her...

Pink tries to have a quiet afternoon interrupted by a voiceover (a person you cannot see) persuading him to try various do-it-yourself t...

For 150 years, Alice in Wonderland has delighted and inspired generations of children and adults. Task 1 Task 2   Watch th...

Here is a worksheet based on the TED-Ed video about the incredible history of China's terracotta warriors. It contains a True/False ex...

The Terracotta Army is a part of a massive burial tomb built for Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.     Ta...