Learning English

BBC Learning English

BBC Learning English has many programmes and courses for you to help you learn English. We publish new programmes every single weekday. Sign up to our newsletter to learn more about them! We also have 8 different podcasts to help you learn.

There are different ways that you can find these programmes. 

These are the days that we publish new programmes:

• Monday: The English We Speak, Beating Speaking Anxiety
• Tuesday: English in a Minute, Learning English Grammar
• Wednesday: Learning English from the News
• Thursday: 6 Minute English
• Friday: Real Easy English

Our newest programmes are available here: Latest programmes

You can find an index of all our programmes here: A-Z index

Find programmes by level

You can find programmes to suit your level. Just choose between Easy, Medium and Hard.

Find programmes by category

• Pronunciation: Improve your pronunciation with The Pronunciation Lounge, learn The Sounds of English and learn how they fit together with Tim in Tim’s Pronunciation Workshop.
  
  
• Vocabulary: Learn easy vocabulary in Real Easy English or harder vocabulary in 6 Minute English. Get quick language help from English in a Minute and learn different idioms, phrases and expressions in The English We Speak. Learn phrasal verbs in Phrasals with Georgie.
  
  
• Grammar: Learn how to use different tenses with Tenses with Georgie, how to make conditionals with Conditionals with Georgie and prepositions in Prepositions with Georgie. Also, listen to our Learning English Grammar podcast.
  
  
• Courses: We have lots of long and short courses to help you improve your English.
  
  
• Skills: Find out how to beat speaking anxiety, and get listening and reading practice from our skills pages.
  
  
• Work English: Learn English to apply for a job, or use in an office. Improve your knowledge of business jargon, and find out what work will be like in the future.
  
  
• News: Learn English from news headlines in Learning English from the News. Also, learn how to spot Fake News.

Find programmes by topic

All our topics are listed here: Topics .You can find programmes to help you learn language about:

• 🩺 Health
  
  
• 👚 Fashion
  
  
• 🧑🏽‍🏫 Learning and education
  
  
• 🚂 Travel and transport
  
  
• 🗣️Language
  
  
• 🧒🏻 Friends and family
  
  
• 💰 Money
  
  
• 🍽️ Food
  
  
• 🥺 Feelings and emotions
  
  
• 🌎 The environment
  
  
• 🤖 Technology
  
  
• 💼 Work
  
  
• 🏡Where I live
  
  
• 📰The news
  
  
• 🏃🏽‍♀️ Sport and exercise
  
  
• 🎶 Music
  
  
• 🎄 Christmas

Get in touch

We are interested to hear what you think about the site and the types of materials that you would be interested in. Please feel free to write to us using our contact us form.