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This is a short dialogue to practise names, occupations, and numbers. Click here and listen to the conversation. If you have problems with the vocabulary, you can press "Quiz Script" on the page and you can read the conversation and listen to it at the same time. Enjoy it!

What a Friday night!

How many things can go wrong on a Friday night? Listen to the dialogue by clickinkg here and do the exercises online. You can also read the script going to "Quiz Script" on the same page. You can use this dialogue to practise conditionals type 3 and reflect on all those things that would - wouldn´t have happened if... Have fun!

A pet looking for a new home

What´s the story of Lucy, the pet which appears on this video? She is staying at the Burlington Pet Adoption Center, waiting for a new owner. What is this pet like? Pay attention to vocabulary connected to description of personalities,even in a dog! By the way, you can very well adopt her, if you happen to live near the Center.... Have fun!

Football and Riquelme!

This is for students of English who love football. The announcers on this video make it clear that Juan Roman Riquelme is one of the best players in the world.... and these two goals prove it..... Enjoy the football jargon, and the pronunciation of "r" in Roman Riquelme!. Try to catch those phrases that create suspense just before the goals are scored. Enjoy it!

Telephone complaints

This short investigation finds that a number of customers -- most of them elderly -- are having problems with their phone bills. Maybe some of you have experienced any of this before? Watch it and enjoy it.

Rugby time!

Yes, Rugby, why not? Everybody is talking about it these days, so let´s join the crowd. This video is entertaining and it explains the bases of the sport. Great material to practise numbers, descriptions of roles, and to learn about Rugby, of course! By the way, the Argentinian Rubgy team "Los Pumas" is playing the Worldcup Championship in France these days. Good luck to them from Argentina!

Your worst quality!

What are your best qualities? And what are your worst ones? Do this audio exercise, listen as many times as necessary and read the scrip if necessary. Then you can discuss it in class with your companions and teacher. Just click here and get to work. Have fun!

Mission to service Hubble space telescope

Imagine yourself suspended in space, just like the astronauts appearing on this video! NASA has given the green light for a fifth Servicing Mission to the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The rescue mission will be aimed at upgrading and increasing Hubble’s life expectancy in the hope that the observatory continues uncovering some of the most fascinating mysteries of the universe. Enjoy the views of space and study the vocabulary appearing in it.

Hubble Servicing Mission in 2008
Uploaded by spacetelescope_org

Pizza for dinner!

Click here and listen to this activity, do the multiple choice exercise and read the script to check on vocabulary. Enjoy your pizza!

Adsense: making money online

Follow the instructions by clicking Click here to do a listening activity on Adsense, by Google. As you listen, you can complete a multiple choice exercise, and go to the quiz script section, to read and listen again as many times as you want. Enjoy it.