Learning English with the BBC World Service

NEWS ENGLISH Vocabulary from the news

WATCH & LISTEN Music, pictures, stories

NEWS ENGLISH is a selection of news stories you can listen to whilst reading the transcript as well. The most difficult words and expressions are conveniently explained in other terms, in english. The pages also offer a series of links to more detailed content, including video broadcast links of BBC NEWS coverage of the same topics.

WATCH & LISTEN is an entertainment related feature using multimedia technology to present Music and Show Business articles but also tips about pronunciation, audio and video exercises including vocabulary explanations, etc. See in particular the WEEKENDER a collection of magazine like articles with audio reports, transcripts and links to quizzes, etc.