Fun Ways to Learn English

Monty Python : nutty, zany, crazy! It was 40 years ago today that the first episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus appeared on the BBC. The show ran for four seasons, cranking out 45 episodes and unleashing their zany, crazy sense of humor on the world. The group's influence on comedy has been compared to The Beatles' influence on music. Here's one of their most famous sketches: Ministry of Silly Walks You can watch it, read it, learn it, perform it if you like. You can find the script of the sketch here . A few other unforgettable sketches are “ Nudge, Nudge ,” “ Spam ,” “ The Lumberjack Song ,” or “ Dead Parrot “.

Test yoursef by these games from oup.com: anteater game (elementary: prepositions) dolphin game (pre-intermediate) These are only my favourite ones, but there are more -for elementary students: here -for pre-intermediate students: here . Have fun and learn! More online practice More games .

Watch TED - Ideas worth Spreading ! It is a collection of riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world. It's so motivating. So wonderful! Although many talks are difficult to understand for a language learner, there are subtitles available in a lot of languages. Here's one of my favourites: Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address. Steve Jobs is the CEO and co-founder of Apple and Pixar.

Have you ever wanted to start reading the Bible, but never really got down to it? You can do it now with the help of The Bricktestament . It is illustrated with LEGO and it is really really cool. If you find the language difficult to understand, you can follow from a Bible in your own language, since it goes sentence by sentence most of the time. Why don't you check out the Christmas story for a start? More on holidays ...

If you're thinking about finding a new job, a well written covering letter is a key element. This activity from BBC Learning English helps you with the vocabulary needed in a covering letter . More business English . More online practice .

To practise your Business English check out this cool game at oup.com. Help the businessman text his collegues . There are some more here . More business English . More games .

Another fun thing from BBC Learning English: chocolate quiz Here you can check how much you know about chocolate. More vocabulary ...                       More games ...